Podcasts about rent strike

Tenant union members at an Independence apartment building are in their third month of a rent strike. Has it been worth the risk? Plus: A Kansas native explains how Truman Capote and Harper Lee ended up joining her family for Christmas dinner.

Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History.  AcknowledgementsWritten and edited by Working Class History.Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@peptoattack

This Saturday November 23 the Tenant's Union accompanied by dozens of housing activism organizations have planned a protest in Barcelona to demand a significant reduction in rents. We discuss the housing crisis, analyze the reasons behind rising prices and find out how tenants are fighting back. Host Beth Cohen is joined by Catalan News journalist Cillian Shields to explore how the housing situation has evolved in recent years. Cillian talks to tenants about the difficulties of renting in Barcelona, the increasingly unfavorable contracts offered by landlords and the saturated housing market. Beth investigates the rent cap law, finds out what a ‘tense housing zone' is and discovers how landlords are using legal loopholes to continue to charge prices which reflect market demand. We interview some of the key figures involved in Saturday's protest, including Carme Arcarazo, the spokesperson for the Tenants´ Union, and Judit Esposa, a representative of a housing union in the Barcelona neighborhood of Gràcia. They clarify what the protest hopes to achieve, while experts question the viability of a rent strike. Filling the Sink also reveals how locals are being priced out of their neighborhoods, as tourism and luxury real estate put pressure on rental prices. For those who do want to stay, compromise comes in the form of a flat share or moving back into the family home, neither of which are desirable options for working adults. This week's Catalan phrase is “Començar la casa per la teulada” - to start the house with the roof. It means to do things in the wrong order and is the equivalent of the English saying “To put the cart before the horse.” 

Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History.  AcknowledgementsWritten and edited by Working Class History.Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@peptoattack

In 1985, after escaping war, famine, and genocide, 200 Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees in West Philadelphia took on their latest challenge: some of the worst landlords in the city.Support the showwww.laborjawn.com

John Warmb of the band Rent Strike returns to the show & talks to Pepe about recording their latest album Möbius Strip Mall & why he often makes concept albums. A large portion of the conversation focuses of the power of words & the magic that flows through & out of them. Together, Pepe & John explore some practical of examples of how we cast a spell with the words we speak & how that can affect the very fabric of reality for better or for worse.Support the podcast to get bonus episodes + goodspatreon.com/BackontheGrindHIGHLIGHTS:Thoughts on concept albumsThe story of the Möbius Strip MallAdvertising is like sorceryLaurel Airica word alchemyWords as spellsA snitch spoke magic words that led Pepe to prisonThe liberating value of using or not using certain wordsLanguage & perceptionDr. Emoto water experimentDoes John have any new beliefs since recording the latest albumCovid, collapse & the time for liberating actsExploring our escape plans through musicSend us questions, comments or topic suggestions toPodcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.comLeave a comment/question on Spotify or Instagram (we read them all)Follow/engage with the podcast on Instagraminstagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engram Get Coffee for the Bandit in you; roasted by PepeStayFreeCoffee.com***Word of mouth really matters to us. Here's two simple things you can do to help keep this podcast going strong: Share your favorite episode with a friend who you think will also enjoy it.Leave us a rating or review. It will help us reach & support more folks like you & that's why we do this :)Stay Free until next time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tenants at two apartment complexes in the Kansas City area are now withholding rent payments, in the city's first rent strike since 1980. Rent strikes are illegal in Missouri, but residents say it's worth the risk, after dealing with deteriorating living conditions and a lack of maintenance.

CATU – Community Action Tenants Union – Clare are holding a special documentary screening this coming weekend. Rent Strike will be screened at Treacy's West County Hotel in Ennis on Saturday evening. The documentary focuses on the national movement in the early 1970s, in which hundreds of thousands of tenant withheld rent as a form of protest. For more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by the Clare Chairperson of CATU, George Stavrou. Picture (c): Eventbrite

Hear a story of tenants forming a union to fight back against a slumlord, going on Rent Strike and winning! Bruno, an organizer with York-South Weston Tenants Union is back to share a victory from an unlikely place, the Ontario Landlord Tenant Board. We previously heard from Bruno on one of our favourite episodes, Blueprints of a Rent Strike. We don't just get the story - we get the blueprints of how they did it._________________All of our content is free - made possible by the generous sponsorships of our Patrons. If you would like to support us: PatreonFollow us on InstagramAnd be sure to check out our other podcast: Resources: The Tenant Class - Blueprints of Disruption | PodfollowBlueprints of Rent StrikeFollow YSW Tenants Union on Twitter (X)

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Presenters: Chloe DS, Jacob Andrewartha, Rob ZocchiNewsreportsHeadline newsreports from the presentersBritish Labour party suspends seven left-wing mps for voting to scrap the two-child benefit cap.The inspiring pro-palestine protests outside US Congress responding to Netanyahu's speech Interviews and DiscussionsMassive protests in Bangadesh led by students are breaking out and they're facing unprecedented repression by the police, armed forces.Recording of a Green Left podcast titled Bangadesh: students fight for justice featuring Zaria from Deshis for Liberation speaking about the protest movement.Nandini Sen Mehra from Hindus for Human Rights joined the program discussing the importance of having Hindu voices that resist casteism, racism and all forms of bigotry and oppression and promoting a upcoming forum on July 29. You can listen to the individual interview here.Upcoming events from the Activist CalendarProtest for Palestine: No Weapons made in Dandenong, Saturday 27 July, 12pm @ Dandenong Park.Advocacy for Progressive Voices: The Art of Cultural and Political Resistance against Extremism - USA and Australia., Monday 29 July, 6:30pm @ Resistance Centre.Forum: Rise of the Global Far-Right., Tuesday 30 July, 6:30pm @ Resistance Centre.Songs played"Rent Strike" by David Rovics."Vincent" by Don McLean"Apocalypse She" by The Anti-Queens

At the beginning of May, advocacy group Students for Fair Rent, launched a ‘rent strike' against the University of Auckland. This saw many students withholding their rent from their halls of residence.  Just over a month later a decision was made to end the strike. Now, still with no response from the University, the group is moving away from solely targeting the tertiary institution, and instead focusing on legislative change.  Producer Evie spoke to the groups organiser, Matthew Lee, who explains what happened over the course of the strike and what led to its end.

Key factors to a successful rent strike include people doing it at the same time, and being organized for collective action when the cops come to try to evict. It worked in the 1930's, but since then society and the laws have backtracked a whole lot.

There's no clear end in sight for student protests over accommodation fees at Auckland University.  Members of the Students for Fair Rent group haven't been paying rent since the start of this month.  They're demanding a blanket rent reduction and safeguards against future rises.  Group founder Matthew Lee told Mike Hosking that the university has a responsibility to provide safe, secure, and affordable accommodation for students, which they're not doing.  He said that they also have the responsibility to engage with students and have explicitly refused to do so.  Lee told Hosking that striking is the only way they have to show the university that this is a significant issue.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the later half of 2023, the University of Auckland announced rent increases of more than 8% at their halls of residence. The University justified this as a necessary measure, caused by the impacts of inflation However, students bearing the full brunt of the rent increase said the University's decision to increase rent and subsequent explanation were unacceptable, pointing out that inflation rates only increased by 5.6%, and that the increases would make the cost of living unaffordable for a large number of students living at the halls of residence.  This prompted a number of students to form a “Students for Fair Rent”, a group advocating for rental rates at the University of Auckland to be made more affordable by matching rental rates to inflation rates and the average cost of housing in Central Auckland.  In August last year, Students for Fair Rent organised a petition on change.org that received 1500 signatures, urging the University of Auckland to lower the cost of living which the University of Auckland reportedly ignored. Last week, on the 19th of April, Students for Fair Rent held a rally on Campus calling for a rent strike as a last resort protest against the cost of living at the halls and the University's dismissal.  95bFM News Reporters, Shane and Oto, went down to the rally and spoke to Matthew Lee, the founder of Students for Fair Rent, as well as Green Party Co-Leader Chloe Swarbrick, to discuss call for a rent strike.

