LEARNING FROM RONDO COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, ST PAUL, MINNESOTA, USA

We are thrilled to bring you this conversation with leaders Executive Director Mikeya Griffin and Deputy Director Coco from Rondo Community Land Trust. Rooted in the Civil Rights movement Rondo CLT became the first commercial land trust in Minnesota. Based on the success of the housing CLT residents established in 1993, Rondo CLT developed a land trust model for affordable commercial space. The project was conceptualised as an anti-gentrification measure for local area businesses to retain and stabilise small businesses on the Selby Avenue Commercial Corridor. We are so excited to share this conversation with you! We will continue to develop this beautiful relationship with our new friends in St Paul. This will be the first of many conversations!

Don't forget if you never voted before or if you moved house you need to register before the deadline of midnight tonight! Get it done here: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

More information on who and how to vote can be shared via our website: https://eastendtradesguild.org.uk/stronger-together-podcast-voter-registration-yourvoteyourvoice/

We want to say a BIG THANK YOU to members Quaker Street Space for supporting this podcast.

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In today’s episode of #StrongerTogether Len is in conversation with Vicky Alvarez and Myfanwy Taylor from Wards Corner CBS.

This is a moving and powerful conversation as Vicky and Len express the personal cost of sticking to their values and beliefs when the odds are stacked against them. Self-belief is one of the hardest things to hold onto for yourself self let alone instil it in others (as they are doing) when an outdated system is depending on you to lose faith and give up.

Thousands of small businesses have folded and moved out of London amid insurmountable pressure from exorbitant rents. Thousands more local customers have helped to maintain morale for treasured independent businesses and are a crucial factor in enabling them to keep going!

It’s time to recognise the resilience of small independent businesses that support local communities. The East End Trades Guild Manifesto for the New Economy seeks to address these challenges via four proposals for the next mayor of London. Everyone can play an active role in making sure the candidates standing for London mayor take forward our proposals to protect small businesses by;

- MAKING SURE YOU ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE LONDON ELECTIONS BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF MIDNIGHT ON 16TH APRIL

- IF YOU NEVER VOTED BEFORE OR CHANGED YOUR ADDRESS YOU NEED TO REGISTER BEFORE THE DEADLINE

- REGISTER HERE, IT TAKES JUST 5 MINUTES!

- REMEMBER TO TAKE PHOTO ID, ON ELECTION DAY ON 2ND MAY. IT IS NOW A REQUIREMENT TO VOTE!

- FROM 25TH APRIL TO 2ND MAY WE WILL SHARE WHERE EACH CANDIDATE STANDS ON OUR MANIFESTO PROPOSALS

- THESE PROPOSALS ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT COMMUNITY WEALTH VIA SOCIAL VALUE LEASES + COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS

- YOU CAN HELP BY SHARING IN YOUR NETWORKS TOO ON X: @EASTENDTRADES INSTA: @EAST_END_TRADES_GUILD

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Today is the first of a new four-part London Election series of the Guild's Stronger Together podcast featuring Maher Anjum from the Oitij-jo Collective. Together with the new Trades Guild CLT Director Len Maloney and EETG Director Krissie Nicolson, they talk about voter registration and how voting relates to our Manifesto for the New Economy! Hear more about how we build our people power to support a healthier and more inclusive democracy. This first episode in our new special London Election series is just half an hour so you can tune in while you go for a walk, travel to work or do the dishes!

BIG shout-out to wonderful Guild members Quaker Street Space who supported us in making this new series.

THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE 16TH APRIL 2024

If you have never voted before or if you moved house, you need to register to vote before midnight on 16th April. To register to vote online takes just five minutes, you need your National Insurance number. Register to vote online now here! If you can’t register online, you can download a paper form. You can also access forms in 25 different languages here.

PHOTO ID IS NOW A REQUIREMENT TO VOTE ON POLLING DAY 2ND MAY

To check if you have valid ID already check the full list here. Don’t worry if you haven’t got any accepted proof of identity you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate by asking someone you know to confirm your identity. This is known as an attestation. The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate is 5pm on 24th April. You can apply here.

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