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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">DesegregateCT </span></strong>is a pro-homes coalition of neighbors and nonprofits advocating for more equitable, affordable, and environmentally sustainable land use policies in Connecticut, with a focus
on expanding the diversity and supply of housing stock. Formed in June 2020, in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and the renewed conversation on racial justice, the organization’s work is about first imagining and then enacting a new vision for
local and state land use policies that promotes racial, economic, and climate justice. DesegregateCT leverages original research and grassroots organizing in service of public education and policy change at both the state and local levels.<br>
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Join us for a conversation with Executive Director <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Pete Harrison</span></strong> on how DesegregateCT has achieved a remarkable amount of research, documentation, and advocacy in just two years. We’ll
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