“We didn’t stop working because we wanted to; we were practically forced to stay home,” says Anain. “We contribute to the city, and I think we also deserve support."

Read the story: bit.ly/4lKkL13

#HousingJustice #ImmigrantJustice #TenantOrganizing

Terrorized by ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike — Shelterforce A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.

A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.

Reporting from In These Times and Workday Magazine: bit.ly/4lKkL13

#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #RentStrike #LaborSolidarity

Safe and Sheltered: How Tenant Organizers Protect Their Neighbors in Minneapolis  — Shelterforce To protect themselves from ICE, many families are staying home; tenant organizers are pushing for eviction moratoriums to keep them safe.

Tenant unions are raising mutual aid funds and calling for eviction moratoriums to protect neighbors.

How Minneapolis became a model for community defense: bit.ly/4sy9p2l

#HousingIsSafety #TenantOrganizing #ImmigrantJustice

This week at Shelterforce:

• Safe and Sheltered — Tenant organizers push for eviction moratoriums as ICE fears grow
• What Is the Solidarity Economy?
• Nonprofits Own These Offices—And Put Housing on Top of Them

Read more:
conta.cc/4l5RttK

#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #SolidarityEconomy

Scattered Homes, Shared Landlords: The Changing Landscape of Tenant Organizing Podcast Episode · Shelterforce · 01/29/2026 · 17m

Organizers working to mobilize renters who live in single-family homes must first create the opportunity—and provide the space—for tenants of the same landlord to connect with one another.

Listen here for more about that and other tips: 🎧 apple.co/4k52Ilq

#TenantOrganizing

Tenant protections don’t enforce themselves. As more Upstate NY towns adopt eviction protections, organizers are helping renters assert rights many don’t know they have.

Read the story 📖 bit.ly/4algbkE

#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #EvictionPrevention

🚨 The National Tenant Organizing Fund is officially OPEN, accepting applications from tenant unions and tenant-led groups across Canada.

First deadline: April 12 at 11:59pm EST.
housingjustice.now/tenant-fund/apply

#TenantPower #HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #PeopleOverProfit

"In the single-family homes, I found that people were [also] dealing with absent landlords and repairs not being made, but the residents had the ability to just fix the thing that they’re dealing with.”

👉 bit.ly/4bHazUj

#TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower

Scattered Homes, Shared Landlords: The Changing Landscape of Tenant Organizing As the single-family rental market grows, organizers are adapting their tactics to a housing landscape that stretches across neighborhoods.

As the single-family rental market grows, tenant organizers are adapting their tactics to a housing landscape that stretches across neighborhoods—with no shared spaces, and often, no clear landlord.

📖 bit.ly/4bHazUj

#TenantOrganizing #HousingJustice

Uncivil Democracy: Jamila Michener and Mallory SoRelle Rethink Civil Justice in America | Consortium on the American Political Economy Michener and SoRelle challenge us to look beyond the formal rights and to see the "uncivil" reality of how law actually works for most Americans

Fantastic new #APE book by @povertyscholar.bsky.social and @profsorelle.bsky.social on #housing, #tenantorganizing, and the limitations of the American civil justice system!

www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/uncivil...

Habitability policy shapes everyday life—from repairs to AC standards.

Join us for Fit to Live In, featuring organizers and advocates working to improve housing conditions on the ground.

🗓 Feb. 11 | ⏰ 3 p.m. ET / 12 P.M. PT

🎟 Register: bit.ly/45wIwmG

#HousingPolicy #TenantOrganizing

Just a reminder this is happening tomorrow! You still have time to register if you want to join in the conversation with @povertyscholar.bsky.social and I about #peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing

Come join us January 28th @ 3:30pm on Zoom for a great conversation about @povertyscholar.bsky.social's and my new book, Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power!

#peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing

Register using the QR code below 👇👇👇

A side by side of two photos of the same book, being held by each author with a box of more books in the background.

A book never feels real until you hold it in you hands. @profsorelle.bsky.social & I can now confirm that Uncivil Democracy is real! If you care about #peoplepower #housingjustice, #tenantorganizing & transforming our perverse political economy, this is a book for you.

Order here: bit.ly/3NLYCCw

The House on Chestnut Street: NJ's Tenant Activists in the '70s In the memoir Staking Our Claim, Pat Morrissy talks about the early days of Shelterforce, organizing for rent control in New Jersey, and supporting tenant leaders.

New book review: Staking Our Claim, a memoir highlighting NJ tenant organizing in the 1970s and the early days of Shelterforce.

Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3KXsawa

#TenantOrganizing #HousingHistory #BookReview

"The Latino immigrant community thinks that they don’t have any rights. For me, the hard part is getting them to understand that they do," says Sandra Alvarez, an organizer in Tuscon.

Listen here: bit.ly/4noDfUC
#ImmigrantJustice #TenantOrganizing

@moreperfectunion.bsky.social | More Perfect Union: "National Rent Control? It's Closer Than You Think" | #HighRent #RentInflation #TenantOrganizing #KCTenants #SlumLords #Greystar #Blackstone #AvalonBay #NationalMultifamilyHousingCouncil
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlF6...

A major victory for the Tenant Association at Ellis Lakeview: buildwide replacement of all carpets! Keep an eye out for more victories to come as the Ellis TA continues to fight for their demands.
#tenantorganizing #ellislakeview #chicago #projectbasedsection8 #pbs8

Grassroots win: Organizing tenant voices in NYC helped a candidate win a primary. Mamdani's victory is driving the conversation on a rent freeze.

Read more:
bit.ly/4kJJL6B

#RentControl #TenantOrganizing

When rent hikes came, Betty Lewis stayed.

She helped lead a 6-year fight that ended in victory: capped rents + permanent affordability.
This is what community organizing looks like.

🔗 bit.ly/40iQayp

#TenantOrganizing #BlackHousingJustice #Mattapan

Door-knocking, tenant outreach, policy wins.
NYC’s primary shows housing justice wins votes.

bit.ly/4kJJL6B

#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing

Fact Check: New Housing Doesn't Lead to Overcrowded Schools Opponents of new housing often say schools can’t absorb all the students it will bring. But the data tells a different story.

Tenants with Section 8 vouchers are being priced out, pushed out, and ignored.

HUD isn’t enforcing the rules, and it’s only getting worse under Trump. But organizers are fighting back.

👉 buff.ly/PA4p8mH
#HousingCrisis #TenantOrganizing

Did you miss @povertyscholar.bsky.social's SWIPE presentation last week? Catch up on her talk and discussion with @motorres.bsky.social and @robmickey.bsky.social on YouTube:
youtu.be/2HQ43NfwJ-o?... #HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #academicsky

Bob Belcher leading a group of tenants and he says “rent hike, rent strike!”

@samseder.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #bobsburgers #bobbelcher #tenantorganizing #rentstrike #rentfreeze #tenantunion

Contact UWA - Northwest Indiana for tenant support at unitedworkers-nwi.frail977@passmail.net

#TenantSupport #TenantOrganizing

One of the most important threads you'll read here today

#tenantorganizing #LAfires #mutualaid #peoplepower

This is 170 Roehampton in Midtown, a 7-storey co-ownership building that contained 53 residential units. It is a fate destined for so many of the purpose-built affordable rental buildings in Toronto. #demoviction #housingcrisis #tenantorganizing