In the later half of 2023, the University of Auckland announced rent increases of more than 8% at their halls of residence. The University justified this as a necessary measure, caused by the impacts of inflation However, students bearing the full brunt of the rent increase said the University's decision to increase rent and subsequent explanation were unacceptable, pointing out that inflation rates only increased by 5.6%, and that the increases would make the cost of living unaffordable for a large number of students living at the halls of residence.  This prompted a number of students to form a “Students for Fair Rent”, a group advocating for rental rates at the University of Auckland to be made more affordable by matching rental rates to inflation rates and the average cost of housing in Central Auckland.  In August last year, Students for Fair Rent organised a petition on change.org that received 1500 signatures, urging the University of Auckland to lower the cost of living which the University of Auckland reportedly ignored. Last week, on the 19th of April, Students for Fair Rent held a rally on Campus calling for a rent strike as a last resort protest against the cost of living at the halls and the University's dismissal.  95bFM News Reporters, Shane and Oto, went down to the rally and spoke to Matthew Lee, the founder of Students for Fair Rent, as well as Green Party Co-Leader Chloe Swarbrick, to discuss call for a rent strike.

This is episode three of the Rent Strike Series, focusing on the Veritas Tenants Association's ongoing multibuilding rent strike in San Francisco to demand a say in the terms of sale of their buildings. In November 2023, the Prado Group assumed ownership of 20 Veritas-owned buildings, while on January 18, 2024, Ballast Investments and their partner Brookfield Properties took over the remaining 75 buildings in the largest-ever sale of rent-stabilized units in San Francisco. Meanwhile, the rent strike has expanded to six buildings, and some of the strikers have secured concessions through collective bargaining, including a 75 percent reduction in rent over 12 months, cancellation of a scheduled rent increase, and dismissal of eviction lawsuits. In this episode, we get an update on these developments from Brad Hirn, lead organizer with the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco.

On reclaiming the history of the 1970s rent strikesWe were delighted to be joined by Fiadh Tubridy & Aisling Hedderman from CATU to discuss the latest CATU publication Rent Strike, which tells the untold story of one of the great Irish tenants' struggles. We discuss the details of NATO (National Association of Tenants Organisations) and the success of the rent strikes themselves, but also we try to apply the learnings to the modern day: what can we learn from the rent strikers of the 70s? What's different now? And what's the most disgusting but legal thing you are allowed to throw at the Gardaí? This was a really insightful and enjoyable conversation about housing and organising but also about community, history and connection. Hope you enjoy x  Join CATUBuy Rent Strike at Connolly BooksTickets for our Christmas showSupport the show

Everybody knows it and almost everyone feels it: we're in the grips of a major housing crisis. Home ownership is out of reach for so many people and for renters, units are hard to find and expensive. It seems everywhere you turn these days, there's another rent strike. One of the factors driving this affordability crisis has been a shift away from publicly built housing toward large corporate-owned buildings. As Prof. Nemoy Lewis, from the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University, puts it: now “housing is treated as a commodity, rather than a human right.” He joins Vinita to discuss these corporate landlords and the disproportionate impact they are having on Black and low-income communities. He says it's creating truly income-polarized cities – and urban centres that are increasingly accessible to only a small group of wealthy people.

This is episode two of the Rent Strike Series, focusing on the Veritas Tenants Association's ongoing multibuilding rent strike in San Francisco to demand a say in the terms of sale of their buildings. On August 30, corporate landlord Ballast Investments won the auction for Veritas Investments' delinquent debt and will take over 75 Veritas-owned buildings. And on September 1 the strike expanded. In this episode, we get an update on these developments and the implications for the strike from Brad Hirn, lead organizer with the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco.

The first in an ongoing series hosted by Mathilde Gustavussen

Welcome, to This Is America, August 15th, 2023. In this episode, we speak with two organizers of the Midwest Dual Power Gathering, taking place in Chicago next week. We then speak with Candice King, a resident of Eugene, Oregon who is currently on rent strike, along with a local anarchist who is helping organize eviction... Read Full Article

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: FORD GOVERNMENT SETTING UP WORKING GROUP TO DEAL WITH AG REPORT 12:00-12:30 Marissa Lennox is joined by Lisa Raitt, former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Glenn De Baeremaeker, a former Toronto City Councillor and Deputy Mayor and George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre who also served as a health minister and deputy Premier. Meanwhile, it's Tuesday, and we're kicking things off with our assembly of Recovering Politicians and a lot has happened since we last spoke with them, none more conspicuous than the lingering Greenbelt issue, which doesn't seem to be going away any time soon. The very latest is an announcement by the Ford government to establish a working group to deliver a quote “comprehensive response to the report” – a top priority for the government. But what's the actual deal here? Is this just a sideshow to divert attention from the fact that they're resolutely treading the path toward development – the result is the same. We'll also delve into fresh numbers from Angus Reid: Trudeau's crew is trailing Pierre Poilievre's opposition by a seven-point gap. And we're halfway home in this federal election cycle. So, how much weight should we give this? And what do you think about Pierre Poilievre's new look? Is he beginning to resonate with you personally? CANADA'S INFLATION RATE UP AGAIN 12:30-12:45 pm Marissa Lennox is now joined by Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer of Economics at Concordia University in Montreal. Let's shift our attention to the economy for a moment. Canada's inflation rate climbed to 3.3 percent come July. It's a drop from the peak of 8.1 percent we saw last summer, but it's a step up from the 2.8 percent just last month. So what's the key takeaway from these numbers? Let's bring in Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer of Economics at Concordia University in Montreal. SOME TORONTO TENANTS ARE RENT STRIKING 12:45 to 1 pm Marissa Lennox is now joined by Khalil, a resident at Thorncliffe Park Drive and an organizer of Thorncliffe Park Tenants and Adnan Subzwari, Associate with Mills and Mills LLP. Tenants in a Thorncliff Park apartment complex, situated just North of East York in Toronto, have taken a stand by refusing to pay rent. Their protest stems from rental increases of nearly 10 percent over the past two years. The rent strike has been going on for four months now, and is the second in Toronto spurred on by above-guideline rent increases. One of the residents of the three-building apartment complex, who lives there with his family, Khalil Aldroubi, joined us to discuss.

"When I'm writing music & lyrics, the best thing I can do is just empty my head...that's the best way to make art that is authentic."In this episode Pepe talks with John Warmb of the band Rent Strike. They discuss the hug John & Pepe shared when they first met, time, solitude vs. solitary confinement, the psychological value of alchemy, the problem with hiding things in your shadow/unconscious, the ego's struggle admitting the power of the unconscious exist & much more.HIGHLIGHTS:John & Pepe's hugMaking & breaking breadThoughts on Covid (inside prison & in the "free" world)John asks Pepe about his biggest struggle being in solitary confinementPepe tells John about "ghost drugs"Self inflicted prisons can be far worse than physical, government operated prisonsAlchemy & inner workJohn & Pepe discuss what they think is one of the most important things anyone can do in lifeConnect with Rent Strike:instagram.com/rent__strike/rentstrikenow.com/Read Pepe's response (written from prison) to John's question about "Time"preparingforfreedom.org/2021/05/02/reader-question-have-you-changed-your-relationship-to-time-since-entering-the-system/Read Pepe's "The Gift Of Coffee" blog post John also mentioned in this episodepreparingforfreedom.org/2021/12/15/the-gift-of-coffee/Subscribe to Pepe's Bandit Coffee RoastersBanditCoffeeRoasters.comSay hello, send us feedback about any episode or ask a question for possible discussion on a future episode:Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.comFollow the podcast:instagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engramshows.acast.com/back-on-the-grindWord of mouth really matters. If you like what you heard, here's two things you can do to help keep this podcast going strong:Share the podcast with a friend who you think will find value in it.Please leave us a rating or review. It will help us reach & support more folks like you!Stay Free until next time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rent strikes are just one tool in the chest of the York South-Weston Tenant Union in Toronto. Bruno, one of the organizers with the union provides a step by step guide on how they got to where they are now - on strike, withholding rent from landlords who clearly underestimated the collective power of their tenants. Connecting neighbours, finding common ground, overcoming apathy and fear and standing up for their rights. These tenants are "fighting for their right to home". We find out they aren't the only tenants on a rent strike in Ontario - each group working with one another and giving the rest of us the inspiration we need to do the same. Resources:York South Weston Tenant Union on Twitter Donate - York South-Weston Tenant Union Solidarity Fund

The hosts are talking about Adam22 being jealous, Toronto tenants rent strike, Miranda Lambert stopping her concert and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome, to This Is America, September 2nd, 2022. On today’s episode, we speak with two members of Sacramento IWOC (Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee) about their group, some of their recent campaigns, and how they are building relationships with prisoners on the inside for long-term abolitionist organizing. #SeminoleCounty #Florida pic.twitter.com/Wpdnl1a8wp — It's Going Down (@IGD_News) August... Read Full Article

