For decades, we have been sold a myth of private health. It is a myth that our health is largely a product of individual choices and personal responsibilities. It is a myth that our healthcare is a service that private corporations can provide, and for which we must pay to survive. But the COVID-19

As our housing crisis worsens during the COVID-19 pandemic, we urgently need new approaches and institutions that center permanent affordability, community ownership and control, and the long-term goal of decommodification.

The Democracy Collaborative will help the city refine and implement its community wealth building strategy NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: Isaiah J. Poole, Vice President of Communications; ipoole@democracycollaborative.org July 29, 2021—The City of Chicago’s Office of Equity and Racial