ECONOMIC JUSTICE
ACTION PLAN
A strategy to empower, develop, and transform the City of St. Louis through a vibrant, just and growing economy in which all people can thrive.
We must take action together.
Dismantling oppressive policies and changing the way incentives are distributed is the responsibility of everyone in this community. As the City of St. Louis commits to change, so too must the residents, businesses, and neighborhoods of St. Louis. Our collective power for systems change will only be successful with everyone’s continued involvement.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
SLDC is just one organization among many that is needed to deliver on the goals outlined in this Action Plan. Even though they have the main responsibility to lead this effort, there are many ways that you can engage:
RESIDENTS
Join your Neighborhood Association to be part of the conversation about how development occurs and how capital flows to the residents and businesses closest to you. As often as you can, buy locally and invest your money in local banks, helping to ensure that money from the people of St. Louis is reinvested in our community.
BUSINESSES
Continue to invest in St. Louis and our people by identifying ways that you can financially support the Economic Justice Fund. If you need incentives or financial assistance to grow here, come prepared to negotiate with the neighborhoods where you operate to demonstrate that you understand your role in fostering economic justice.
NEIGHBORHOODS
Prioritize your needs and share them with SLDC to help them be a better partner with you. Hold SLDC to their commitment to economic justice by attending their public meetings and tracking their progress. Promote and celebrate our successes as homes are repaired, streets are cleaned up, and investment opportunities grow. We will build wealth together and deliver on economic justice for all – one house, one business, one neighborhood at a time – until our city reflects our greatest asset: the people of St. Louis.
The Action Plan
The Economic Justice Action Plan is not just another plan. It provides specific steps that we must collectively take to see economic justice delivered to the people, businesses, and neighborhoods of St. Louis. Thank you to the 6,000+ residents, businesses, and organizations in St. Louis who shared their perspective in the creation of this Action Plan as well as in the eight additional plans we analyzed: Action St. Louis People’s Plan, Equitable Economic Development Framework, Equitable St. Louis CBA Guidebook, Ferguson Commission Report, GEO Futures, The Gravois Jefferson Plan, Health Equity Works: Dismantling the Divide, and the STL 2030 Jobs Plan. Below we describe our five primary goals for the plan, along with the three pillars of action.
5 Primary Goals
Strengthen Neighborhoods
Close the Wealth Gap
Improve Health & Education
Outcomes
Expand the Tax Base
Grow the City's Population
3 Pillars
The Economic Justice Action Plan proposes an unprecedented investment in marginalized communities in St. Louis—particularly North City—and is comprised of three strategic pillars: economic empowerment, equitable & inclusive development, and neighborhood transformation. Each pillar is critical to the future of our city and the region at large.
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Neal Richardson
Former President & CEO, SLDC
Founder & Creator of the Economic Justice Action Plan