In this conversation we interview Tracy Rosenthal who is a co-founder of the Los Angeles Tenants Union. Their book, Abolish Rent, written with Leonardo Vilchis, is forthcoming from Verso.  We talk to Tracy about their recent piece “Inside LA's Homeless Industrial Complex” which discusses the aftermath of LA's Echo Park encampment from 2020, and current trends in social control with respect to unhoused people in Los Angeles. Tracy examines the relationship between police and ostensibly social service oriented nonprofit organizations in developing new forms of carceral containment, under the auspices of so-called interim housing.  We also talk a bit about some of the organizing that unhoused folks are undertaking in response to these trends. As well as the work Tracy and others are doing with the LA Tenants Union and the Autonomous Tenants Union Network.  And we are as always working to maintain our capacity to bring you these shows as frequently as we do. Doing that requires monetary support. We appreciate every single one of our patrons. If you are looking to join them in financially sustaining this show, you can become a patron for as little as $10.80/year, or $1/month at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism. And if you're not able to give monetarily, boost the patreon link on your social media or share an episode with someone. It all helps. Music for our podcast is provided by Televangel.  Articles discussed in the episode:  “Inside LA's Homeless Industrial Complex” "101 Notes On The LA Tenants Union" Tenant Organizing: LA Tenants Union and the Autonomous Tenants Union Network.   

Get cosy and settle in to the latest edition of Dissident Island Radio! Episode 261 features: - Jake from London Renters Union retrospecting on what happened since and as a result of the Rent Strike of May 2020. - Meli, a member of the Glasgow Student Housing Coop that's affiliated with Student Co-op Homes on the process, challenges and inspirations of organising student housing cooperatives. - Clarrie Pope, co-author of recently published graphic novel "Welcome Home", discussing her book, squatting, cultures of resistance and more. - ACAB Andy updates us on the LARC cop raid (and being cross with Extinction Rebellion), #killthebill Bristol trials, bicycletripping-up-woman case, Brendan the Baliff Basher case, the attorney general review of the Colston Statue trial and key points we can take away from the recently passed Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act. - Music from Wormholes Between - DJ set from Lastboss from Bad Sekta featuring Jungle, Breakcore and Grime.   Timestamps: 00:02:38 Jake from London Renters Union 00:25:33 Clarrie Pope, author of "Welcome Home" 00:53:31 Meli from Glasgow Student Housing Coop 01:16:51 ACAB Andy legal update 01:26:40 DJ Lastboss Links to material cited in the show: - Jake's article about the pandemic rent strike. - Buy "Welcome Home" direct from Minor Compositions for discounted price of £12 + P&P here or at this place or try your local infoshop (like 56a Infoshop) or a radical bookseller near you. - Clarrie will be at MayDay Rooms on 24 June and 56a on 26 June - Listen to the Minor Compositions Podcast with Clarrie Pope and Alan Moore (but after you read the book!)

Felix organizes a rent strike against 1049 Park Avenue after its new manager fails to keep up the building in S5E17 “The Rent Strike”.  Topics covered include 1) The Library of Congress receiving Neil Simon's archives 2) Jerry Lewis' failed talk shows 3) guest star Victor Buono 4) the potential tie-in of his character's name and The Wild Wild West 5) guest star Rodney Allen Rippy and his Jack In The Box ads 6) the song “Buckle Down Winsocki” 7) Miriam knowing that Felix sees other women 8) the music edit on the DVD 9) the return of actors Ed Peck, Herbie Faye, and Peter Hobbs  10) the weird way Christmas is referred to twice in one small section 11) the building's doormen 12) the way Oscar wants Felix to leave only when it won't make Oscar feel guilty 13) the use of the word “chiffonier” 14) the tag that wraps up everything too nicely 15) the weird way extras walk away in the background of a scene 16) David Janssen 

The Pruitt–Igoe housing complex opened in 1954 with many hoping it would be a model for urban housing projects. But, problems would start soon after it opened. By 1969 living conditions had deteriorated to such an extent that Black activists took action. Just press play to hear the whole story. ------ Click on search links to see if there are episodes with related content: Cicely Hunter, Housing, Landmark Locations, Black History, Civil Rights, Architecture, ------ Podcast Transcript: I'm Cicely Hunter, Public Historian from the Missouri Historical Society, and here's history, on eighty-eight-one, KDHX. ——— A rent strike ensued by low-income communities in St. Louis during 1969 and brought the issue of public housing home. Residents from Pruitt-Igoe and other public housing facilities grappled with its shortcomings in St. Louis and politicized its failures before the nation. ——— Wendell O. Pruitt Homes and William Igoe Apartments, known together as Pruitt–Igoe, were 33 high-rise buildings that were 11 stories high, and were designed as a new cutting-edge redevelopment model of public housing by urban planners and designers. Mayor Joseph Darst believed the project would recreate new and vibrant spaces within St. Louis, which he defined as “tangible evidence of progress in the continuing war against slums and decay. St. Louisians can point to their city as a model of modern development.” With this perception of progress, Pruitt-Igoe would open its doors to residents in 1954. Not long after the doors opened, tenants would see problems arise. Residents experienced rodent infestation, broken heating units, no hot water, overflowing trash incinerators, and overall insufficient living conditions. ——— The 1969 St. Louis Rent Strike demonstrated how Black activists tackled public housing as a civil rights issue. The rent strike encouraged tenants to demand better living conditions. In this community-driven initiative, tenants withheld their rent money and insisted they only pay 25 percent of their income, increase police protection, and improve maintenance. The rent strike went on for nine months and would later inform the federal legislation Brooke Amendment to the Housing Act of 1969. Though residents of Pruitt Igoe seemed to win the battle against poor conditions during that time, it was later demolished between 1972 and 1976. Essentially, what was perceived as a successful legislation, continues to leave many low-income families in intolerable condition today. ——— Here's history is a joint production of the Missouri Historical Society and KDHX. I'm Cicely Hunter and this is eighty-eight-one, KDHX, St. Louis. ———

The Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles has historically been home to tightknit immigrant communities. Francisco Gonzalez had lived in an apartment a block away from the neighborhood’s Mariachi Plaza for a decade when the building was sold, and the new owner nearly doubled his rent. Several of Gonzalez’s neighbors got rent hikes too. At first, Gonzalez figured he had no choice but to get out, but then he learned about another option. On this week’s show, the last of our fifth season, we’ll follow Gonzalez and his neighbors through a rent strike — involving lawyers, protests, tense sit-downs and, maybe, a way to stay in their homes. If you liked this episode, share it with a friend. And to get even more Uncomfortable, subscribe to our newsletter. Each Friday you'll get a note from Reema, Uncomfortable videos and some recs from the Uncomfortable team. It's all exclusively for our email list, so don't wait! If you missed it, here's the latest issue. “This Is Uncomfortable” is Reema Khrais, Donna Tam, Megan Detrie, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Camila Kerwin, Phoebe Unterman, Marque Greene and Serena Chow.

The Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles has historically been home to tight-knit immigrant communities. Francisco Gonzalez had lived in an apartment a block away from the neighborhood’s Mariachi Plaza for a decade when the building was sold, and the new owner nearly doubled his rent. Several of Gonzalez’s neighbors got rent hikes too. At first, Gonzalez figured he had no choice but to get out, but then he learned about another option. On this week’s show, the last of our fifth season, we’ll follow Gonzalez and his neighbors through a rent strike — involving lawyers, protests, tense sit-downs and, maybe, a way to stay in their homes. If you liked this episode, share it with a friend. And to get even more Uncomfortable, subscribe to our newsletter. Each Friday you'll get a note from Reema, Uncomfortable videos and some recs from the Uncomfortable team. It's all exclusively for our email list, so don't wait! If you missed it, here's the latest issue. “This Is Uncomfortable” is Reema Khrais, Donna Tam, Megan Detrie, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Camila Kerwin, Phoebe Unterman, Marque Greene and Serena Chow.

