Boots on the ground
Join the Coalition surveying affordability where people actually live.
Members gather grassroots evidence of how economic apartheid shapes residents’ rights, access, and privileges — collecting the data that helps independent entities make better-informed decisions. The Committee was formed to commemorate the 1997 March; it is not the March’s original organizer, and no new march is being planned.
Join the CoalitionWho can join
Six kinds of members, one shared survey.
Businesses
Independent and community-rooted enterprises who see affordability from the front line of local economies.
Agencies
Public and community agencies positioned to document need and connect residents to resources.
Organizations
Advocacy, faith, mutual-aid, and grassroots groups already doing the work on the ground.
Jurisdictions
Wards, municipalities, and local governments ready to put residents’ testimony on the record.
Individuals
Residents and neighbors whose lived experience is the heart of the survey.
Institutions
Universities, hospitals, and anchor institutions with reach, data, and responsibility.
What members do
The work, shared between members.
Survey the ground truth
Gather boots-on-the-ground evidence of affordability and access — testimony by testimony, block by block.
Host & convene dialogues
Bring public dialogue to your community — on the air, in a hall, or in a living room — so more voices reach the record.
Document the data
Record how race, sex, gender, and socioeconomic status shape rights, access, and privilege — the way a think tank gathers research.
Inform one another
Turn what members hear into shared findings, so independent entities can be better informed and act on their own terms.
Where this is going
A standing coalition is the goal. Members are how the Committee gets there.
The Committee is building toward a long-term coalition of independent businesses, agencies, organizations, jurisdictions, individuals, and institutions working from the same research. There is no coalition to join today — there are members, and every member brings the day closer.
Membership
Add your name as a member.
What joining involves
Your participation is in a strategy session that reflects consensus on where things stand and where they go from here.
Tell the Committee who you are and how to reach you. Joining as an organization, a school, or a group is welcome — just select that member type and give the name. Your mailing address is what lets the Committee reach you with membership materials, and the two questions at the end help connect you with the right people.
It takes about two minutes. Everything is kept by the Committee and used to reach you with the survey and what comes next.
Open Enrollment
The Membership Drive launched October 25, 2026 and stays open. Enrollment runs from October 25 through December 31, 2026. Membership materials and any store purchases will arrive in January 2027.