housing

Last remaining housing occupation in Bologna has been evicted

Submitted by StrugglesInItaly on Oct 16 2016 16:57

The eviction of the last remaining housing occupation in Bologna - around 100 people, 34 of them children, living in a building in Via Mario De Maria, in the working-class neighborhood of Bolognina - started at dawn on October 11. The police and the carabinieri surrounded the block and raided the building, beating people and even using pepper spray, the residents say.

Tenant power: Portland Solidarity Network takes demands to a landlord

Submitted by Eviction Free Zone on Jul 27 2016 17:44

As Portland becomes more and more impossible for renters, the Portland Solidarity Network and Portland Tenants United are marching on a landlord to support tenant power.

Fight For The City: Part One- Social Cleansing, Social Warfare

First part of a three part series on what is happening to cuities under capitalism

Inside the growing tenants movement that is fighting mass displacement

Submitted by Eviction Free Zone on Apr 21 2016 16:25

Gentrification, rent hikes, and no-cause evictions are creating mass displacement in urban areas around the country. In Portland, Oregon, Brooklyn, San Francisco, and other cities, tenants are building a movement to use solidarity and collective action to fight back.

Crisis of family and friends: Working class experiences from west London

Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Apr 3 2016 11:57

In warehouses, factories and other low-paid workplaces in west London we’ve had various conversations with fellow workers about how they live. We've also had experiences at home, where we flat-share with other workers from different countries. Facing the breakdown of the family and various forms of personal crisis we thought of writing an article about it for our paper, WorkersWildWest. Please feel free to criticise and contribute!

Portland stands up against housing discrimination and retaliation

Submitted by Eviction Free Zone on Feb 3 2016 00:42

Portland Tenants United leads a rally and march to confront rising retaliation and discrimination against tenants, which they say will only be solved by creating tenant power through direct action.

#EvictionFree2016: against retaliation, against discrimination

Submitted by Eviction Free Zone on Jan 11 2016 00:35

As Portland slips into a declared "renter state of emergency," tenants are being pushed out of the city as rents skyrocket and greedy landlords strip renters of their stability and voice. Now, Portland Tenants United, the newest tenants union in Portland, is launching a citywide campaign with a rally and march geared to take the tenant rights movement to the next level.