Grab your prams and practice your Les Mis because this week we're building a barricade--except instead of Marius we're talking about Mary Barbour and the Glasgow rent strikes of 1915. Join Adam, Nat and this week's lovely (and in love) guests actor, Stephen McCole and writer/teacher, Emma Noble. Mary Barbour Mary Barbour Statue Photo of strikers 1 Photo of strikers 2 Rent strike in the paper Watch/Listen to Alistair Hulett play “Mrs Barbour's Army” More on Stephen & Emma: Follow Stephen at @s_mccole on Instagram & @stephenmccole on Twitter & Emma at @mrsmccolio on Instagram & @emmanoblewrites on Twitter SOURCES: Burness, Catriona. “Mary Barbour & Rent Strike 1915.” Remember Mary Barbour, 16 Jan. 2014, remembermarybarbour.wordpress.com/mary-barbour-rent-strike-1915/. “Mary Barbour - a Dangerous Woman?” Dangerous Women Project, 1 Mar. 2017, dangerouswomenproject.org/2017/03/02/mary-barbour-dangerous-woman/. Paterson, Laura. “Centenary of Glasgow Women's Rent Strikes.” Womens History Scotland, womenshistoryscotland.org/2015/12/24/centenary-of-glasgow-womens-rent-strikes/. rs21. “1915 Glasgow RENT STRIKE: How Workers Fought and Won over Housing.” rs21, 13 May 2021, www.rs21.org.uk/2015/06/12/1915-glasgow-rent-strike-how-workers-fought-and-won-over-housing/. SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram CREDITS: Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man” Additional Music: Garreth Spinn Original Art: Sarah Cruz Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com

Grab your prams and practice your Les Mis because this week we're building a barricade--except instead of Marius we're talking about Mary Barbour and the Glasgow rent strikes of 1915. Join Adam, Nat and this week's lovely (and in love) guests actor, Stephen McCole and writer/teacher, Emma Noble.Mary BarbourMary Barbour StatuePhoto of strikers 1Photo of strikers 2Rent strike in the paperWatch/Listen to Alistair Hulett play “Mrs Barbour's Army”More on Stephen & Emma:Follow Stephen at @s_mccole on Instagram & @stephenmccole on Twitter& Emma at @mrsmccolio on Instagram & @emmanoblewrites on TwitterSOURCES:Burness, Catriona. “Mary Barbour & Rent Strike 1915.” Remember Mary Barbour, 16 Jan. 2014, remembermarybarbour.wordpress.com/mary-barbour-rent-strike-1915/. “Mary Barbour - a Dangerous Woman?” Dangerous Women Project, 1 Mar. 2017, dangerouswomenproject.org/2017/03/02/mary-barbour-dangerous-woman/. Paterson, Laura. “Centenary of Glasgow Women's Rent Strikes.” Womens History Scotland, womenshistoryscotland.org/2015/12/24/centenary-of-glasgow-womens-rent-strikes/. rs21. “1915 Glasgow RENT STRIKE: How Workers Fought and Won over Housing.” rs21, 13 May 2021, www.rs21.org.uk/2015/06/12/1915-glasgow-rent-strike-how-workers-fought-and-won-over-housing/. SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram SUPPORT: Our network, Arcade Audio, is on Patreon. Support them and gain access to loads of bonus content from Shared History and all other Arcade podcasts: patreon.com/arcadeaudio CREDITS:Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”Additional Music: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzProducer: Kathleen Mueller MasonSPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com

CW: This episode we joke around about suicide. If you're not in the mood for it, feel free to skip (it's mostly a filler episode anyway, since we caught up to the manga, we'll get back to the main plot next week). Descend into the deep scorpionic undertide, with your pals (seriously, we're pals) at … Continue reading "Episode 130 – Abyss"

CW: This episode we joke around about suicide. If you're not in the mood for it, feel free to skip (it's mostly a filler episode anyway, since we caught up to the manga, we'll get back to the main plot next week). Descend into the deep scorpionic undertide, with your pals (seriously, we're pals) at … Continue reading "Episode 130 – Abyss"

In cities across Canada, housing has become a crisis. In BC, the home of unaffordable housing, a movement has taken shape to fight for renters rights. Rent. Strike. Bargain. is building power through solidarity between tenants and labour, with the ultimate goal of winning the right for renters to collectively bargain & form tenant unions. We're joined by organizer, Ben Ger to learn about the campaign and what we can do in the fight for fair, safe, and affordable housing for all. Support this podcast

What can we say about this week's guest, Eirene Tsolidis Noyce? A force to be reckoned with, that's for sure. Eirene is the inaugural secretaty of the Renters and Housing Union (RAHU), Melbourne's new union born in the fire of the 2020 Rent Strike at the beginning of COVID-19. Hailing originally from Moonee Ponds, Eirene played piano from a young age and eventually discovered blues, playing in a range of groups before moving to New York and learning first hand what it's like to live in a country without a safety net. Eirene has given her time to and supported different actions over the last 10 years, from Occupy Melbourne to the Djap Wurrung Embassy and is a super smart, articulate and thoughtful person now raising hell for slumlords across the city! It was great having Eirene on the show and we hope you enjoy her story. Thanks, Eirene!

In this May Day double feature, Nashwa and Ryan sit down with Patricio Dávila and Phil Zigman of  RenovtictionsTO and Cole Webber of Parkdale Organize. In this May Day double feature, we discuss the state of renovictions in Ontario as well as how people are resisting. Tenant organizers have been working together to resist and fight back. One example is West Lodge Tenants organizing a food bank and winning space from their massive corporate landlord to host it out of. We also have witnessed rent strikes in the city.We recommend people also check out and support Keep Your Rent and People's Defence Toronto, both groups are mentioned on the show and doing amazing work. We also suggest people use and share the Toronto Covid Evictions Tracker if they or their comrades are facing evictions. Anti-eviction action and organizing has an important history. In the second year of the Great Depression, it was so intense that evictions effectively stopped in New York, Detroit, and Chicago. Solidarity to those fighting evictions, upcoming episodes looking at the Farmer's protests, and COVID-19 in India.If you want to support the creation of more content like this and and unlock Habibti Please exclusives please consider becoming a patron on Patreon or a paid Substack subscriber. We are a small team and it costs a bit to make this happen. We are happy to contribute to this passion project but we are also *so* grateful to anyone who is able to support us in continuing to build content like this. Mutual Aid & Community Support:Although this episode is not paywalled we would deeply appreciate it if people would share or give (if able to do so) to the fundraiser for The East York 50: this fundraiser was set up to help support a group of 50 immigrant families slated to be evicted.Additionally, here are further resources for communities from Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area  facing the results of increased austerity:Encampment Support Network (ESN) is an ad-hoc, volunteer-run network supporting people living in encampments in 6 locations throughout Toronto. This includes ESN Parkdale, ESN Trinity Bellwoods, ESN Scadding Court, ESN Moss Park, ESN LNP and ESN Cherry Beach.RenovictionsTO is a volunteer-run organization that gives tenants the tools they need to organize and fight back against their landlords who are partaking in a renoviction. Keep Your Rent is another vital organization that offers Toronto residents a litany of resources to combat rent evictions.Evictions Ontario is yet another great resource for evictions—it also specifically offers a tracker to see where evictions are taking place across the province.Disability Justice Network of Ontario is a collective that aims to build a just and accessible Ontario through the dissemination of knowledge regarding issues that people with disabilities face—they promote change through legislative action; also, they support community members through a community caremongering program.Additional Resources:Some resources that complement this episode : Doug Ford is Using the Pandemic to Criminalize Tenant Organizing by Cole Webber Ontario is Mass Evicting Tenants, In as Little as 60 Seconds by Cole Webber Above Guideline Rent Increases in the Age of Financialization by Philip Zigman and Martine AugustAnti-eviction mapping project Tenants Rise Up! Fighting for Housing Justice in the Bay Area (short documentary) Online Activism During COVID-19: A Case Study in Rent Strikes by Cierra Bettens Doug Ford is Consolidating the Power of Landlords During a Time of Crisis by Shehnoor Khurram and Ryan KelpinToronto Tenants Seek Leverage on COVID Relief with Rent Strike by Morgan SharpParkdale Tenants Rally Against Goliath Corporate Landlords by Shannon CarrancoToronto Residents Get Their Massive Landlord to Donate An Apartment to Help Feed Tenants by Olivia Little Why Fighting ‘Renoviction' is so HardGuest Information Guests of the Week:  Patricio Dávila and Phil Zigman of  RenovtictionsTO and Cole Webber of Parkdale OrganizeRenovictionsTORenovictionsTO is a project seeking to document renovictions and above guideline rent increases in Toronto, provide resources and information for tenants, and support tenant organizing. Check out renovictionsto.com to learn more about where in the city renovictions and above guideline rent increases are happening and who are the landlords engaging in these practices. If you're facing a renoviction or above guideline rent increase, reach out to report your landlord and learn more about how you can fight back. In the future they will also start collecting data on the use (N12) evictions and making this information public on their website. You can check out their recent AGI report written by Phil Zigman and Martine August here. You can also find them on twitter @renovictions.Phil Zigman is the co-creator of RenovictionsTO. Patricio Dávila is a designer, artist, researcher and educator. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Arts in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design, at York University. He is the co-creator of RenovictionsTO. Parkdale Organize Parkdale Organize is a group of working class people who organize to build neighbourhood power in Parkdale. The organization aims to build working class organizations independent of politicians and social service providers.Cole Webber is a legal clinic worker in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto, who is on Twitter @colefwebberCheckout Parkdale Organize and learn more about them through their facebook page, twitter page, and website.Production Credits:Hosted by Nashwa Lina Khan Show Music by Johnny Zapras and postXamericaArt for Habibti Please by postXamericaProduction by Candian DimensionProduction Assistance by Canadian Dimension and Johnny ZaprasSocial Media & Support:Follow us on Twitter @habibtipleaseSupport us on PatreonSubscribe to us on SubstackHabibti Please is proud to be part of the Harbinger Media Network This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit habibtiplease.substack.com/subscribe

