"We're losing presidents of PTAs, common garden coordinators--not just people who weren't rooted here," Cavellini says. "There are no more options left. They've tried every belt-tightening technique, so they're leaving now."
This rapid turnover creates instability that can lead to a rise in crime and the deterioration of close-knit neighborhoods, Lim says.
"People aren't watching out for each other because they don't know each other," she says.
According to Lim, rising gentrification also results in a loss of diversity, both economic and cultural.
"A lot of minorities are in the lower economic brackets," she says. "Elderly are often left out in the change."
Getting Political
The organization led the successful drive to implement a living wage of $10 per hour for all employees of the city of Cambridge. The City Council passed the ordinance in May, after 18 months of agitation.
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