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Hi there,<br>
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My name's Robin and I'm the founder of The People's Building and
Land Trust.<br>
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The Trust is a non profit organisation that exists to facilitate a
transition to a gift economy and a society that doesn't rely on
economic growth and associated pollution and resource depletion for
stability.<br>
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We will do this by taking donations to buy and rent out housing, and
provide free accommodation to 10% of our tenants in order that they
can have the freedom to contribute to society in whatever way they
see fit, without the need for monetary resources.<br>
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By charging rent to most of our tenants we will be able to continue
expanding by using the income from rent and donations to buy further
buildings and land and in turn further increase the number of people
who will receive free accommodation. In the process we will also
take buildings and land out of the hands of profit driven banks,
landlords and property companies.<br>
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The trust will also:<br>
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- Improve energy efficiency and decrease the reliance on fossil
fuels of buildings in its ownership, as well as finding other ways
to reduce their environmental impact.<br>
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- Use up to 10% of its income to provide free public transport
serving those living in areas it owns housing<br>
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- In its role as a landlord, treat its tenants with respect, and
maintain rents at a reasonable rate.<br>
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- Aim to bring disused buildings back into use by negotiating their
purchase<br>
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- Aim to negotiate the purchase of publicly useful buildings or land
that are threatened in some way, for example by profit driven
redevelopment.<br>
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- Use up to 5% of its income to raise awareness of issues such as
consumerism, carbon emissions, overpopulation, reliance on fossil
fuels and other finite natural resources, and social justice issues.
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Thanks for reading. If you're interested in our project you can
communicate via any of the following ways:<br>
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Web: peoplestrust.org.uk<br>
Diaspora: diasp.eu/u/peoplestrust<br>
Facebook: fb.com/thepeoplestrust<br>
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:info@peoplestrust.org.uk">info@peoplestrust.org.uk</a><br>
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Regards,<br>
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Robin<br>
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