This week is part 2 of our talk with Syd-Avitia Jacques and Sherri Lysy of Maine Renters United about the impact of last November's rent control referendum, how to organize with your neigbors to make your landlords uncomfortable, and basically everything housing related you could want. Remember, being a landlord is not a job!

This week we've got part 1 of our talk with Syd-Avitia Jacques and Sherri Lysy of Maine Renters United about the impact of last November's rent control referendum, how to organize with your neigbors to make your landlords uncomfortable, and basically everything housing-related you could want. Remember, landlords are parasites on society!

So, this episode we're continuing on with our exploration of democracy, as the 'ordinary' persons opportunity to contribute to the conversations that govern our societies. And we're taking it from theory into practice again by looking at how democratic principles might be applied to a living environment. To do this we're talking to London Renters Union and Sandford Housing Cooperative. Learn - what is democratic housing? (2 mins 50 secs) Discuss - London Renters Union (10 mins 45 secs) find them on Facebook/ Instagram/ Twitter/ Website; Sandford, Housing Cooperative (43 mins 25 secs) find them on Twitter/ YouTube/ Website Share - what can we all do? (1 hour 21 mins) Things we mentioned: Democracy Episode; Democratic Workplace Episode; Socialism Episode; Food Episode; Capitalism Episode; Workers' Rights Episode; Radical Housing Network; Take Back the City; Generation Rent; Hackney Diggs; Rent Strike; Peoples Empowerment Alliance for Custom House (PEACH); Sisters Uncut; Radical Routes; Diggers and Dreamers; Confederation of Cooperative Housing; Scrap Rent Debt Crisis Campaign To discuss what you've listened to or to see more from Untelevised between episodes, head to our website (untelevised.co.uk), twitter or Instagram (both @untelevised_tv) or write to talk2untelevised@gmail.com ---------- Untelevised: The Podcast is produced by Untelevised, a joint platform between Filmanthropy and May Project Gardens.

Alisa Anwar is joined by Rent Strike coordinators (Meg Day and Charlie Keller), Bristol SU Student Living Officer (Ruth Day), students (Emily Cole and Kit Sinclair), and IF co-founder (Ashley Seager) to dissect the housing crisis among young people. With 46% of young people returning to live at home with their parents and housing prices soaring, what can be done? What IF we solved the housing crisis?

**Jon Boud's All The Rage Replay On www.traxfm.org. This week Dave and Jon discuss long-standing issues around housing and rent that have come to the fore during the Coronavirus disaster in Britain, plus praise for the teachers making the decisions to protect children and their families that Johnson's government have failed too. London Renters Union: https://londonrentersunion.org/ Rent Strike: https://www.rent-strike.org/ Shelter: https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/coronavirus?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9745&utm_content=Advice%20%7CCovid-19%7C%20Share%7CCampaigners%7C%201&utm_term=64704 It Did Happen Here Podcast: https://itdidhappenherepodcast.com/ The Jon Boud's All The Rage Show Every Wednesday From 7PM UK Time On www.traxfm.org Listen Here: https://buff.ly/2xzGt3B Mixcloud LIVE : mixcloud.com/live/traxfm Free Trax FM Android App: https://buff.ly/2wdzE4I The Trax FM Facebook Page : https://buff.ly/2DAW5ab Trax FM Live On Hear This: https://hearthis.at/k8bdngt4/live/ Tunerr: https://buff.ly/3gykyeQ Tune In Radio : https://tunein.com/radio/Trax-FM-s225176/ OnLine Radio Box: https://buff.ly/2IipztQ Radio Deck: https://buff.ly/2Lff9ts Radio.Net: https://buff.ly/2JlESDg Stream Radio : https://buff.ly/2JlETai Live Online Radio: https://buff.ly/2Lb1fbJ **

How is Covid-19 affecting the real estate industry? In today's episode of Passion for Real Estate Investments, COO of National Real Estate Investors Association, Charles Tassell, talks about the state of the real estate industry during the Covid-19 pandemic. From working on public policies and legislation, to serving on national boards, to being a Deer Park, Ohio Council Member, Charles has spent a significant amount of time affecting change through his many successes. For over 20 years, Charles has been working on public policies, advising policy development for multiple municipalities, counties, and states. He has extensive experience in real estate policy development, where he has served on local and international panels on issues including crime, environmental issues, foreclosures, and even dealing with methamphetamine labs. In 2015, Charles founded the non-profit, Street Rescue. He is currently also a campaign consultant, a Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Elder, and serves as a board member for COAST, and Maximum Freedom, Inc. How does Charles see the real estate industry playing out during the Covid-19 pandemic? We hear his thoughts on the Rent Strike, and he makes some predictions about certain real estate markets. He tells us about the many opportunities that are available for entrepreneurs to expand their business during the pandemic, and how REIAs are helping people cope with the shock of the current economic situation. If you're looking for ways to improve your business, or you want to get involved with your local REIA, this episode will point you in the right direction. Highlights from the interview * “For anybody who wants to be an entrepreneur, real estate gives you an option to grow, and to grow beyond anything you can do in a JOB.” * “Not paying rent, or doing a rent strike, is actually not paying essential workers.” * “We're living virtually. This is a great time to improve your skills technologically.” * “Wealth is more than just the dollar amounts.” * Charles is down to 120 units from 232 units, and there's a good reason why. “Buy when everyone else is selling. Sell when everyone else is buying… Everybody's buying right now.”

How is Covid-19 affecting the real estate industry?  In today's episode of Passion for Real Estate Investments, COO of National Real Estate Investors Association, Charles Tassell, talks about the state of the real estate industry during the Covid-19 pandemic. From working on public policies and legislation, to serving on national boards, to being a Deer Park, Ohio Council Member, Charles has spent a significant amount of time affecting change through his many successes.  For over 20 years, Charles has been working on public policies, advising policy development for multiple municipalities, counties, and states. He has extensive experience in real estate policy development, where he has served on local and international panels on issues including crime, environmental issues, foreclosures, and even dealing with methamphetamine labs. In 2015, Charles founded the non-profit, Street Rescue. He is currently also a campaign consultant, a Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Elder, and serves as a board member for COAST, and Maximum Freedom, Inc.  How does Charles see the real estate industry playing out during the Covid-19 pandemic? We hear his thoughts on the Rent Strike, and he makes some predictions about certain real estate markets. He tells us about the many opportunities that are available for entrepreneurs to expand their business during the pandemic, and how REIAs are helping people cope with the shock of the current economic situation.  If you're looking for ways to improve your business, or you want to get involved with your local REIA, this episode will point you in the right direction Highlights of the Interview: For anybody who wants to be an entrepreneur, real estate gives you an option to grow, and to grow beyond anything you can do in a JOB.” “Not paying rent, or doing a rent strike, is actually not paying essential workers.” “We're living virtually. This is a great time to improve your skills technologically.” “Wealth is more than just the dollar amounts.” Charles is down to 120 units from 232 units, and there's a good reason why. “Buy when everyone else is selling. Sell when everyone else is buying… Everybody's buying right now.”

