Podcasts about tenants union

00:08 Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis, co-founders of the L.A. Tenants Union, and now co-authors of Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis The post Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis on Abolishing Rent appeared first on KPFA.

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.” 

Seth and Jade from OTU join Breht to discuss their tenant organizing, their recent victories, implementing the Mass Line, the importance of political education, how to take the fight to landlords, concrete advice for those who might want to start their own tenant organization, and much more! Learn more about OTU HERE Get 15% off any book at Left Wing Books HERE Outro Song: Rent Man by Black Uhuru --------------------------------------------------------- Rev Left is and always will be 100% listener funded. You can support the show and get access to hundreds of bonus episodes HERE Follow Rev Left on Insta

On Saturday, August 3, a group of tenants of Danker Village gathered to show solidarity and formally deliver a letter to the company that manages the apartments opposing a 32% rent increase and maintenance issues in their homes. United Tenants and several Albany Common Council members were in attendance to support the group and call attentions to the protections provided by the new Good Cause Eviction rules as well as the need for rent control in the city.

North Carolina has always been a state in which the law has allotted very few legal rights to residential tenants. Unless the actions of a landlord are truly outrageous – and sometimes even when they are – tenants rarely prevail when they seek to push back against evictions or fight for better rents and treatment. […] The post NC Tenants Union director Nick MacLeod on the daunting challenges facing renters in North Carolina appeared first on NC Newsline.

Stepping into the CEO role of the Tenants Union of NSW during COVID-19 presented many challenges for Leo. In this episode, he shares with us his journey from a social worker passionately fighting for renters' rights to leading an organisation dedicated to housing justice for all. Supported by NobleOak.

What is Manzanar - the infamous World War 2 camp where 11,000+ Japanese Americans were incarcerated - like these days? Tucked between Sequioa National Park and the Death Valley, Channing Martinez took a trip up to the camp for Memorial Day and shares timely reflections as the holiday passes. And a conversation with Inés Alcazar and David Albright, two organizers with the L.A Tenants Union, about the struggle tenants are facing at Flower Drive and 38th Street, as more than 60 community members on the block face evictions. They are fighting a multi-billion dollar real estate company, Ventus Group, headed by USC Alumni Scott Gale. Want stories and updates? Follow us on @voicesfromthefrontlines on Instagram, Today's episode of Voices from the Frontlines was produced by Eric Mann, Channing Martinez, and Shane Dimapanat. Edits by Shane Dimapanat. Find our past shows and articles on our website: https://voicesfromthefrontlines.com/

Some 34% of available housing stock in the US is rented by tenants, who number over 114 million people. Among tenants, more than 40% pay over 35% of their monthly income towards rent alone. As wages stagnate and rents rise, the fight against landlords, evictions, and developers becomes more urgent to the class struggle day by day. The Real News speaks with Esteban Girón from the Crown Heights Tenants Union on the housing crisis roiling America and how tenants can fight back.Studio / Post-Production: David HebdenHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Over the weekend the Ridgewood Tenants Union led a 1,000-person march that highlighted the displacement experienced in both rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods like Ridgewood and by Palestinians at the hands of Israeli settlers. We speak with two organizers from the Ridgewood Tenants Union, Raquel Namuche and Lamisse Beydoun.

This week we're joined by three members of Louisville Tenants Union—Jessica Bellamy, Josh Poe, and returning guest Haley O'Shaughnessy—to discuss tenant organizing in Louisville; the similarities between what's going on in parts of America and Palestine; the political economy of real estate capital; and how the rent is too damn high, among many other things. Please throw some money their way to help out the fight: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tenant-takeover-2023?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet-first-launch&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer And you can follow them here: @LouisvilleTenantsUnion on Instagram @LouisvilleTenants on Facebook @LouTenantsUnion on Twitter Finally, you can support our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Whether you're a property investor with tenants, or you're currently renting, you will be effected in some way shape or form with the current rental market conditions.  In today's unstable housing prices, tenants are struggling to stay afloat. With sky-high rent increases and plummeting vacancy rates, it can feel like an uphill battle! Renters need solutions NOW! From the diminishing availability of housing units and poor living conditions; Leo Patterson Ross - CEO of Tenants Union of NSW - discusses how this current situation affects people renting a home as well as sharing his knowledge on creating a fairer system for all occupants in order to make it more accessible.  So don't just survive this crisis, thrive by learning what solutions are available.  Don't resign yourself to dead-end leases; join us as we uncover solutions that can create a brighter future for renters. Learn how together, we can counteract the difficulties of today's rental market and ensure tenants are given greater equity in their living situations! Episode Highlights: 00:00 - What will happen to tenants' rights now that we have a chronic rental shortage? 02:11 - Leo explains what the Tenants Union does 04:06 - What are the most common reasons why people get evicted from a rental property? 07:11 - What's going on in the rental market and why isn't it working? 18:13 - How do you address the challenges of the current housing market? 22:15 - What's happening in Sydney's inner city? 27:45 - What's going to be required to change the current rental market situation? 34:16 - What's going on in the real estate market? 39:50 - When a property becomes vacant, why isn't it being incentivised? 45:47 - Leo's mission statement is to change one thing 48:57 - What is the impact of rent regulation on the market? 55:45 - The temptation to look at ways to streamline the business About Our Guest: Leo Patterson Ross has worked in housing justice and community development for 15 years with over a decade in various roles at the Tenants' Union, stepping up as CEO the day COVID eviction moratoriums were announced in NSW. Bringing together social work training, front-line advocacy experience and a pragmatic approach to seeking solutions that work, Leo is committed to assisting renters, to and speaking about the experience of renters in NSW. Connect with Leo Patterson Ross: Leo Patterson Ross' LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leopattersonross/ Leo Patterson Ross' Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/leopattersonross/ Leo Patterson Ross' Twitter https://twitter.com/LeoPatRoss Resources: Visit our website https://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au If you have any questions or would like to be featured on our show, contact us at: The Elephant in the Room Property Podcast - questions@theelephantintheroom.com.au Looking for a Sydney Buyers Agent? https://www.gooddeeds.com.au Work with Veronica: https://www.veronicamorgan.com.au Looking for a Mortgage Broker? https://www.wealthful.com.au Work with Chris: hello@wealthful.com.au Enjoyed the podcast? Don't miss out on what's yet to come! Hit that subscription button, spread the word and join us for more insightful discussions in real estate. Your journey starts now! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theelephantintheroom-podcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast/id1384822719 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Ge1626dgnmK0RyKPcXjP0?si=26cde394fa854765 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 56% of people living in Bellingham are renters, and there is no such thing here as permanently affordable housing. In this episode, Tara Villalba of the Bellingham Tenant's Union and Rebecca Quirke from Tenant's Revolt join us to talk about the housing crisis and what is being done (and not done) and the local and state level. Music in this episode:Faucets Are Dripping by Malvina ReynoldsNo House by Rob RosenthalSupport the show

