What does community control of land mean to you and your organization? We talk a lot about community control of land as we try to envision a world where decisions of land are not driven merely by speculation and forces of exclusion. But who is the community? What level of control do they exercise? Toward what end?

Shelterforce is seeking short essays on this topic (200-500 words). Your essays can explore this from one of two angles: either how your community or organization already answers these questions in practice, or how community control of land ought to work, even if you don’t have an example yet.

Essays may be published online, in print, or both. We may follow up with questions or requests to expand certain points. Essays are due Feb. 21, 2018 and can be emailed to articles@shelterforce.org. We are also seeking high-resolution (minimum 1600 pixels wide) photos that represent community control of land.