REDLININ

G
ECONOMIC RIGHTS
COMMITTEE
ROSALIE NAVARRETE

Social Justice
Philosophy

Social Justice is the fire

that sparks an individual
to act as a leader, and
the desire within ones
own conscious to stand
up against forms of
oppression, injustices
and rejections.

Equality Vs. Equity

INTRODUCTION
Topic: Redlining(long term
effects)
What is redlining?
Why Redlining?
What I hope to accomplish

Historical Context

Racial Restrictive
Covenants(1916-1947)
FHA of 1934 created to
promote private sector
housing construction and
loans by insuring mortgages.
Map Coding Key
Who was prospering?

Map Coding
Key
FHA Document

Green(Type A)
Blue (Type B)
Yellow (Type C)
Red (Type D)

Schemas: Mental
concepts that
organize and
interpret
information

Applied Psychology
Common for people to
live close to those
who shared the same
cultural beliefs.

Social Perception:
Superiority Vs. Inferiority

Global Context

La Barbuta (Italy) June 2012

South America: More than 15

million South Africans cant
use banks(early 2000s)
Italy: Ethnically segregated
camps surrounded by
fences(Roma)
India: 90,000 Indian families
under housed/homeless

National Context
Racial Steering in
Memphis, 2012
Homes deteriorate
Buildings are destroyed
Detroit

Vacancy occurs

Native American
Reservations (326
reservations today)

Lou Fuschanis (mid

1900s)
North Lawndale
Citizens Action Group
Greenlining
Strategy
Little Village
Investments
LVEJO

Local
Context

Debate & Controversy

Against Redlining

For Redlining

Were simply
demanding that the
banks that had taken
their deposits re-invest
those dollars in the
community instead of
giving them to whitesuburban communities

Argued that CRA

objectives could be
fulfilled through existing
programs and
regulations

Action
Red Lines on face, arms, handling out
pamphlets
Why?
Purpose and relationship to topic

Resolution

Deeply Concerned about the long-term effects of redlining that are present today,
Realizing that even today communities can't get money to enhance their communities with
essential needs, (it may not be with homes like before but perhaps other needs)

Encouraging people to form groups or join already existing organizations to fight for what
we believe we need in our communities,

Affirming that money should be given back to communities, for example to build parks,
schools, gardens etc.,

Stressing 35 years of redlining and today, segregation is a result of it,

Taking into account there are groups like the Citizens Action group that are demanding
community reinvestment, one of those groups being LVEJO,
Actions
1.) Notes with approval, LVEJO fought for several years to get a new park and garden built in
our community;
2.) Expresses the hope that the mayor/government recognizes that many low income
communities are lacking in needs;
3.) Urges people to fight for these needs by joining organizations, protesting etc.;
4.) Demands money investments so that schools, parks, gardens and even homes etc can be
created/improved;
5.) Deplores the FHA that left long-term redlining effects today in other ways other than housing

Reflection
Why it matters to my community?
What would I have done differently?
What I learned?

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