Housing Justice

Housing is more than shelter, it’s the foundation for wellness, stability, and dignity.
At AfroVillage, we know based off of our own lived experience, that Black, Brown, and marginalized communities have long faced housing discrimination, displacement, and systemic neglect. Housing justice means creating pathways for our people to not only have secure and affordable places to live, but to THRIVE in communities that are designed with care and belonging at their core. We work to challenge systems that prioritize profit over people and instead imagine housing as community infrastructure,
built on collective ownership, creativity, and sustainability.

Our AfroFuturism Oasis is part of that vision , a model for what community-led housing support and care can look like. By repurposing retired MAX train cars into spaces for connection, rest, and learning, we’re demonstrating how innovation and sustainability can meet human need. The Oasis is a living example of circular design: turning what was once abandoned into something that heals and uplifts. It shows that housing justice isn’t just about access, it’s about imagination, it’s about how to make a movement together. . Through projects like this, AfroVillage is working toward a future where everyone has the right not just to survive, but to build and belong.