housing

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.

Rent Strike at Holgate Manor: Month Three

Submitted by R Totale on Oct 7 2018 15:07

Members of the Holgate Manor Tenant Union in Portland are now in the third month of their rent strike against Princeton Property Management and their California landlord, millionaire Fred Kleinbub, who have largely failed to meet the union’s demands.

Urgent Demo Callout By Glasgow Tenants! Shut Down Slum Landlords!

Submitted by AlfaGamma on Sep 29 2018 18:16

On Sunday the 30th of September a collective of Glasgow tenants is holding a demonstration against the eviction of a reclaimed slum tenement block by Police Scotland in alliance with notorious slumlord Harpal "Harry" Singh. Here is the text from their demo callout.

Glasgow Tenants Take Action Against Slumlords

Submitted by AlfaGamma on Sep 28 2018 21:12

On the 23rd of September a collective of Glasgow tenants took back a block of tenements from notorious slumlord Harpal Singh. This is their statement on the events that followed.

Jorge from Distrito 14 collective (Madrid) on the verge of imprisonment

Submitted by Dannny on Sep 23 2018 12:02

Article translated from the Madrid-based anarchist publication Todo Por Hacer relating to the likely jail time faced by anti-eviction activist Jorge Jiménez from the anti-capitalist, feminist and anti-fascist collective Distrito 14.
Original article here: https://www.todoporhacer.org/jorge-distrito-14/

Hamilton Tenant

A newsletter by and for tenants in Hamilton. The goal of this newsletter is to share the stories of working-class tenants in Hamilton and inspire each other in our collective struggle for better conditions in our homes and our lives.