City Roots Community Land Trust was born out of resistance. Founded in 2016, community members and the group Take Back the Land came together in an effort to fight for their neighbor and friend, Liz. Liz was going through the unending process of being kicked out of her home. Together, Take Back the Land exercised an eviction blockade, an act of physically putting themselves between law enforcement and the home to stop Liz from being displaced. Take Back the Land would be the starting group of two organizations, City Roots Community Land Trust and the City-Wide Tenant Union. Liz’s blockade was the first success for City Roots, and the first City Roots CLT home. City Roots is dedicated to living our values. City Roots Community Land Trust works to establish and promote permanent affordability, development without displacement, and community wealth building within Rochester, NY.