Right to the City Boston

A Boston alliance of orgs led by people of color, fighting for the rights of working class & communities of color to remain in, reclaim & rebuild our city.

[MACoalition/Homeless @MAHomeless]

SUPPORT CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS & PROTECT RIGHT TO SHELTER!
Please join us on Monday, July 29th at 11:00 a.m. in front of the State House on Beacon St. to call on the Administration & Legislature to reverse the recent policy changes & provide needed shelter & housing.

[Better Budget Alliance Boston @BBA_Boston]

Boston #ParticipatoryBudgeting is live! 'Til 7/31, submit your ideas to improve your community. For generations, our communities haven't been equally funded, esp working-class Black, Brown & immigrant areas. Share ideas & improve underserved neighborhoods: https://t.co/Eifugj8ph2

[Right to the City Boston @RTTCBoston]

“Nationally, an eviction threat alone is associated with a 20 percent increase in premature death risk . . . .That risk increases to 40 percent with a formal judgment.”

https://t.co/klzFkjq7O7

[Local Option for Housing Affordability Coalition @LOHACoalition]

Our statement after the legislature’s failure to include the Local Option Real Estate Transfer fee in the Affordable Homes Act. We are profoundly disappointed that this common sense tool was not included to allow cities and towns that wanted it to tackle the housing crisis.

[Better Budget Alliance Boston @BBA_Boston]

Tonight we’re testifying @ Boston City Hall, urging councilors to uphold their budget amendments that fund crucial things like #AffordableHousing, #YouthJobs & other priorities of underserved communities.

Override the mayor’s veto & move funds to real needs. #bospoli

[Right to the City Boston @RTTCBoston]

📢We're hiring a paid popular education fellow!

Help us advance our vision for housing justice and development without displacement this summer. Read more and apply here: https://t.co/0uudkodhvO

[Transportation for Massachusetts @T4MASS]

ICYMI! Now better serving Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, and Hyde Park communities 👏

[Right to the City Boston @RTTCBoston]

Packed room with the @BBA_Boston and our allies to tell the Boston City Council about community budget priorities! Our movements are strong 🙌

[Progressive Mass @ProgressiveMass]

.@yo_era_mark of @MassLawReform: “Every eviction is a policy failure.” #mapoli

[Progressive Mass @ProgressiveMass]

No is not an okay answer.

Write to your legislators about why we need every tool available to address the housing crisis, INCLUDING the transfer fee.

#mapoli

https://t.co/jpm0k58Tn1

[Right to the City Boston @RTTCBoston]

We need to provide immediate relief (rent control), build more affordable housing (with $$ from transfer fee), and make it easier for communities to own and control their own housing (tenant opportunity to purchase). The legislature has failed to act on all 3 of these.

[Right to the City Boston @RTTCBoston]

Either we care about funding affordable housing or we don’t. A real estate transfer tax on high-value home sales would provide millions in urgently needed revenue. If the state is not planning to raise $ for affordable housing, then it is legislating for displacement.

[Matt Stout @MattPStout]

.@RonMariano suggested Wednesday that lawmakers are reluctant to embrace a proposal that would allow cities and towns to tax high-dollar real estate sales saying he’s unsure “if it’s a solution” to the state’s raging housing crisis. https://t.co/gso3rODYDb via @BostonGlobe

[Homes for All Massachusetts @homesforallmass]

📣⚡️Our statewide housing x labor movement is out in full force demanding legislators Raise Our Wage, Cap Our Rent in MA! Skyrocketing rents + low wages make it impossible for residents to make ends meet, & hold back our economy! We need higher wages + #RentControlMA! #MAPoli

[City Life / Vida Urbana (citylifevidaurbana.bsky) @CityLife_Clvu]

Tomorrow 12:30pm at Boston Common ⚡️📣 Let’s go‼️@homesforallmass
@SEIU509 @BTU66 @SpringfieldNOL @CPAJustice @RTTCBoston #MaPoli #RentControlMA

[SEIU Local 509 @SEIU509]

We’re rallying next week with SEIU locals and community allies to demand #RentControlMA and a raise to the minimum wage! United, we’re fighting for housing justice at all its intersections for the betterment of our communities. ✊

[Right to the City Boston @RTTCBoston]

Wednesday 5/15: All out for rent control at the state house! We're joining with our union allies to demand housing and labor justice so our people can stay in their homes. RSVP: https://t.co/UBBwUwWgNJ

[City Life / Vida Urbana (citylifevidaurbana.bsky) @CityLife_Clvu]

🧵1/7 Raise Our Wage, Cap Our Rent‼️🚨Wednesday May 15th is approaching! Are you ready for the big upcoming rally alongside housing justice organizations and other union labor allies, etc. to DEMAND #RentControlMA and to raise the minimum wage for a million low-wage renters📣!

[Community Labor United @massCLU]

📢 Sign our petition urging the Dept. of Early Education and Care and legislators to raise reimbursement rates for FFN providers: https://t.co/LNXBbVtN0B

Let's ensure #ChildCare providers receive fair compensation and that working families get trusted care!

[Better Budget Alliance Boston @BBA_Boston]

Hey Boston: this free film screening on Thursday inspires us to imagine what safety means for our communities & how we can invest in community-led solutions. RSVP at https://t.co/tlQyvlPIxv