North-South Unity Rally Demands: "Stop the Land Grab"
Minneapolis, MN - More than 500 people came together September 25 under the slogan "Stop the Land Grab!" The protest was organized by opponents of the Highway 55 reroute and activists who have been...
View ArticleHousing the Homeless
The following is one in a regular series of commentaries by Mumia Abu Jamal from SCI Greene PrisonThe great French writer, Anatoli Franz, once wrote, "The law in its majestic equality, forbids the rich...
View ArticleKeeping the Greedy At Bay: Chicago Tenants Rise Up
Chicago, IL - Across the country the rich are grabbing up land, pushing poor people and people of color to the suburbs and on to the streets. In Chicago this has meant the demolition of whole...
View Article"Budget Surplus Built on our Backs - Give It Up"
St. Paul, MN - Welfare recipients and low income people chanted and held signs in the state capitol building here, Nov. 29, while government officials delivered their state budget forecast.In a...
View ArticleMN legislators hold peoples hearing on foreclosure moratorium bill
St. Paul, MN - In a packed hearing room, more than a dozen legislators heard testimony March 14 on proposed legislation to put a moratorium on home foreclosures and the eviction of tenants from...
View ArticleWelfare Rights celebrates victories, looks ahead to new battles
Minneapolis, MN - More than 40 members and supporters of the Welfare Rights Committee (WRC) gathered here, Aug. 10, to celebrate past victories and look ahead to future battles.Leaders of the WRC told...
View ArticleMiddle income is not ‘middle class’
San José, CA - In December of 2015 the Pew Research Center released a report on the decline in middle-income Americans, who now make up a minority of the population, down from 60% in the 1970s. Their...
View ArticleNew Yorkers demand rent suspension
New York, NY - Due to the rising unemployment rate, New Yorkers are struggling financially. Some measures have been taken to help homeowners, as well as those going through eviction proceedings. An...
View ArticleTampa’s housing crisis and the fight for rent control
Tampa, FL - The Tampa community has struggled for an end to the housing crisis since the eviction moratoriums ended last year. With this year’s midterm elections approaching, Tampa activists demand a...
View ArticleJacksonville demands a Peoples Budget - money for housing and not police
Jacksonville, FL - As the people of Jacksonville face rapidly increasing rent hikes and evictions, local organizers and residents rallied outside of City Hall on August 9. Before entering the city...
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