How exactly does the #CST combat disinvestment and displacement? Let's let CST Director Avery Ebron break it down.
The Community Stewardship Trust (CST) is a community-owned model that removes land and buildings from the speculative market and places them into collective stewardship, so neighborhoods aren’t constantly at the mercy of outside investors.
Properties are held in a community-owned trust.
Residents and workers connected to the neighborhood can become co-owners.
Decisions are made through democratic governance: one person, one vote.
Removing land from speculation (buying primarily to extract profit) stabilizes rents and long-term, giving people the opportunity to stay put and have real power over what gets built and for whom.
This is what it looks like when land is treated like a shared resource, not a commodity. This is the CST. As we get closer to the investment offering going live, what questions do you have about the CST?
To go from a home owner in SW Atlanta to investing and becoming a steward of a community owned building is the example I’m proud to set for the next generation of my family. Normalizing real estate investing for generational wealth creation is of upmost importance. This is an ode to my personal mantra “Live like you have a legacy to leave” -Shaquetta Mashet Smith
Friday, May 1, immigrant, Indigenous, Black-led, and allied orgs are coming together with the ATL Get Ready Team for the May Day Atlanta Solidarity Action!
There are many ways to get involved:
📝 Take the May Day pledge
👩🏿💻 Join the May 1 Solidarity Webinar
⛔️ Commit to becoming a sanctuary zone 🤳🏾 Take action on social media
🫱🏽🫲🏿 Organize your neighborhood or student assemblies.
May Day Solidarity Webinar:
Friday, May 1, 3 PM ET
Learn more about ICE and police escalations, how to build Sanctuary Zones to protect our communities from criminalization, and get updates on Georgia legislation as we head into the World Cup.
Hit the link in our bio!
It’s no surprise that construction is a hard industry for women. We’re lucky to have some amazing women as part of our crew at #918Dill who are not only bringing the building to life, but are also new investors in our #CommunityStewardshipTrust!
Check out why Tawanda Rocafort (@storm_2_triumph ) is investing in the CST and swipe to join us on May 16 so you can invest too 💪🏾
#buybacktheblock #cooperativedevelopment
A cozy day at @thekenekt enrolling new #CommunityStewardshipTrust investors! Want to combat gentrification and build community wealth? Learn how to invest in the CST and join the movement towards community self-determination, one block at a time (swipe for details).
The MURPH is getting a glow-up ✨ This organizing heart of West End is being refreshed, strengthened, reimagined... and will soon be community-owned in the SWATS Community Stewardship Trust.
This is what it looks like to have the spaces we hold dear off the real estate market and locked into community ownership. When we can combine our resources to hold down the infrastructure and grow in place.
If you're ready to learn more about the Community Stewardship Trust and how we're collectively owning and governing our neighborhoods via the #SWATSCST, join us Saturday at @thekenekt and get involved.
📆 April 25 @ The Ke’nekt
⏰ 11 AM - 1PM
🔗 link in bio to RSVP
photos reposted from @murphatl
Enlightenment Now!
Hosted at The Carter Center, Villa Albertine’s Night of Ideas returns to Atlanta for 2026, and we're joining the conversation.
The event explores how youth and civil
society can help reimagine democracy, with discussions highlighting the role cities play in advancing inclusive and sustainable futures through innovation, social justice, and climate action.
Our CEO @nikishka joins as a panelist, "Imagining Urban Futures", while CST Director Avery will be at the Civic Market illustrating the transformative power of community ownership and stewardship.
Come through for Virtual Reality experiences, music, and participatory exchanges exploring how we can reimagine our shared democratic future.
📆 Wednesday, April 29 | From 8pm to 8:50pm
📍 The Carter Center, The Chapel
🎟️ Free & open to the public
🔗 Register at nightofideas.org/atlanta (link in bio)
Night of Ideas is curated and organized by @villa.albertine , in partnership with @franceatlanta , @thecartercenter , @fultonpublicart , @fultonarts , @atldsgnfest , @afatl , @atlantaoca
This afternoon, we're going live here on IG and zoom for a Q&A Session with the Guild Team about the #SWATSCST and what community stewardship means to the neighborhood, and to you. The Community Stewardship Trust lets neighbors own and govern properties together in your neighborhood to fight displacement and build healthier communities where we can all thrive.
Curious about the CST? Stuck in the middle of investor signup? Wondering how community ownership even works?
Meet us wherever you are. Come with questions, leave with abundance.
IG Live (@guildcommunity )
5:30 - 6:30 PM
April 21 (tonight)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89269170737?pwd=urDjpluibQxioGJQ1ouV8GxuFzyUpE.1
One of the major issues we discussed on Monday was gentrification, which has far-reaching consequences for communities, particularly in urban areas like Atlanta. Nikishka
Iyengar of The Guild in Atlanta explains that gentrification is not just about rising rents; it’s about the displacement of long-standing residents and the erasure of cultural identities. By recognizing the systemic roots of gentrification, community members can better advocate for policies that protect their neighborhoods and promote sustainable development.
Full episode link in bio!
#gentrification #EcoAwareness #DeepEcology #Sustainability #Interconnectedness
The first #CommunityStewardshipTrust in the country — the SWATS CST — is open for investment!
This is a chance to reclaim your community. To own and steward a slice of Southwest Atlanta with your neighbors, beginning with #918DillAve.
If you’ve been wondering how community-owned real estate can help fight back against gentrification and displacement, join us at our next onboarding session to walk through it, step by step:
📆 April 25 @ The Ke’nekt
⏰ 11 AM - 1PM
🔗 link in bio to RSVP