This week, the Portland Tenants Union obtained a major – but temporary – victory in securing the immediate repair of the elevator in their building: the Portland Hotel at 20 West Hastings Street, owned and operated by PHS Community Services Society. Guest: Ben Ger - Organizer with the Vancouver Tenants Union & the Our Homes Can't Wait coalition. Guest: Mark Tobiasson - Tenant at The Portland Hotel & Member of the Portland Tenants Union.

Greta and Paul Boudreau are community leaders and founding members of the Hamden Tenants Union, the largest union within the Connecticut Tenants Union. Learn more about Greta and Paul's work and the Connectiut Tenants union at: https://www.cttenantsunion.org/english Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seramontestu @cttenantsunion (Twitter) If you like our show, there's a few things you can do to help us out: Check out our website at https://www.softservepodcast.com! Subscribe to our podcast in your favorite app, download our episodes! Leave a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328 TELL A FRIEND about our show!

Leo is the chief executive officer of the Tenants Union of NSW, we spoke about what parts of the Renting system needs attention, a piece about Rent Control and its implementations and much more. You can learn more about the Union's work here: Home | Tenants' Union You can visit our website here: www.moneysaverhomeloans.com.au/ our instagram pages: @fandpsurvivalguide @moneysaverhomeloans The content discussed in this episode is general in nature, and doesn't take into consideration the individual circumstances of the listener. Any listeners should consider their personal situation and seek professional advice and assistance if needed.

It's another Sunday Rewind looking at Australian property interviews in the last 7 days. We talk to Emma Slape Turner Real Estate and John Thompson from Ouwens Casserly about the latest property news from Adelaide. Also talking to Leo Patterson Ross CEO from the Tenants Union in NSW about an unsolicited typed and signed note put into a letterbox bragging about how much the property management company got for rent, except it was the tenants who received it not investors. We talk to selling agent Helen Sankey from Connect Real Estate about Gisborne in Victoria, a popular property location and also where the 2022 Block houses are. The premium house prices and what 'The Block' might get at auction time might be a shortfall for the contestants. We talk to Andrew Wheatley, owner of Wheatley Finance about why getting your mortgage deposit right is so important.  ► Subscribe here to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/user-xyelbri7gupo ► INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/therealestatepodcast/?hl=en  ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070592715418 ► Email:  myrealestatepodcast@gmail.com  IF YOU LIKE THIS PODCAST please head to iTunes and Subscribe, Rate & Review the Real Estate Podcast     #sydneyproperty #Melbourneproperty #brisbaneproperty #perthproperty

We talk to Leo Patterson Ross CEO from the Tenants Union in NSW about an unsolicited typed and signed note put into a letterbox bragging about how much the property management company got for rent, except it was the tenants who received it not investors. We also talk to Munro about another fraudster parading as a person with wealth wanting to buy multi-million dollar properties. ► Subscribe here to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/user-xyelbri7gupo ► INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/therealestatepodcast/?hl=en  ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070592715418 ► Email:  myrealestatepodcast@gmail.com    IF YOU LIKE THIS PODCAST please head to iTunes and Subscribe, Rate & Review the Real Estate Podcast     #sydneyproperty #Melbourneproperty #brisbaneproperty #perthproperty 

