Mike

Sink the Rent!: 8 Demands for Housing Justice

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1. LOWER THE RENT: WE DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE HALT TO RENT INCREASES. WE DEMAND A LOWERING OF RENTS TO PREVENT FURTHER DISPLACEMENT OF WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES. WE DEMAND RENT CONTROLS. WE DEMAND RENTS BE PREVENTED FROM REACHING OUTRAGEOUS HEIGHTS AGAIN. 2. NO EVICTIONS: WE DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE EVICTIONS FREEZE. THE INTERSECTING CRISES OF HOUSELESSNESS, CLIMATE CHANGE, … Read more

Freeze Rents, Not People: 7 Demands for Housing Justice

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1. NO RENT INCREASES:  WE DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE HALT TO RENT INCREASES TO PREVENT FURTHER DISPLACEMENT OF WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES. RENTS SHOULD BE FROZEN AND LOWERED. RENT CONTROLS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT RENTS FROM REACHING OUTRAGEOUS HEIGHTS AGAIN.  2. NO EVICTIONS:  WE DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE EVICTIONS FREEZE. THE INTERSECTING CRISES OF COVID-19, HOUSELESSNESS, AND CLIMATE … Read more

Too Little for Too Much: Unsafe Housing, Rising Rents, and a Struggle for Justice

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Photo: Steve Ahlquist Article written by Mike (member of POWR: Providence Organization of Workers and Renters) The city of Providence has become increasingly unlivable for working-class families.  Rents have gone up 20% in the last 3 years in Providence.  Wages have not kept up with inflation, let alone the price gouging rental prices.  Median rent … Read more