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Without Relief, Millions of Tenants Ready for Rent Strike Revolution
Posted on June 5, 2020
Activists break into the house of Kaotar Dee, to get her and her possessions back into her home of 21 years and for her to make a barricaded stand after being locked out by landlords during the coronavirus pandemic on May 29, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. The city has recently passed the right for tenants to sue landlords who violate restrictions that Los Angeles has placed on evicting renters during the coronavirus crisis.David McNew / Getty Images
By Jason Wu, Truthout
Calls to “cancel rent” are catching fire. First came a couple of tweets on Twitter. Then progressive firebrands like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed the #CancelRent movement. Now, millions are on a rent strike. Even presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has declared his support for rent and mortgage forgiveness. As millions of tenants mobilize to cancel rent, they are not asking nicely or relying on lip service from politicians. Rather, millions of tenants are taking action by using a powerful time-tested strategy: rent strikes.
As the desperation builds and another month of bills and rent arrears accrues, tenants are no longer politely asking for help. Tenants are rightfully taking matters into their own hands by organizing rent strikes to bring the fight to their landlords and elected officials to cancel rent. “When we fight, we win! We are here to let them know,” said Kim Statuto, who is a tenant leader for tenant organizing group
Community Action for Safe Apartments in the Bronx. “Thousands of people are on strike! Because we can’t pay and because it should not be on us to bail out the landlords!” While rent strikes are not new, I have never seen tenants come together on this scale before […]
Via https://truthout.org/articles/without-relief-millions-of-tenants-are-ready-for-a-rent-strike-revolution/
https://stuartbramhall.wordpress.com/2020/06/05/without-relief-millions-of-tenants-ready-for-rent-strike-revolution/
Thanks to: https://stuartbramhall.wordpress.com
Posted on June 5, 2020
Activists break into the house of Kaotar Dee, to get her and her possessions back into her home of 21 years and for her to make a barricaded stand after being locked out by landlords during the coronavirus pandemic on May 29, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. The city has recently passed the right for tenants to sue landlords who violate restrictions that Los Angeles has placed on evicting renters during the coronavirus crisis.David McNew / Getty Images
By Jason Wu, Truthout
Calls to “cancel rent” are catching fire. First came a couple of tweets on Twitter. Then progressive firebrands like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed the #CancelRent movement. Now, millions are on a rent strike. Even presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has declared his support for rent and mortgage forgiveness. As millions of tenants mobilize to cancel rent, they are not asking nicely or relying on lip service from politicians. Rather, millions of tenants are taking action by using a powerful time-tested strategy: rent strikes.
As the desperation builds and another month of bills and rent arrears accrues, tenants are no longer politely asking for help. Tenants are rightfully taking matters into their own hands by organizing rent strikes to bring the fight to their landlords and elected officials to cancel rent. “When we fight, we win! We are here to let them know,” said Kim Statuto, who is a tenant leader for tenant organizing group
Community Action for Safe Apartments in the Bronx. “Thousands of people are on strike! Because we can’t pay and because it should not be on us to bail out the landlords!” While rent strikes are not new, I have never seen tenants come together on this scale before […]
Via https://truthout.org/articles/without-relief-millions-of-tenants-are-ready-for-a-rent-strike-revolution/
https://stuartbramhall.wordpress.com/2020/06/05/without-relief-millions-of-tenants-ready-for-rent-strike-revolution/
Thanks to: https://stuartbramhall.wordpress.com