Why am i going On Strike --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alex-huh/support

Dissident Island Radio is 13 years old! In this 248th episode we send you home from the birthday party with a special bag of treats including:   – Gendered Intelligence discuss their campaign to achieve positive change for trans people in the age of right-wing culture wars (00:05:02-00:30:22)   – Chat about the Anarchist Black Cross International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners happening 23-30 August 2020 (00:34:52-00:47:41)   – ACAB Andy on fireworks, Black Lives Matter updates, conditional cautions, ‘international police cooperation' and why Activist Court Aide Brigade advice won't work in Hong Kong any more  (00:51:45-01:00:38)   – Thoughts from members of Rent Strike London and the London Renters Union after several months of organising a city Rent Strike (which forms part of a Global Rent Strike) (01:04:19-01:18:48)   – Pinda with a round-up of UK-related ‘B(A)D News‘ (Dissident Island's contribution to the a-radio network‘s monthly international news digest) (01:18:48-01:23:45)   Plus – tracks by Killdren from their album ‘Dismembers of Parliament' as well as a Killdren music set (01:26:12-02:37:59) to end!   Download the full show below or download the chat show and/or dj set separately here: SHOW // DJ SET

Entering a second full month of stay-at-home orders aimed at stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus, renters and landlords across California are increasingly worried about paying their bills. These are their stories… Some tenants, in Long Beach and around the country, have gone on a RENT STRIKE refusing to pay it and adding a political statement to their economic hardship. The now monthly protest, which one group of activists says has attracted more than 12,000 California tenants, is to push government officials at all levels to cancel rent and mortgage payments, ensuring renters can stay in their homes now and when the pandemic ends. *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Find out more info, get involved and donate: Black Lives Matter LBC DefundLBPD.com DSA Long Beach Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com

Since our last episode, the world seems to have been turned upside down. Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic continued to ravage communities around the world, but a nationwide groundswell of protest against police brutality has erupted in the wake of George Floyd's killing. Meanwhile, hostilities between the US and China are escalating over the pandemic response. In this episode, we'll talk to labor activists in Myanmar and the US about how workers are coping with the pandemic, examine anti-Asian sentiment in the presidential race, and look at protests in Asia, Minnesota and beyond. Organizing API communities amid the pandemic and systemic racism We spoke Kim Geron, Monica Thammarath and Alvina Yeh of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance about how Asian American workers and their communities are faring as they face the COVID-19 pandemic, economic devastation, and an explosion of racial unrest. (A portion of this segment also appeared on Dissent's Belabored podcast.) Pushing back against "tough on China" Tobita Chow, head of Justice is Global, talks about the politics of the presidential election are heating up under the specter of China. While Trump's ant-China rhetoric is on full blast, Biden's upping his anti-China game too. A group of Asian American activists recently penned an open letter to Biden condemning one of his campaign ads, which accuses Trump of "being soft on China," and called for a more enlightened foreign and domestic policy when dealing with both Beijing and the Asian American diaspora. #CancelRent in Chinatown Melanie Wang with CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities talks about a rent strike in Chinatown, part of a citywide campaign to demanding rent and mortgage relief for all New Yorkers. Myanmar's workers are on a strike wave Labor organizer Andrew TIllett-Saks discusses workers' struggles in Myanmar's garment factories and the broader impact of the pandemic on conditions in South and Southeast Asia's factories. Cultural protest in Chile and Palestine Natisu, a Chilean-based musician and cultural worker with Trabajadoras de la Música, and Tarin Gonzalez, a Bronx-based activist with Existence is Resistance, speak about the recent protests in Chile, along with what it means to draw global connections and build solidarity in the Bronx, Palestine, and Chile. Please sign up for our email list to get updates on new episodes and donate to support our journalism. Visit asiapacificforum.org to get all of our archived episodes going back to 2006! There you can also learn more about joining the APF collective--no experience necessary. Email any comments or story ideas to asiapacificforum [at] gmail [dot] com. Theme: "A Softer War" by mobygratis.com. Image: Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/asiapacificforum/support

On today's show: Holly Blue of Rent Strike 2020, political commentator Marcus Ferrell, and TRNN reporter Jaisal Noor. Hosted by Kim Brown.

On today's show: Holly Blue of Rent Strike 2020, political commentator Marcus Ferrell, and TRNN reporter Jaisal Noor. Hosted by Kim Brown.

We talk about localization and the great yuppie exodus of New York City 2020. Propublica confirmed everything we’ve been saying on this show for months, that Cuomo and De Blasio murdered tens of thousands of people through their refusal to shutdown the city. Kicking houseless people off the subways and adding a couple UV lamps … Continue reading "Episode 79 – Global Super Fights"

We talk about the origins of May Day, its relation to the Celtic festival Beltane, the gig economy, the labor movement, today's general and rent strikes, our understanding of socialist anarchism, and more! This is one hell of an episode. Podcast Notes: Indigo Magic Podcast: https://anchor.fm/indigo-penn Ride-share Cooperative: https://eva.coop/ Rent Strike info: t.me/rentstrike2020 General Strike info: https://www.democracynow.org/2020/5/1/kali_akuno_peoples_strike_may_day

0:08 – New unemployment data released today shows 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment, or 1 in 5 workers – and the numbers are probably Ben Zipperer is an economist with the Economic Policy Institute, and co-author of the new report ‘Unemployment filing failures' 0:25 – KPFA News: Now a look at organizing. Housing rights advocates are trying to build momentum behind a demand they call “cancel rent”–a call to go further than the limited eviction pause ordered by Governor Gavin Newsom under the state of emergency. KPFA's Scott Baba reports.  0:34 – Live Tenants Rights Clinic Leah Simon Weisberg (@Leahfsw) is the Legal Director for Anti-Displacement and Land Use Programs with ACCE Institute. Sara Hedgpeth-Harris is Supervising Attorney, Housing Team at Central California Legal Services, based in Fresno. 1:08 – Finding housing and resettling after release from jail We've spent a lot of time covering the push to get people out of jails and prisons, before before COVID starts tearing through them. That, obviously, leaves the question of where people go when they get out. KPFA's Lucy Kang (@ThisIsLucyKang) spoke to Daryl,  1:18 – Los Angeles: A look at what's facing homeless people in Los Angeles — where local government has committed to getting enough hotel rooms for about a quarter of the county's homeless population, but progress seems to be really slow. KPFA's Danielle Kaye (@danielledkaye) reports. 1:24 – San Francisco: The first is the push to turn San Francisco's empty hotel rooms into safe places for its unhoused residents to weather the pandemic. More than two weeks ago, The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an emergency ordinance requiring the city to do so. Not a whole lot has come of it since then – KPFA's Chris Lee (@chrislee_xyz) reports.  1:34 – International Rent Strike May 1 Nicole Deane (@sassmasterdeane) is the Lead Organizer of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) – Oakland and Co-Facilitator of the Oakland Rent Strike Committee 1:48 – Listener comments from our off-air phone line. 1:55 – Poetry flash: ‘Glow Up' by Iris de Anda Iris De Anda is a poet, writer, activist, and practitioner of the healing arts, based in in Los Angeles.  The post Housing Roundup: We host an on-air Tenants Rights Clinic; Plus: Finding housing after being released from jail, how LA is grappling with 60,000 homeless, and the International Rent Strike on May 1 appeared first on KPFA.

The Hake Report, Mon. 4/27/20: (APOLOGIES FOR SPOTTY STREAM — WE KEPT DROPPING EARLY ON…) Young blacks and latinos dying of Covid! Illegal commie Venezuelan rent strike in Queens, NY! Corona mess: Piers Morgan running his mouth against Trump.  GREAT CALLS: Louie from ID turns 50! Omar from MI impersonates Louis Farrakhan! Rick from Hampton, VA, says the media put words in Trump's mouth!  THEN FINALLY: Evil vs. Evil: Fritz Bauer and A. Eichmann from O'Reilly's “Killing the SS.” And a female MRA (Men's Rights Activist) comments that Jesse “hates women” under Stefan Molyneux's interviews.  BLOG: https://www.thehakereport.com/blog/2020/4/27/commie-rent-strike-gay-vs-eichmann-mon-42720  VIDEO: https://youtu.be/8n7ZSmEA2Ms  Call in! 888-775-3773, live Sunday through Friday 9 AM (Los Angeles) https://thehakereport.com 

We discuss a couple of bleak pieces of news and what it could signal for our disappearing futures. We also discuss the hope and solidarity we’re building in our neighborhood organizations while maintaining social distancing and fighting surveillance. For our takes about the recent dirtbag left discourse check out the part 2 of this recording … Continue reading "Episode 77 – Plague World Updates"

Oats chats with Dru Oja Jay and Sam Hersh about the ongoing efforts to organize rent strikes across Canada. We talk about the impact the COVID-19 crisis has had on renters, the desperation that's leading many to forgo paying rent, the kind of coalition-building that will be required if a rent strike movement is to win needed political victories, and more. Check out CancelRent.ca if you'd like to find ways to get involved in rent strike organizing. Oats relies on listener support to sustain itself. You can help support us by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast

Andres covers the growing movement of activists moving to withhold rent regardless of being financially affected by the current crisis or not, but they almost demand the deferred rent waived when the lock down is lifted.Go to www.TheAndresSegovia.com for show notes.

