At Thriving Communities, we see ourselves as a movement dedicated to supporting courageous, generous souls who are creating and serving their communities — as such, we could not resist the opportunity to share a new and important film about El Centro De La Raza, "Building Beloved Community".
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Beloved Community is the dream that animates thriving communities working for all. The short documentary “Building Beloved Community,” takes you through a half-century of learning and practical experiences living the values of Beloved Community, during a period of dramatic change and radical challenges to our national history, culture, and social systems.
El Centro de la Raza (The Center for All Races) started in 1972 with a non-violent occupation of an abandoned school building in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood. Fifty years later, the El Centro community is successfully building & supporting affordable housing, thriving small businesses, child care, and other essential services. El Centro's values, relationships, and practical inspiration could provide a template for thriving community-based institutions around the country. Learn what it takes: the essential wisdom and know-how, from people who have first-hand experience.
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