Surprise, surprise! What started off looking like a barren day on the pod-front, right at the end of the school holidays,  turned out to give us a lot to talk about. First of all, there was the fact that apartment rents are rising three times faster than house rents, and what that could mean for inner cities with both tourists and overseas students on their way back in droves. We also touch on the implications of that and what our various governments could and should be doing about all that in this column. Then we discuss a Tenants Union report about the discovery that private rental landlords are taking disputes with tenants to tribunals twice as often as tenants are challenging their landlords, and why that might be. Is it because landlords are more likely to be sinned against than sinners? We don't think so – it's a lot more complicated than that. Then we look at why sports and social clubs are queuing up to have their airspace and spare land turned into high-rises. And is it such a bad thing? And finally we ask if it's OK for strata committees to insist that owners are identified when they make a complaint.  Is it a case of victim and whistle-blower naming and shaming? All that and more in this week's Flat Chat Wrap. TRANSCRIPT IN FULL Jimmy  00:00 One of those days, when we looked at the news, or had to think about the podcast, and thought 'oh, we don't have anything to talk about,' and then we had a quick look and there's actually quite a lot. Sue  00:11 It's always the way, isn't it? Jimmy  00:12 It always is. So we're going to be talking about how rents are going up. We're talking about tenants and landlords taking each other to NCAT (or not). We're talking about buildings going up above sports clubs, and whether you should be named and blamed, if you complain. I'm Jimmy Thomson, I write the Flat Chat column for the Australian Financial Review. Sue  00:36 And I'm Sue Williams, and I write about property for Domain. Jimmy  00:39 And this is the Flat Chat Wrap. [MUSIC] Jimmy So rents are going up? Sue  00:56 Yes, absolutely. So there's new reports coming out, last week, and this week, all about unit rents for the September 2022 quarter. And it's interesting, because house rents are going up hugely and unit rents are going up quite a lot, as well. I mean, as we know, during COVID, lots of people favoured houses, rather than units, but unit rents are really catching up quite quickly. Jimmy  01:18 Yes, I heard a bit about it on the radio this morning, and they were saying that a lot of overseas students are coming back, and overseas workers are coming back. But I think they said there was a record number of visa applications from overseas students, wanting to come here. Sue  01:33 So that's really going to increase demand for units and so there's going to be even more pressure on rents really, because vacancy rates are already incredibly low. So it's going to be very hard for many people, I think, looking for apartments to rent. Jimmy  01:48 Absolutely. I just cast my mind back, to all the stories we had a couple of years ago, about how people would overfill their units; you know, cramming in a dozen students, into the one space. I remember one of the stories was about a studio flat, which had a lofted sleeping area. So you've got the ground floor, and then up behind it, a sleeping area, but it only takes up half the width, so that it still shares the light from the window. And people were just getting joiners in, to fill in the floor. Sue  02:25 Oh my god! Jimmy  02:26 So they had, you know, a false floor, so they could cram more people into them. Sue  02:33 It's like that movie where they had seven-and-a-half levels. Jimmy  02:37 But this, they would put a mattress across the washing machine and dryer and sink in the laundry, and that was somebody's bedroom. And the amazing thing was,

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Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/67101110 Beatrice speaks with Tracy Rosenthal about the policy frameworks that create and police houselessness and their recent piece in the New Republic, "Inside LA's Homeless Industrial Complex." Tracy Rosenthal is a co-founder of the L.A. Tenants Union. Their first book, Abolish Rent, written with Leonardo Vilchis, is forthcoming from Verso. Follow them @two__evils Pre-orders are now live for Bea and Artie's book, Health Communism, out October 18th from Verso Books. Pre-order Health Communism here: bit.ly/3Af2YaJ Runtime 1:08:58, 30 May 2022

LaToya Ruby Frazier spent five years photographing people and places in Flint, Michigan. Karen Michel reports. And, Occidental College professor Peter Dreier talks about the "Right to Organize" ordinance in San Francisco that forces landlords to bargain with tenant associations. It is considered the first of its kind in the U.S.

Many of Isla Vista's student residents will be moving out when classes end this spring. KCSB's Jennifer Yoshikoshi speaks with attorneys from the AS-UCSB Isla Vista Tenants Union, Robin Unander and Ron Perry, who share advice that every IV renter needs to know.

We speak housing justice with Raquel Namuche, a tenant organizer in Ridgewood, Queens who was arrested on Saturday during a police sweep of unhoused people in her community. Towards the end of the segment, we learn about PAH, a radical Spanish housing-justice group, from a journalist who has covered them and one of their longtime organizers.

Biden and Indian Prime Minister Modi meet to discuss Russia policy. Biden announces new “Ghost Gun” rules, names new ATF chief. PG&E to pay $55 million settlement for role in Northern California wildfires. San Francisco passes Tenants Union ordinance.  The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – April 11, 2022 appeared first on KPFA.

The US Senate has voted to make daylight savings permanent, and that's got a lot of people wondering whether Australia should consider doing the same Advocates reckon it's better for our health, safety and efficiency - but not everyone agrees. Plus, around 80 per cent of Australians under 30 don't have contents insurance for their belongings. That's put young renters who lost everything in the recent floods in a really difficult position. As climate disasters become more frequent, what can be done to make sure young people aren't left worse off? And a government inquiry into online safety has handed down its report - we'll go through the recommendations. Guests Leo Patterson Ross, CEO, Tenants Union of NSW Claudia Long, Hack's political reporter Dr Jayanta Sarkar, Queensland Uni of Technology Associate Prof. Sean Cain, Monash Uni

If you're about to be evicted in Washington state, what rights do you have? Luke talks to Heidi Groover, who is the real estate reporter for the Seattle Times, about a https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/in-historic-move-free-attorneys-for-tenants-facing-eviction-to-begin-in-a-dozen-washington-counties/ (story) she wrote last October about tenant protections in Washington state. These protections give low-income people facing eviction the right to an attorney.  This is a first of its kind state law anywhere in the United States and Heidi walks us through how these protections are supposed to work.  A landlord can't file an eviction until they have offered a tenant a chance at mediation through an Eviction Resolution Program with a “reasonable repayment plan.” This program can help connect the tenant with rental assistance programs too.  If the case makes it to court, the tenant has the right to an attorney even if they can't afford one.  Most importantly, if you are a renter and need If you need help staying in your home, contact the https://tenantsunion.org/ (Tenants Union of Washington).

