The Project 

The Street Team Project is the mobilization arm of the Urban Cooperative Enterprise Legal Center (UCELC). Composed of local organizers from marginalized communities in both Newark and Trenton, the Street Team builds a bridge between those fighting oppressive systems and those building alternative models to these systems to better serve the economic, social, and ecological needs of Black and Brown communities.

Elizabeth Carter

Elizabeth Carter is the Principal Attorney for The Law Office of Elizabeth L. Carter, a community development law firm representing investors, entrepreneurs, small businesses, nonprofits, artists, and other creatives in business, real estate, and entertainment-related transactions. Prior, Elizabeth was the Assistant Legislative Director & Special Counsel for the City of Newark's Department of Economic and Housing Development where she assisted in policy development and strategy;  and reviewed, drafted and facilitated redevelopment contracts, leases, grant agreements and corresponding legislation in the areas of municipal land use, redevelopment, and planning and zoning. Most notably, she was instrumental in the drafting and passage of the city's amended tax abatement ordinance (Oct., 2017), a progressive policy designed to assist sustainable development, including cooperative development, through tax benefits; and the creation and management of the city-sponsored housing cooperative for low and moderate income artists. Lastly, Elizabeth is a Legal Fellow of the Sustainable Economies Law Center's Fellowship Program where she receives support for her role as Founding Executive Director of UCELC.

Website: http://www.theucelc.org/