The New York City rent strike, 1907-8
Submitted by Steven. on May 14 2017 16:26
A short account of the Lower East Side rent strike in New York City in late 1907 to early 1908.
Rent Strike in Toronto
Submitted by Parkdale Organize on May 8 2017 22:07
Two hundred tenants are on rent strike in Toronto against increases they say are meant to price them out of their homes.
Rent strike: St Pancras 1960
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 6 2017 11:04
A detailed history and analysis of the militant St Pancras rent strike of 1960 against council rent increases written in 1972.
1915: Glasgow Rent Strike
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 25 2017 18:16
IN 1915 overcrowding gave landlords in Glasgow took advantage and increased the rent and evicted thousands who couldn't pay. In response the women of the estates banded together and chased away the eviction agents.
Resistance Issue 161, Autumn 2016
Autumn 2016 edition of the Anarchist Federation's publication Resistance.
London student rent strike campaign forces £500,000 in concessions from university
Submitted by Jacques Roux on Nov 30 2015 22:52
All demands by the UCL Cut the Rent campaign have been met by the Central London university after a sustained campaign focussed on "tactics of disruptive protest, direct action and rent striking". The campaign will now escalate to demand rent cuts cross the campus.
The tenant movement in New York City, 1904-1984
Submitted by wojtek on Feb 11 2013 13:19
Ronald Lawson's history of New York City's rich tradition of tenant mobilization during the 20th century.
"El sainete porteño" and Argentine reality: The tenant strike of 1907
Submitted by wojtek on Oct 20 2012 22:55
An article by Donald S. Castro on Nemesio Trejo's theatre production Los inquilinos (The Tenants) and the 1907 rent strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina on which it is based.
Mothers' Strike (2010)
“Mothers’ Strike” is a documentary that portrays the living conditions of the striking women in Walbrzych, Poland in 2010, their struggle against local authorities, conflicts with welfare institutions and their attempts at self-organizing.