Ben Bartl, Principal Solicitor at Tenants Union of Tasmania

This Reboot Republic talks about the experience of renters in Ireland, the mental health impacts of evictions, the decision to emigrate with the lack of a housing future in Ireland, and action being taken to create homes, tackled dereliction and vacancy, and improve tenants conditions and make housing a human right. We talk to Miriam Sweeney of Reclaim Our Spaces, Amy Ní Mhurchú of Fairview CATU and Conor Woods national rep for CATU Cork. Join CATU HERE. Support us keep the mics on at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Ithaca Tenants Union rallies outside City Court for 'Right to Renew Leases' by WSKG News

Ben Bartl, Principal Solicitor at the Tenants Union of Tasmania

Are our attitudes changing towards the Melbourne cup?  Brian pondered that thought through out the show, he also spoke to Tasmanian Racing Club's  Brendan Blomeley and Ben Bartle from Tenants Union of Tasmania.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Bartl from Tenants Union of Tasmania joined Brian as Mission Australia prepares to take over nearly 700 tenancies from Housing Tasmania.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We are here to unite against gentrification, rent increases and negligent landlords in St. Petersburg, FL. Email: SPTenantsUnion@gmail.com Instagram: @SPTenantsUnion Twitter: @SPTenantsU Event by St. Petersburg Tenants Union and The Party for Socialism and Liberation - Florida 1300 22nd St S, St Petersburg, FL 33712-2744, United States Public · Anyone on or off Facebook Sept 25th 12 noon Tampa Bay — Join us this Saturday, September 25th at 12:00 pm to rally in protest of Tampa Bay evictions. As rents continue to skyrocket in the Tampa Bay Area, families continue to get evicted with no moratorium to keep people in their homes, no cancellation of rent debt from the pandemic, and extremely low wages. Join Tampa Bay PSL, St. Petersburg Tenants' Union, and Tampa Tenants Union to participate in a nationwide weekend of action to demand: - Congress, pass an indefinite moratorium on evictions that covers 100% of the country - Authorities at all levels dramatically speed up the distribution of already-allocated renter relief funds, and allow for them to be used for hotels as directed by the Treasury department - Congress, cancel the rent and mortgage debt accumulated during the pandemic - Jane Castor end her genocidal crime-free housing program. - Local municipalities declare a state of emergency on housing, which would permit them to enact rent control in Florida Congress has the authority and resources to end the eviction crisis completely. Congress must enact an indefinite nationwide eviction moratorium and cancel the rent debt. This can be accomplished without needing the support of a single Republican politician and would be protected from a court challenge. These demands are the bare minimum. We must work under the principle that housing is a human right, and we must relentlessly push for universal housing for the people of St. Petersburg.

We are here to unite against gentrification, rent increases and negligent landlords in St. Petersburg, FL.Email: SPTenantsUnion@gmail.comInstagram: @SPTenantsUnionTwitter: @SPTenantsU Event by St. Petersburg Tenants Union and The Party for Socialism and Liberation - Florida1300 22nd St S, St Petersburg, FL 33712-2744, United StatesPublic · Anyone on or off FacebookSept 25th 12 noon Tampa Bay — Join us this Saturday, September 25th at 12:00 pm to rally in protest of Tampa Bay evictions. As rents continue to skyrocket in the Tampa Bay Area, families continue to get evicted with no moratorium to keep people in their homes, no cancellation of rent debt from the pandemic, and extremely low wages. Join Tampa Bay PSL, St. Petersburg Tenants' Union, and Tampa Tenants Union to participate in a nationwide weekend of action to demand:- Congress, pass an indefinite moratorium on evictions that covers 100% of the country- Authorities at all levels dramatically speed up the distribution of already-allocated renter relief funds, and allow for them to be used for hotels as directed by the Treasury department- Congress, cancel the rent and mortgage debt accumulated during the pandemic- Jane Castor end her genocidal crime-free housing program.- Local municipalities declare a state of emergency on housing, which would permit them to enact rent control in FloridaCongress has the authority and resources to end the eviction crisis completely. Congress must enact an indefinite nationwide eviction moratorium and cancel the rent debt. This can be accomplished without needing the support of a single Republican politician and would be protected from a court challenge. These demands are the bare minimum. We must work under the principle that housing is a human right, and we must relentlessly push for universal housing for the people of St. Petersburg.

Ben Bartl, Principal Solicitor of the Tenants Union of Tasmania

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This week, Roqayah and Kumars are joined by Shanti Singh and René Christian Moya. Shanti is the Legislative and Communications Director for the statewide tenants rights organization Tenants Together. René is an organizer with the L.A. Tenants Union and campaign coordinator for ACCE, the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment.Shanti and René join us to discuss the consequences of evictions in the midst of an ongoing pandemic, and how the eviction moratorium has played out for renters. We examine the impact of the moratorium, the lack of tenancy protections, and the displacement of the homelessness in California. The crew also discusses the nefarious ties between members of the real estate industry and property owners and their efforts to further criminalize the unhoused communities in California.Follow René on Twitter @rcmoya84 and you can also visit the LA Tenants Union's website at join.latenentsunion.org to become a member. You can follow Shanti on Twitter @uhshanti and Tenants Together @tenantstogether and learn more about how you can support their work at tenantstogether.org. A transcript for this episode will be provided upon request. Please send an email to deleteuracct @ gmail to get a copy sent to you when it is completed. If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon page for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes. We can't do this show without your support!!!

