Last remaining housing occupation in Bologna has been evicted
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
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
Crisis of family and friends: Working class experiences from west London
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
#EvictionFree2016: against retaliation, against discrimination
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.