This April 1st, people around the world will go on strike and refuse to pay rent. In the midst of the pandemic, we are confronted not only with a virus, but with the murderous logic of the market. Before COVID–19 hit, millions already struggled to afford rent, mortgage, or loan payments; today, all but the wealthiest face ruin, caught between either sickness or poverty. It's inevitable that most of us will not be able to pay the bills next month—but what we do about it is up to us. This episode offers tools, examples, and history to support you and your neighbors in withdrawing your support from the regime of rent and debt and to devote what resources you have to nourishing yourself and your community through mutual aid. We'll share excerpts from CrimethInc. texts promoting the strike, discuss the 5 Demands framework and anarchist critiques of it, work through concrete tactical suggestions from a rent strike tool kit, present an invitation to a strike from the West Coast and an interview with the radical housing collective Station 40, and offer a condensed version of an inspiring history of rent strikes around the world over the past century. {March 31st, 2020}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:01} Refuse to Pay! {2:50} The Five Demands, or Actions, or Not {6:20} Toolkit for Rent Strike Organizing {13:20} Invitation to a Strike {21:55} Interview with Station 40: On Rent Strike against Gentrification and the Pandemic {28:10} Rent Strike? A Strategic Appraisal of Rent Strikes throughout History—and Today {37:35} Historic Strikes {42:32} Common Characteristics {1:06:30} Organizations Specializing in Housing {1:11:20} Some Conclusions {1:20:40} Conclusion {1:22:35} This episode draws on recent CrimethInc. texts including Immunity for All —Invitation to Strike and 5 Emergence Actions for COVID–19 Survival, as well as an On Rent Strike against Gentrification and the Pandemic, an interview with Station 40. We also shared a condensed version of Rent Strike? A Strategic Appraisal of Rent Strikes throughout History—and Today, translated from a Spanish-language text published by Editorial Segadores in Catalunya. To learn more about the global rent strike that has been called for April 1 and beyond, start with the 5 Demands Global site and particularly their very useful toolkit. In the US, find a local rent strike organizing effort here—or check out examples from New York City (see their useful FAQ), Olympia, Durham, Chicago, and elsewhere. Our critique of the 5 Demands model emerges from our classic text Why We Don't Make Demands. To promote the strike, check out Keep Your Rent, a promo video collaboratively produced by CrimethInc., SubMedia, and It's Going Down. Also check out It's Going Down's article Between Eviction, Infection, and Refusal: What You Need to Know About the April 1st Rent Strike & How to Plug In. Our friends at the Rebel Steps podcast have released an emergency episode on COVID–19 rent strikes —check it out!  

We enjoyed an incredibly informative and inspiring interview with Olivia Olivia, the local media support for Rent Strike Portland (Oregon) and the admin of the COVID-19 Portland Oregon Area Community Support Facebook group (link below). Olivia offers context and insights on many aspects of this, including: Why is a rent freeze important in addition to the temporary ban on evictions? How do mortgage holders factor into this? What are the aims and demands for this rent strike in Portland? What are other cities doing on this? What is the best first step for folks who want—or need—to get involved with this? Some of the resources mentioned in the episode (more to come!): COVID-19 Portland Oregon Area Community Support Facebook group PDX Rent Strike website PDX Rent Strike (Instagram) PDX Rent Strike (Facebook) PDX Rent Strike (Twitter) Rent Strike Toolkit for Organizers and Strikers Tune in to the other things Olivia is up to! Olivia Olivia (Facebook) Olivia Olivia (website) @writeswrongs (Instagram)

Teen Vogue politics editor Lucy Diavolo joins us to discuss what will hopefully be the story of this crisis: neighbors organizing themselves into mutual aid networks to support each other against the virus and the capitalist system's attempts to profit from the disorder. We talk about the concept of mutual aid historically, how it's emerged in the last 15 years in the front lines of disaster relief, and some of the new ways its emerging in these early days of the pandemic. There's a lot to cover, but we talk about grocery funds and distribution, food pantries, rent strikes, squatting, childcare, self-care, and much more. Then we talk a bit about the philosophy of mutual aid: does it provide an image of a better world, or just help us survive through the collapse of civilization? Find Lucy's work @SatansJacuzzi or on Teen Vogue: https://www.teenvogue.com/contributor/lucy-diavolo Her article we discuss: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/people-fighting-coronavirus-mutual-aid-efforts-help-each-other Also see: https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/ and their Mutual Aid Safety Guide https://gothamist.com/news/neighbors-mobilize-help-each-other-during-coronavirus-pandemic Article in Commune about Rent Strike and disaster relief: https://communemag.com/rent-and-its-discontents/ Vacant homes seized in LA: https://itsgoingdown.org/a-dozen-vacant-homes-reclaimed-by-unhoused-tenants-in-la-as-calls-for-rent-strike-grow-across-us/ IGD round-up of mutual aid initiatives: https://itsgoingdown.org/autonomous-groups-are-mobilizing-mutual-aid-initiatives-to-combat-the-coronavirus/ LA Tenants Union demands: https://medium.com/@LATenantsUnion/declaraci%C3%B3n-sobre-el-covid-19-demands-in-response-to-the-covid-19-crisis-f7353925d298 Sex Worker Organizing Project mutual aid fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/z6w8v5 -Black and Pink penpal signup: https://www.blackandpink.org/penpal-sign-up Anarchist Black Cross guide to letter writing: https://nycabc.wordpress.com/write-a-letter/ DSA grocery fund: bit.ly/covid19aid Unity and Separation from Endnotes 4: https://endnotes.org.uk/issues/4/en/endnotes-preface Closing song: Devendra Banhart and Beck - Life During Wartime

Dissident Island Radio episode 234: - Rent Strike on winning rent cuts across the nation and the upcoming Rent Strike Weekender 2019 (00:01:21 – 00:23:12) - ACAB‘s Andy and Adam with news on the GBC phone cover, what legal observers are really there for and legal updates (00:25:30 – 00:39:13) – Reclaim The Power on their #powerbeyondborders camp, intersectional organising efforts and the UK climate activism in the ‘climate emergency' age (00:43:20 – 01:09:50) With tracks from Secret Archives of the Vatican's latest album… …and our beloved DJ Deadlybuzz playing us a halftime, drumandbass, jungle set! (01:11:22 – 02:20:16) Download the full show below, or you can download just the chat show and/or dj set separately here: SHOW // DJ SET

Photo: (Hamilton Tenants Solidarity Network) Those participating in the East End rent strike have been given eviction notices. They argue that it's a ‘campaign of harassment' meant to disrupt tenant organizing. Guest: Brendan Jowett, staff lawyer, Hamilton Community Legal Clinic.

Those participating in the East End rent strike have been given eviction notices. They argue that it's a ‘campaign of harassment' meant to disrupt tenant organizing. Guest: Brendan Jowett, staff lawyer, Hamilton Community Legal Clinic. Thousands of Canadians are pressing the federal government to ban the practice of “conversion therapy”. Guest: Devon Hargreaves, creator of petition, co-president of the YQueerL Society for Change. In Bill's blog today, he poses the question: Why don't Millennials vote? Guest: Christo Aivalis, Social Sciences and humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in History at the University of Toronto

