Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Together

Get involved and help build power and relationships to prevent displacement and create Beloved Community in Germantown.In 2019 GREAT began hosting community discussions and events about housing and development in Germantown. That work generated many relationships, connections, collective learning, analysis, and a strong foundation to build on. This year marks a shift toward a stronger action / community-organizing approach.Our Info & Action-Planning Meeting on June 5th is a call for Germantown folks who want to get more involved, to get started with us.The format of the event will be very interactive. GREAT / Housing Committee folks will share information about

This is a gathering of like minds and hearts to celebrate the winter solstice and to learn by processing seeds together.

This is a gathering of those interested in saving seeds from their garden spaces and or are interested in learning more in a group setting.

Knowledge and skill-building for Germantown housing and developmentLearning Our Community PowerTeach-In Series ::: March - May 2025A knowledge & skill-building series of presentations and workshops for neighbors who want to support low-income affordable housing and Beloved Community in GermantownThere have been some changes to the schedule for this series. The info posted here is updated. Due to political factors outside of our control we needed to postpone the start date for the series, find a few new presenters, and flip the order of topics. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigated this!Session 1: RCOs and the Community's Rolew/

Knowledge and skill-building for Germantown housing and developmentLearning Our Community PowerTeach-In Series ::: March - May 2025A knowledge & skill-building series of presentations and workshops for neighbors who want to support low-income affordable housing and Beloved Community in GermantownThere have been some changes to the schedule for this series. The info posted here is updated. Due to political factors outside of our control we needed to postpone the start date for the series, find a few new presenters, and flip the order of topics. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigated this!Session 2: Planning & Zoning 101Speakers: Keyana

Knowledge and skill-building for Germantown housing and developmentLearning Our Community PowerTeach-In Series ::: March - May 2025A knowledge & skill-building series of presentations and workshops for neighbors who want to support low-income affordable housing and Beloved Community in GermantownThere have been some changes to the schedule for this series. The info posted here is updated. Due to political factors outside of our control we needed to postpone the start date for the series, find a few new presenters, and flip the order of topics. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigated this!Session 3: Community Benefits AgreementsSpeakers: Keyana Johnson:

Knowledge and skill-building for Germantown housing and developmentLearning Our Community PowerTeach-In Series ::: March - May 2025A knowledge & skill-building series of presentations and workshops for neighbors who want to support low-income affordable housing and Beloved Community in GermantownThere have been some changes to the schedule for this series. The info posted here is updated. Due to political factors outside of our control we needed to postpone the start date for the series, find a few new presenters, and flip the order of topics. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigated this!Session 4: What Do We Want?Facilitated by

Join us at the Germantown Food & Seeds CommUNITY Expo to celebrate local food, seeds, and community connections!Welcome to the Germantown Food & Seeds CommUNITY Expo! Join us at the Wyck Historic House And Garden for a day filled with live demonstrations in relation to our theme "Food Is Medicine". Look out for free seeds and seedlings, foraging and a chance to build commUNITY. Hosted by Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives.@greatgtown on Instagramfacebook.com/greatgtownwww.greatgtown.org215-839-9508

Knowledge and skill-building for Germantown housing and developmentLearning Our Community PowerTeach-In Series ::: March - May 2025A knowledge & skill-building series of presentations and workshops for neighbors who want to support low-income affordable housing and Beloved Community in GermantownThere have been some changes to the schedule for this series. The info posted here is updated. Due to political factors outside of our control we needed to postpone the start date for the series, find a few new presenters, and flip the order of topics. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigated this!Session 5: Advocacy PracticeFacilitated by: Jayson Massey,

Take a walk with neighbors and members of GREAT on a beautiful Sunday morning.

Bring your homegrown seeds to process, trade and or share with other Germantown gardeners, share stories about how they were grown and more!This is a gathering of Germantown neighbors of various ages and gardening/seed keeping experiences. It is nice to keep seeds alone but its even better when we can gather to chat, chew and work alongside one another. We will also chat about home seed libraries and share our current gardening/seed keeping goals for the summer/fall.

Join GREAT's Climate Resilience Team for this family-friendly community eventCat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.Hosted by GREAT's Climate Resilience Team in partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences, part of our 2-year neighborhood climate resilience planning project. All ages welcome!

Come celebrate with us and get a copy of the Housing Justice Values!The Housing Justice Values document is a project of and reflection of Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Together (GREAT). It has been informed by several community conversations we’ve hosted over the years and is a collaboration amongst GREAT Organizers, Housing Committee members, and Learning Circle participants. GREAT writers integrated feedback from folks involved in GREAT’s housing work, via surveys and meetings. This document is not an action plan. It is a living document which can guide the development of solutions, projects, plans, and initiatives.:: Open-house style :: Readings

You are invited to join the GREAT Germantown Food & Seeds Collective for a community wide harvest event!!

A panel discussion - Hear from Germantown leaders, activists, and neighbors already building resilience right here in our community.Join us for a panel discussion facilitated by Maleka Fruean, Germantown resident and GREAT member.Hear from Germantown leaders, activists, and neighbors already building resilience right here in our community. Learn how you can generate community and climate resilience with your neighbors.3:30 Snacks & refreshments & mingling4:00 - 5:30 Project info and panel discussion 5:30 - 6:00 More snacks & refreshments & mingling You can also get info about the Germantown Climate Resilience Planning project, which this event is part of.

The Germantown Food & Seeds Collective welcomes you to start or continue planning your garden by making your own vision board to take home.

Bring your homegrown seeds to trade, share seed stories and pics of your garden to create a garden vision board. Supplies will be provided.

The Germantown Residents For Economic Alternatives will demonstrate various ways to grow food, prepare meals at home and more!!!

Collective Action, Preparedness & Solutions for Water & Flood Resilience in Germantown!a workshop hosted by GREAT’s Water Resilience Team and Academy of Natural Sciences’ Science Shop program - for residents of Germantown to build power and be more organized with their neighborsIn this workshop we will:Share reflections on past water and flood disruptions- experienced locally or through the mediaDiscuss gaps in the system and ways that neighbors and communities can fill in those gaps and create their own solutionsThink about this in the context of our own blocks, buildings, gardens, and other shared spaces in GermantownSaturday, May 16th 1-3pm at