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Garrison-Trotter Neighborhood Association
Community Land Trust

Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence.

Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality. 

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- Malcolm X.

Who We Are

The Garrison-Trotter Neighborhood Association's mission is to foster community empowerment and to improve the quality of life for Roxbury, MA residents living in the GTNA catchment area. Our efforts include, but are not limited to community advocacy, beautification and land stewardship.

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History,Preservation and GTNA's Future

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Open Spaces

Using Open spaces to illustrate, preserve and memorialize Black history in Roxbury. We will use the spaces to tell the stories of our founding members and other important people in Roxbury.

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Placemaking

Using benches, plaques and pavers amongst other site elements, we will capture the history of the neighborhood, as well as encourage visitors to explore the history deeper

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Connection

Connecting the Artery project that will run through our catchment area. This project will allow for us to demonstrate the relationship of open space and arts, to create community destinations.

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GTNA's Land Trust

GTNA Land trust is a renewed operation with current GTNA board members, started to address an identified need in the community of preserving spaces for the neighborhood of Roxbury.  GTNA is one of Boston’s oldest black owned nonprofits, and has been civically involved in all aspects of the the community since its inception 46 years ago. The Land trust initially existed with the stewardship of the Crawford Park Amphitheater, and is now being revitalized with the projects being presented today. Additionally GTNA’s first farm was established in 2014, in partnership with the Trust for Public Land, the project being one of the first urban farms under the “right-to-farm” ordinance!

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Current and Upcoming  Projects

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8 Townsend Street Open Space/ Community Garden 

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S20-S21 Holworthy Street

Alma Wright Zen Garden

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48 Townsend Street Community Garden Oasis

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20 Townsend Street Organized Urban Garden

Our Team

  • Nefertiti Lawrence, Chair of the GTNA Land Trust

  • Louis Elisa, President of GTNA

  • Michael Anthony Bryan II, Landscape Design Consultant

  • Roderick McLaren , GTNA Treasurer

  • Lucille Culpeper-Jones,  operations advisor and GTNA Board member

  • Tamara Lawrence,  educational specialist

  • Joyce Lawrence, GTNA  Board member

  • Mark Sutherland , safety chair, board member GTNA

  • Stacy Sutherland,  urban farmer and historian

  • Alma Wright,  educator extraordinaire  (Trotter School) , urban farmer

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Activation Plans

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How We Create Space

These sites will be activated throughout the year to engage residents from the surrounding community

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Activation opportunities will include but are not limited to:

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  • Wellness Classes

  • Urban Agriculture

  • Outdoor Talks, Salon’s, Book Clubs

  • Holiday activations

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