Our last episode of the season! This episode is chocked full of May Day repression updates—from FBI visits in Washington state to the dozens of anarchists rounded up in Indonesia. The New School in New York City is occupied once again, and we have an audio report! The next J20 trial begins in less than a week. Teachers, tenants, and fast food workers are getting organized and striking back against their bosses and landlords. We close the episode with a long list of summertime anarchist fun that you can get into before we're back in the fall with more Hotwires. Make sure to check out our listeners survey and e-mail it to us! {May 9, 2018}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Headlines: {1:22} Repression Roundup {15:40} Next Week's News {24:20} Download 29:30 minutes long version LISTENER SURVEY (please e-mail to podcast@crimethinc.com) 1) How often do you listen to the Hotwire? - More than once a week - Weekly - Once a month - Once a month or more, but I binge multiple episodes at once 2) How often, if ever, do you use… - The shownotes? - The phone numbers for call-in campaigns? - Next Week's News announcements? - References to past episodes and other podcasts 3) What are the Hotwire's greatest strengths? Biggest weaknesses? 4) Our shows have progressively increased from 30 minutes to up to 45 minutes. Is keeping the show to strictly 30 minutes important? How long is too long for an episode? 5) What topics are most useful/interesting when we cover them? What kind of coverage is lacking? Dozens of anarchists have been rounded up in Indonesia, and legal defense funds are needed. Go here to find out how to help. J20 support: Countering State Repression With Daniel McGowan Thursday, May 10 at 7 PM St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church 1525 Newton St NW, Washington DC, 20010 Free Rally to Drop J20 with Chelsea Manning and former defendants Friday, May 11 at 12:30 PM Franklin Square, Washington DC Call-in campaign May 10–11. Please be aware that your calls are likely recorded and we do not advise answering any questions about your identity. Please use your best discretion if referencing anything that occured on January 20th so as to not negatively impact the ongoing case. Jennifer Kerkhoff – Lead Prosectuor on the case, Deputy Chief of the Felony Major Crimes Trial Section (202) 252–7380 Lisa Greene – The Deputy Chief of the Superior Court Division, Kerkhoff's direct supervisor (202) 252–7485 Richard Tischner – The Chief of the Superior Court Division, Kerkhoff's direct supervisor (202) 252–7274 US Attorney for DC Jessie Liu – The person in charge of the US Attorney's office, a Trump appointee (202) 252–7566 Rizwan Qureshi - Assistant J20 prosecutor (general line - use directory/operator) (202) 252–7679 John Gidez – The Chief of the Felony Major Crimes Trial Section, Kerkhoff's colleague (202) 252–6752 John Borchert - Assistant J20 prosecutor (esp. Dreamhost and Facebook warrants) (202) 252–7679 Here's a sample script to get you started! “Hello. My name is __________. (first name is fine) I am calling about the inauguration day protesters still facing trumped up criminal charges. Your office needs to drop these remaining charges. There is no good reason your office should be pursuing these charges when six people have already been found NOT GUILTY on all counts in the first trial. Again, your office should drop the remaining charges. Over the last year these prosecutions have pushed all limits: Intimidation to coerce plea deals by making inflated charges. Shielding law enforcement from public accountability by issuing gag orders. Disrupting people's lives by making overblown charges and using those to justify intrusive, extensive investigations meant to build those cases. overall strategy to intimidate activists, disrupt social movements and silence dissent by weaponizing the use of trumped up charges is not going unnoticed. Your office has the power to end the repression and intimidation. Drop the charges now.” Sub.Media's Spring 2018 Media Mash-up Tour: May 11, Portland State University Workshop 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Public screening 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Smith Memorial Union 026 Hosted by Radical Education PSU May 12, The University of Oregon 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Hosted by Radical Organizing and Activism Resource Center & the Civil Liberties Defense Center May 13, Seattle University May 14, Olympia, Washington Chop Chop Video Making workshop Multimedia Lab 1404 in the Library Building Monday, May 14th 2018 * Workshop from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. *Ten participant limit! Email info@naaame.org. Public Screening at Traditions Fair Trade 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA Hosted by The Black Cottonwood Collective Mutual Aid Disaster Relief tour May 11 at 6 PM at Bad River Dept of Social & Family Services 72772 Elm Street, Odanah, WI 54861 May 12 at 10 AM at Bad River Dept of Social & Family Services 72772 Elm Street, Odanah, WI 54861 May 14 at 4 PM at YWCA Wausau 613 5th St, Wausau, WI 54403 May 16 at 7 PM at The Train Station 302 S Story St., Appleton, WI 54914 May 17 at 7 PM at The Train Station 302 S Story St., Appleton, WI 54914 May 18 at 7 PM at Breakaway Social Center 2424 S. Western Ave (rear) Chicago, IL 60608 May 19 at 9 PM at Breakaway Social Center 2424 S. Western Ave (rear) Chicago, IL 60608 May 20 at 10 AM at Art In 1444 E. Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703 May/June: a month of anarchy in Quebec The anarchist film festival (May 17–20 in Montreal) The Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival (May 22–23 in Montreal) The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair (May 26–27 in Montreal) The North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference (June 1–3 in Montreal) Anti-G7 mobilization (June 7–9 in Quebec City) June 11, the international day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners, is coming up soon. Start planning a letter writing night, a solidarity action, or some other way to let our comrades on the inside know that they are in our hearts and minds. Check out The second annual Institute for Advanced Troublemaking July 21–29 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write to a birthday letter to Xinachtli, formerly Alvaro Luna Hernandez: Xinachtli* #255735 James V Allred Unit 2101 FM 369 North Iowa Park, Texas 76367 *Address envelope to Alvaro Luna Hernandez. (Birthday: May 12, 2018) Anarchist prisoner Sean Swain has called for a campaign to get his communication turned back on. Please call: Kevin O'Donnell Stanek, Asst. Chief Counsel to Governor Kasich: (614) 466- 3555; State Representative Doug Green (614) 644–6034; State Representative Hearcel F. Craig (614) 466–8010; State Representative Greta Johnson (614) 466–6037. Sample script: “I'm calling to bring to your attention an illegal effort by prison officials to terrorize an Ohio prisoner. The prisoner, Sean Swain, is a model prisoner, a published writer and a radio personality on a globally-syndicated radio show. Because Sean exposed how prison employees who were directed by ODRC Counsel Trevor Clark intercepted and stole Sean's mail from courts to hide their crimes, prison officials have shut down all of Sean's communication to the outside world…to his family, his friends, and even to the courts. Prison officials are blocking Sean's phone, email, and even regular mail. Their goal is not just to silence him, but to cut him off from everyone who loves him and drive him to suicide. “I want you to know that I'm signing an online petition that has 50,000 signatures already, demanding that the director of prisons resign, and I'm urging your office to make arrangements to speak with Sean. You can contact him by phone at the prison by calling his Case Manager K. Baessler at: (513) 932–3388, ext. 84405 or ext. 84410. Please know that if anything happens to Sean while he's being illegally silenced, I know a lot of registered voters, including me, who will hold your office responsible. The eyes of the world are watching.“ CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS: For last Hotwire's May Day roundup we reported that a Wells Fargo in Seattle had been smashed up and graffitied, but it in fact was in Olympia, Washington. Also, the US Bank that was smashed in Olympia was on May 2, not May 1.    

A facebook post that has been taken down, the Toronto van attack suspect praised an ‘incel rebellion'. What does that mean and what are incels? Guest - Ishmael Daro - social news editor for Buzzfeed. Ontario's auditor general dealt a blow to the provincial government, saying that their financial statements dramatically understate their deficit. She says that the deficit projections are off by 75% for the 2018-19 year and jumping to 92% for 2020-2021. Guest - Christo Aivalis, Social Sciences and humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in History at the University of Toronto Residents in the East end of the City have decided to hold a rent strike next month to protest the landlord's push for higher rent prices.   Guest - Campbell Young, Hamilton Tenant Solidarity Board

Photo: (Global News) Residents in four Hamilton East high rises are planning a rent strike to protest the rising rates. They feel that the rising rent could force tenants onto the street. Guest: Arun Pathak. President, Hamilton and District Apartment Association.

Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Dissident Island Radio episode 182 features heavyweight performances from: – Sisters Uncut live in the studio with updates on their campaigns around access to domestic violence support services and upcoming actions (00:00:35 – 00:11:29) – On the eve of the NUS national demo Rent Strike join us to review the campaign so far and look at what the year ahead has in store (00:14:38 – 00:26:04) – Propagate collective discussing their ongoing series of pop-up workshops and striking visuals aimed at amplifying grassroots struggles (00:29:35 – 00:50:48) – A healthy dose of announcements to keep you busy in the weeks ahead (00:56:31 – 01:00:23) – Buster on the wheels of steel serving up tasty beats for all the family (01:00:22 – 01:59:38) Plus tunes and background noise from a gig for an imprisoned Greek comrade

Camden Community Radio’s Mary Holditch reports from inside the recent rent strike held across UCL halls. It was a protest against student rents being higher than the minimum student loan can cover. It grew into a media story that was reported on worldwide and forced UCL management to talk to the strikers. Mary is a student at SOAS living in one of the halls that was striking. She reports from inside the strike itself (often inside the kitchen in fact!) to bring you the students’ voices first hand. Package by: Mary Holditch Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow us on Twitter :: File Download (10:59 min / 10 MB)