This week's podcast has placed a ban on the C-word … no, not that one, the other one that's filling our news bulletins on radio and TV and clogging up our newspapers and online reports. Instead, we start off talking about pets and renters, courtesy of a guest spot Jimmy did on James Valentine's Afternoons on ABC radio. We've snipped out his listeners' contributions but we've left in the insights from  Tenants-NSW CEO Leo Patterson Ross about what happens to pet-owning renters who have to move house when a lot of landlords are still saying “no pets”. You can here the piece in full here, with listeners' calls, from the ABC Radio website (go to the one-hour mark if you only want to listen to that segment).  And you can get your own advice from the Tenants Union here (it will automatically connect you with the right website for your state).  LISTEN HERE By the way, if you are a landlord rather than a tenant, that website will give you all the information you need about your rights and responsibilities, so it's a good one to bookmark for the future. Also in the podcast, we discuss a worrying trend towards unhappy owners trying to sack their strata committees and why, even when they're successful, it doesn't always work out the way they had hoped. And finally, we look at fluctuating apartment prices and where the “sweet spot” may be for those brave enough to take an investment plunge right now. TRANSCRIPT IN FULL Jimmy  00:00 We have a challenge. Sue  00:02 Oh, what's that? Jimmy  00:03 We have to try and get through a whole podcast without saying the C word. Oh, I mean the other C word. The new C word. Sue  00:14 Oh, that's a good challenge to have, because I'm really... Jimmy  00:17 Sick of it. Sue  00:18 Yes, exactly. Jimmy  00:19 Alright. We've done all we can to help people. Sue  00:22 Yep. Jimmy  00:23 It's up to them now; we're moving on. We're going to be listening in to a session I did on the James Valentine show on ABC Radio last week, when we were talking about pets and tenants. We are going to be talking about sacking your strata committee and replacing them with a compulsory manager. And, we're going to be talking about apartment prices and what is going on there. I'm Jimmy Thomson, I write the Flat Chat column for the Australian Financial Review. Sue  00:55 And I'm Sue Williams and I write about property for Domain. Jimmy  00:58 And this is the Flat Chat Wrap. [MUSIC] Sue  01:14 I understand you were on James Valentine last week, Jimmy? What were you talking about? Jimmy  01:18 We were talking about pets and tenants and the problems that tenants have when they've got a pet and they're trying to find somewhere else to live. And also on the show, was Leo Patterson Ross from the Tenant's Union. Sue  01:33 Oh, great! Jimmy  01:33 So, we covered quite a lot of ground and this is how it went out on air. James  01:39 Your'e on ABC Radio, in Sydney and Newcastle this afternoon. There was the sad story on ABC News last week, about the difficulty that many renters have, trying to find accommodation, when they have a pet; when they've got the dog, got the cat. Many landlords say "nope, you can't come in." This is relevant and increasingly relevant, because more and more people have dogs and companion animals; we value that relationship so much more than perhaps we once did. The numbers are increasing; more and more people will be turning up with dogs and with cats and companion animals, when they're trying to rent. What's interesting also, is that the situation in New South Wales is different to the situation in Victoria and the ACT, where landlords are not allowed to discriminate against people with the dog; they're not allowed to say no to the dog. What's the situation here and what experience have you had? Is this something that you've had to deal with? Are you a tenant,

Zach Carlson and Matt Tozcko have created a Tenant Union where renters of all kinds can come together, discuss issues and most importantly, find resolutions. If you enjoyed this episode or would like to connect with them, check them out at the Twitter link below : https://mobile.twitter.com/bnrenters?lang=en

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Hey there Baysiders and Ridgewooders, Art and Labor here, your one and only source for the scandalous lives of brooklyn's finest backwash. Spotted on the steps of a Glendale bodega, an A&L reuniting with JDJ? There's nothing O, D, and S love more than a rousing round table on electoralism, but is the DSA really … Continue reading "Episode 129 – Useless Supermajority? w/ Joey De Jesus"

Today on the show Davey boy & I cover the latest report from the Tenants Union of NSW regarding Discrimination against Young Renters, NAB's likelihood of capturing the CitiBank business and much much more! Give us a follow on whatever podcast platform you're listening to us on, and feel free to get in touch through our facebook page! The content discussed in this episode is general advice only, and doesn't take into consideration the individual circumstances of the listener. Any listeners should consider their personal situation and seek professional advice and assistance if needed. You can visit our website here: https://www.moneysaverhomeloans.com.au/

