Gaining Ground Building Community on Dudley Street

Streaming video - 2015

In the midst of the economic meltdown, Gaining Ground explores the innovative, grassroots organizing efforts of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) in Boston. DSNI was created 25 years ago when the community had been devastated by bank redlining, arson-for-profit and illegal dumping, and has become one of the preeminent models for community-based change. Over the course of two years, we watch a new generation of leaders working to prevent foreclosures and bring jobs and opportunities for young people to one of the city's most diverse and economically challenged neighborhoods. "There are lessons in this inspiring film for every local activist, nonprofit practitioner, urban scholar, and city planner who is looking for n...ew ways to create stable communities in turbulent economic times." John Emmeus Davis, Editor, The Community Land Trust Reader. more