In what could have been thin reformist advocacy, @NorthNJDSA organizers successfully engaged in true movement politics with a focus on non-reformist reforms...insisting on a program to grow popular support and brought class struggle messaging to the doors. https://t.co/ohVG9VYohx
Chicago mayor sets sights on enshrining right to counsel for Chicago tenants in eviction court
By @injusticewatch’s Grace Asiegbu
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1. WILL THERE BE RENT CONTROL JUSTICE IN @JERSEYCITY? The Portside illegal rent appeal hearings are ON: Thurs, Oct 19 @ 6pm, 39 Kearney Avenue. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Witness this historic event! Support Portsiders as they advocate for @StevenFulop to enforce #JerseyCity’s laws.
The fight for housing justice is never over! We’re excited to see our friends and coalition partners again after our victory at City Council. The victories to come, though, will be not won there but at our neighbors door 🚪 🌹 See you then!
In 1959 NYC tried to use urban renewal to displace residents in Cooper Square. A motley crew of working class residents showed up to protect their community from being displaced in favor of wealthier residents. If this sounds familiar it’s because this is still our fight today 🧵
Join us next Thursday at the Bethune Center for a screening of Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square, followed by a panel with our campaign and The Waterfront Project ⚖️ https://t.co/rHLeko056N
“a landlord might refuse to renew a lease after a tenant demands repairs. Or they might file an eviction case with no grounds to evict in order to punish a tenant.”
More here ⬇️ on soft evictions
“Case filings have skyrocketed in some cities… But those numbers don’t count all the renters forced out without being formally evicted, sometimes by intimidation or through other, illegal tactics.”
By @hithisischris. Via @Marketplace
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It’s official: With the second largest unhoused population in New Jersey, Hudson County and specifically Jersey City need #RTC enacted as soon as possible to keep renters in their homes
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Just when you thought we was out, they pull us back in! Join us for a phonebank next Thursday, Aug 3rd ⚖️🌹… and find out what we’re cooking up next 👀 https://t.co/2xKLLl2zx1