Before Nomadland, won for best film there was a sweep of a homeless encampment near the theater. The film details the journeys of a woman who becomes housing insecure due to not just the closing of a factory, but the entire town that houses the workers as well. A despondent irony that the presence of actual homeless people would ruin the glamorous red-carpet catwalk that the film industry's elite grace on Awards night.   We often hear the term “Affordable Housing” as part of the solution for the unhoused problem. But as our guest Tracy J. Rosenthal explains, the public private partnership is a relationship that doesn't equal very good results for those truly in need of affordable shelter.   From her piece in The New Republic: “The Affordable Housing paradigm is not a benign compromise between public and private interests; it is the institutionalization of racism and the red scare, a system bent into shape by the power of real estate not designed to serve tenants' human needs.” We'll discuss the myths of “Affordable Housing” with the founder of the L.A Tenants Union Tracy J. Rosenthal.   From Tracy's Website (tjr.xxx) I've written about Los Angeles, art, and housing justice for publications including The New Republic, The LA Times, The Nation, Jewish Currents, Art in America, and FENCE. For three years, I was the editor of The Art Los Angeles Reader, a biannual newsprint about the words in its title.   My first book, Abolish Rent, written with Leonardo Vilchis, is forthcoming from Verso in 2022, and I'm working on a novella about a mall you can live in, in Glendale, California.   I helped found the L.A. Tenants Union, a dues-funded, autonomous union now with over 2,000 members. I'm a current a network fellow of UCLA's Institute on Inequality and Democracy. I author the widely-shared Two-Evils Voter Guides, for local and national elections. I have a 1989 Volvo with 2Evils plates. Support the LA Tenants Union: https://latenantsunion.org/en/product/join/     Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg   Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets​   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/   Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Medium: https://jasonmyles.medium.com/kill-the-poor-f9d8c10bc33d   Pascal Robert in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/black-godfather...   The Dispatch (Our Video Essay Series for Zero Books)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gOIug6oM-I&t=10s

On the anniversary week of the brutal murder of George Floyd, we re-air our Voices from the Streets from the rally against police brutality and for Black lives - organized by Bratttleboro Solidarity and the Tenants Union of Brattleboro last May. **Artwork by Palestinian artist Walid Ayyoub who painted a mural of George Floyd on Israel’s annexation wall in the West Bank.

WHATS GOOD INTERNET this month's guest is the delightful and charming Raquel Namuche who I met because she yelled at me on the street and we've been friends ever since. We talked about her childhood in Lima and Queens, getting into punk at ABC No Rio, finding other immigrant punk kids in the Migra Punk scene, becoming involved with activism as a teen at Charas/El Bohio, and how that ultimately led to her work today with Ridgewood Tenants Union. This is the article about nazis in Ridgewood that we talked about. You can listen to the Huasipungo discography that I mentioned in the outro here.

Zoey and Mac from the Houston Tenants Union in Texas join to talk about how their union got started and how they approach tenant organizing campaigns.Houston Tenants UnionWebsite: https://www.houstontenantsunion.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoustonTenantsUnion/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HoustonTenants Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenantsunitedpodcastInterested in coming on the show, or just want to reach out? Send us an email at tenantsunitedpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TenantsPod.

The conclusion of our interview with the inimitable Terri Anderson, Spokane Director and Policy Lead for the Tenants Union of Washington this week on the podcast.If you haven’t listened to PART 1, I really recommend you do so before diving in here. You’ll thank me later.Formerly affordable housing in East Central vacated and slated for demolition due to the north Spokane freeway.Things have not miraculously become perfect in the week since we posted the first episode, so it is still vitally important that you:TAKE ACTIONContact your state senator about:SB 5160 | Offramp from the moratorium that helps tenants stay housedSB 5169 | Prohibits rent increases for six months after the moratorium & limits increases to no more than CPI from six months to one year.Contact your state reps about:HB 1236 | Just cause evictionsHB 1300 | Damage deposit reform.Contact the Tenants UnionCall 509-464-7620Email Terri at terria@tenantsunion.org.FURTHER READING“We’ve got a clock ticking”: Calls for help grow as end to Washington’s eviction moratorium inches closer | Spokesman-ReviewGOOFSIt’s getting hot in hereIf you like your RANGE, you can support it:Edited by Connor BaconRecorded at Speak Studios. Check ‘em out. Get full access to RANGE at www.rangemedia.co/subscribe

Even after we manage to contain the public health crisis brought on by Covid-19, the danger isn’t over in Spokane. The economic crisis has left thousands of people without steady employment and, as a result, thousands of our neighbors are behind on their utility bills and behind on rent. This almost exclusively affects the poor, and because of our nation’s legacy of white supremacy and Spokane’s history of redlining, that burden disproportionately impacts people of color. It’s not a good scene. Washington state has a temporary eviction moratorium in place but that’s like a finger in the dike. It’s holding back disaster for now, but unless we take serious action, there’s no stopping a flood of evictions. The good news is, there’s a path to mitigating the short term crisis while also creating a fairer and more just legal and support system for renters from here on out. We talk about all of this and more with Terri Anderson, Spokane Director and Policy Lead for the Tenants Union of Washington this week on the podcast. TAKE ACTIONContact your state senator about:SB 5160 | Offramp from the moratorium that helps tenants stay housed SB 5169 | Prohibits rent increases for six months after the moratorium & limits increases to no more than CPI from six months to one year.Contact your state reps about:HB 1236 | Just cause evictions HB 1300 | Damage deposit reform.Contact the Tenants Union Call 509-464-7620 Email Terri at terria@tenantsunion.org. FURTHER LISTENINGEPISODE 20 | House Money feat. Ben StuckartFURTHER READINGThe impending rental tsunami | Spokesman-Review GOOFSIt’s getting hot in hereIf you like your RANGE, you can support it:Recorded at Speak Studios. Check ‘em out. Get full access to RANGE at www.rangemedia.co/subscribe

 Full podcast of Tasmania Talks with Mike O'Loughlin for Wednesday 3rd of Feburary 2021. 

Mike O'Loughlin speaks with Ben Bartl, Solicitor at the Tenants Union of Tasmania.

