3 yrs into the reclaimers resilient act of desperation 2 house in the empty Caltrans home’s 2 shelter n provide a HOME 4 themselves n their families (since March 2020) in the Vacant homes hoarded by Caltrans 4 D last 70 yrs N still no longterm solutions @GavinNewsome@CAgovernor
The Reclaimers are the product of a failed system that continues to perpetuate racist redlining policies to prevent the ROH to acquire their homes using the community land trust and housing cooperatives models to create a pathway for homeownership @CAgovernor@GavinNewsom#ROH
D Reclaiming Our Homes campaign have highlighted D effortless housing system implemented by racist redlining policies that continue to exacerbate D growing housing crisis spnsored by D state, county and city of LA
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#StopCityNstateSponsoredDisplacement#ROH
📢 Court hearings for Reclaimers facing evictions begin TOMORROW, Tues May 23 @ 8:30 am📢
Show your support for Reclaimers by packing the courthouse & sending a message
Press are invited, DM w/ questions
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
111 N. Hill St. 6th Floor, Dept 93
Los Angeles
After occupying empty homes owned by Caltrans during the early days of the pandemic, the Reclaimers struck a deal with the city of Los Angeles to stay in them. Now the city wants them out.
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This is what community stewardship looks like - a collective response to people-before-profit struggles.
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We’ve spent countless hours for 3+ years to bring attention to this issue. CalTrans has spent $20M+ of taxpayer dollars to keep these houses empty & avoid selling them back to the community.
Thank you for your coverage @ericawerner & your humanity.
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RIGHT NOW: community members have gathered outside LA city Councilmember Kevin DeLeon’s demanding @kdeleon resign This comes after wer pulled up at Nury Martinez’s house last night.
“There’s no place like home!” #ResignKDL#ResignNury