Expanding People, Parks, and Power - Related Tools and Resources
Recognizing that how we talk about park and green space equity is critical for transformation, P3 has partnered with Berkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG), a nonprofit that works with community groups to use the power of the media to advance racial and health equity, including the importance of effective messaging in movement building. To understand how social narratives have helped—or hindered—progress on bringing park and green space equity to scale, BMSG has developed a messaging guide that highlights learnings from this partnership. The guide provides racial justice and public health
Close your eyes. Inhale slowly and deeply, so that your stomach rises. Exhale slowly as your stomach deflates. Repeat. Then, and only when your thoughts have stopped racing, picture your community. What would it look like with greater access to parks and green spaces? What would it sound like? Smell like? Feel like? Finally, when you are ready, open your eyes. This visualization activity took place during the first People, Parks, and Power (P3) in-person Convening, an event that would cement my intuition that I was in the right place in my career. The Convening was the first time I met P3’s
This brief explores policies and community-driven strategies that keep public land in public hands, advancing equitable access to parks, housing, cultural spaces, and community stewardship.
Community stewardship of public land can create affordable housing, vibrant greenspaces, climate resilience, and stronger community connections. In this webinar, Prevention Institute and partners explore scalable models, real-world examples, and resources from the new Public Land for Public Good brief.
Peer-led session held on April 3, 2025 featuring our colleagues from The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans (TWC). TWC shares practicable strategies and reflections for building partnerships, allies, and a critical mass based on their own experience with the Water Justice Fund. For more on TWC and the Water Justice Fund, you can sign up for the virtual release of their second Water Justice Fund report on April 18th here.
In this People, Parks, and Power (P3) conversation, Agustin Vega (Project MILPA) reflects on Agricultural Workers’ Day as a movement rooted in collective power, land access, and worker ownership—centering dignity, sovereignty, and community-led change.
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