In our 44th episode, we chat with “Anon 1” & “Anon 2” of the East Hollywood Tenants Union, going over their origin stories with the organization, as well as some of the Union’s most recent actions, including a recent 7:00 AM protest in West Los Angeles outside a landlord’s residence calling for an end toContinue reading EPISODE 44 – EAST HOLLYWOOD TENANTS UNION →

In our 44th episode, we chat with “Anon 1” & “Anon 2” of the East Hollywood Tenants Union, going over their origin stories with the organization, as well as some of the Union’s most recent actions, including a recent 7:00 AM protest in West Los Angeles outside a landlord’s residence calling for an end toContinue reading EPISODE 44 – EAST HOLLYWOOD TENANTS UNION →

Host Sammy Ross and guest Megan Kinneen dive into the topic of affordable housing.  What is affordable housing, and when did it become a crisis?  In this episode we discuss the history of Public Housing, how affordable housing became a crisis, and what we can do to keep a roof over our heads during this time of Covid-19.   For Bonus content about how guest Megan Kinneen fought to stay in her home in Boston, after new a new building owner drastically increased her rent, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/ThisisNotaHandout For more information about the show, please visit: https://www.thisisnotahandout.com   Resources: For more on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201205/our-hierarchy-needs  For a fun, short video of different types of housing through the centuries: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/395078/housing-through-the-centuries/  For more on the “40 times rent” rule: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/011916/i-make-50k-year-how-much-rent-can-i-afford.asp For the full National Low Income Housing Coalition's (NLIHC) “Out of Reach” Report on cost of housing: https://reports.nlihc.org/sites/default/files/oor/OOR_BOOK_2020.pdf  For a look into minimum wage in relation to affordable housing: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/14/minimum-wage-workers-cannot-afford-rent-in-any-us-state.html  For more on gentrification, and solutions for a healthy community revival: https://nlihc.org/resource/gentrification-and-neighborhood-revitalization-whats-difference  For more on the book, "The Color Of Law: A Forgotten History Of How Our Government Segregated America” https://www.npr.org/2017/05/17/528822128/the-color-of-law-details-how-u-s-housing-policies-created-segregation  For a break-down on Section 8 Housing, who is eligible, and how you can apply: https://www.propublica.org/article/what-you-need-to-know-about-how-section-8-really-works  For HUD's guidelines for Public Housing: https://www.hud.gov/topics/rental_assistance/phprog  For a history on Public Housing and Section 8: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/15/how-section-8-became-a-racial-slur/  For more on the Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/22/pruitt-igoe-high-rise-urban-america-history-cities  For more on the construction of luxury buildings: https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3bnme/tons-of-new-apartments-are-being-built-that-almost-no-one-can-afford  For more on the rise of empty luxury apartments in New York City: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/realestate/new-development-new-york.html  For more on mixed-use construction projects, and the integration of affordable housing: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/business/affordable-housing-luxury-development-gentrification.html  For more on Oakland's Vacant Property Tax: https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/Oakland-s-vacant-property-tax-takes-effect-13563273.php  To learn more about what you can do if you are facing a financial housing hardship during Covid-19: https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/this-is-the-last-month-for-eviction-protections-unless-a-new-stimulus-bill-comes-soon/  For more on mortgage moratoriums during Covid-19: https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_20_214#:~:text=The%20FHA%20is%20also%20extending,for%20an%20additional%20six%20months.  For more on a surge in paying rent on credit cards during Covid-19: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/938867270/more-americans-pay-rent-on-credit-cards-as-lawmakers-fail-to-pass-relief-bill  For more on evictions in the wake of Covid-19: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-housing-eviction-insight/times-up-after-a-reprieve-a-wave-of-evictions-expected-across-u-s-idUSKBN27415U  For more on Tenants Associations, and how the city of Rochester, NY is building a city-wide Tenants Union: https://roctenantunion.squarespace.com/build-tenant-power  For more on evictions and tenants rights: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/evictions-renters-tenants-rights-29824.html 

Out in the Open Radio Hour, Episode 28, we talk with Sophia and Jackson from the Tenants Union of Brattleboro about access to affordable housing, what are issues facing renters in our community, and ways that TUB is organizing. Show Notes: Tenants Union of Brattleboro Brattleboro Security Deposit Proposal Dillons Rule Brattleboro Community Safety Review Proposal

Josh does an interview with Bliss and Patrick from the Tenants Union of Brattleboro on housing and rent ordinance proposals.

We speak to tenants, tenant advocates and academics about renting during COVID-19. "The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a hopefully once in a lifetime opportunity to fix the structural and systemic problems of housing that have always been here in Australia." Dr Alistair Sisson "It's very easy to think that a housing crisis is an individual persons problem and I think what's really interesting and important about COVID is that it's drawn into sharp relief the fact that a housing crisis is a community problem and not just an individual problem."  Dr Emma Power Guests Academics: - Dr Emma Power, Western Sydney University - Dr Alistair Sisson, University of New South Wales - Dr Andrew Clarke, University of Queensland - Dr Chris Martin, University of New South Wales Public and Private Renters: - Catherine - Henry - Sammy - Ella - Caitie Tenant Advocates: - Leo Patterson Ross, Tenants Union of NSW - Jemima Mowbray, Tenants Union of NSW This episode was produced as a part of a University of Technology student placement at City Road by guest producers: - Sam Dover - Ursula Aczel

Aaron Stevens speaks with Ben Bartl, Senior Solicitor at the Tenants’ Union of Tasmania.

