We cannot ignore that the foundation of our collective well-being starts with having a home to call our own—one that is free from unjust evictions, offers a safe and healthy living environment, includes tenant protections, and ensures that rent doesn’t consume 30% to 80% of a family’s income. An equitable housing system must create an ecosystem of stability and opportunity – one that provides a pathway to homeownership while equipping families with the resources, education, and economic opportunities needed to break the cycle of housing insecurity. This workshop will explore housing cooperatives as a sustainable, community-driven solution to address social inequalities and the housing crisis, ensuring that affordable and stable housing is seen as a universal right, not a privilege, at the same time encouraging participants to critically examine their perceptions of what housing truly means in our society.