housing

tiny housing...BIG PROBLEM

Submitted by LAMA on Jun 15 2019 02:07

As rents become unaffordable and property ownership becomes a luxury, tiny houses are being advocated as a way of addressing the housing crisis both here in Aotearoa and elsewhere.

L.A.’s Class Struggle Looks Like This: The Tenants Movement

Submitted by R Totale on Apr 24 2019 18:34

An article from Salvo, a Los Angeles working class newspaper, on recent tenants' struggles in the area.

Citizen Participation vs Class Power: Thoughts on community organizing

Ray Valentine talks about the limitations of the community organizing model. This article was first published by Organizing Work.

The View From Here: An Assessment of the East Hamilton Rent Strike

Submitted by R Totale on Mar 16 2019 10:37

What follows is a brief and rather belated update on the East Hamilton Rent Strike, a seven-month campaign waged by tenants of the Stoney Creek Towers against their landlord, InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust and property manager, CLV Group.

Fighting On Home Turf: Community Politics & the IWCA

A Black Flag article on the working class community politics of the Independent Working Class Association (IWCA) from 2003.

Brighton SolFed – Practical organising and reflections

Base publication's interview with Brighton Solidarity Federation about their collective organising around housing issues.

Herramientas para construir el poder del inquilinxs: Las Tacticas Vol # 1

Tools for Building Tenant Power: Tactics Vol #1

Chicago-based Autonomous Tenants Union (ATU) presents a booklet on tactics that can be utilized in a variety of struggles.

Hamilton, Ontario: Big Landlord Issues Mass Eviction Notices to Threaten Organized Tenants

Submitted by R Totale on Oct 13 2018 15:46

As the Stoney Creek Towers rent strike enters its sixth month, corporate landlord CLV is starting to lose it. This story previously appeared on It's Going Down and North Shore Counter-Info.