Crystal, Adam, and Deidre from the Palm Beach County Tenants Union (PBCTU) share how their union was formed, including personal stories about how Crystal and Deidre organized with their own neighbors.PBCTUWebsite: https://www.pbctu.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbctenantsrising/Twitter: https://twitter.com/pbctenantsunionLearn more about ATUN here: https://atun-rsia.org/Intro song: Apocalypse Now (& Later) by Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring MothersClosing song: The Friendship Song by Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring MothersSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenantsunitedpodcastInterested in coming on the show, or just want to reach out? Send us an email at tenantsunitedpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TenantsPod.

With the Pandemic and the uncertainty people are experiencing, the PI Health Board spoke with Violet Lavatai, Executive Director of the Tenants Union of Washington, to discuss the Rent Moratorium and the Governors' orders. Are you receiving eviction notices or other threats from your property manager? Violet has answers to your questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pihb/message

In this episode, we're joined by two organizers from the Richmond Tenants Union in Richmond, VA to talk about how their union formed and discuss their two-pronged approach to tenant organizing and eviction defense.Richmond Tenants UnionWebsite: https://richmondtenantsunion.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichmondTenantsUnion/Twitter: https://twitter.com/richmondtenantsEmail: richmondtenantsunion@riseup.netIntro song: Staring Out The Window At Your Old Apartment by Jeff RosenstockClosing song: Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of Your First by Pat the BunnyInterested in coming on the show, or just want to reach out? Send us an email at tenantsunitedpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TenantsPod.

Hear from organizers Kat and Daisy of the Ithaca Tenants Union about their campaign to cancel rent as well Ali from Regal Tenants Union and Bushwick-Bedstuy Tenant Coalition. Both these tenants unions are fairly new and have built up mostly during the pandemic. If you’re trying to build up tenant power in your area, their experiences may shed some light on how to get started and what tactics have worked for them. Check out the show notes at http://rebelsteps.com/episodes/rent-strike-tenant-unions Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The post Building Renter Power with the Autonomous Tenants Union Network appeared first on It's Going Down. On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with three representatives from the Autonomous Tenants Union Network (ATUN), which includes organizers from Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC) in Oakland, California, the Los Angeles Tenants Union, and the Richmond Tenants Union in Richmond, Virginia. Any tenant in LA who wants a deeper understanding... Read Full Article

Aaron Stevens speaks with Ben Bartl, Senior Solicitor at the Tenants’ Union of Tasmania.

Full podcast of Tasmania Talks with Aaron Stevens for Tuesday 25th August 2020.

The post This Is America #123: LA Tenants Union, Streets On Fire, the GOP & the Rise of Conspiracy appeared first on It's Going Down. cover photo with permission from @BesharmKutti Welcome, to This Is America, August 12th, 2020. On this episode, first we speak with someone involved in the Los Angeles Tenants Union. We talk about how the organization has grown to include autonomous chapters across the LA area, what organizing the group is involved in currently, ongoing rent... Read Full Article

Join a a local Los Angeles Tenant Union here: https://latenantsunion.org/en/product/join/Edited by Joshua EwingMusic by Revision SoundProduced by Lens Co in partnership with Safe Place for YouthSupported by LA Dept. of Mental Health Innovations II 

Aaron Stevens speaks with Ben Bartl, Senior Solicitor at the Tenants’ Union of Tasmania.

Special Two-Part Episode on COVID-19 and housing: PART 1 Emma Power and Dallas Rogers reflect on the responsibilities of housing scholars and journals during the pandemic, and talk about their recent Editorial: Housing policy and the COVID-19 pandemic: the importance of housing research during this health emergency The Editorial is open access here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19491247.2020.1756599 We also hear from: 1) Leo Patterson Ross at the Tenants Union in Sydney, Australia; and 2) Carolyn Whitzman and Marie-Eve Desroche on the situation unfolding in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast: itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/housi…d1442996022?mt=2 Follow us on Twitter: @IJHPEditors for the International Journal of Housing Policy @HousingJournal for Housing Studies @HousingTheory for Housing Theory and Society

Aaron Stevens speaks with Ben Bartl, Senior Solicitor at the Tenants Union of Tasmania.

Aaron Stevens speaks with Ben Bartl, Solicitor from the Tenants Union of Tasmania.

During the global coronavirus pandemic, FringeArts is pivoting the focus of our podcast to checking in with our artists, our audiences, and our community partners during these unprecedented times. Since we can't gather, we'll chat remotely about how we respond to this crisis, and how the role of art during a pandemic shifts. In this episode, FringeArts Community Engagement Manager Tenara Calem chats with Christina Gesualdi of the Philadelphia Tenants Union. They explore the priorities of the Philadelphia Tenants Union during this time, the importance of organizing your neighbors on a foundation of trust, and how Christina's experience as a dancer intersects with her work in the union. As mentioned in the episode, here are some additional resources: PTU's Tenant Organizing guide for guidance during the pandemic Information on the illegality of evictions (until May 31st) Article on the housing crisis/waves of eviction Threat of forced evictions A bill to cancel rent and mortgage payments How landlords are concerned with optics For Tenants Only Office Hours

Episode 7 is a special collaborative episode in conjunction with Tenants Union UK. Our special guest is Rachael who you'll remember joined us to talk about Reclaim and also appeared on Em's panel at Poor Lass LIVE! Find out more about rental unions, how to join and what they can offer. We talk all things housing intersecting with class and identity. How that bloody coronavirus is affecting housing at the moment, rent freezes, power dynamics between landlords and tenants and more. Plus the usual avin a good chat and a laugh

Interview with Burlington Tenants Union representative Charles Winkleman. We talk about the effects of Covid-19 for renters in Burlington, the power dynamics of renters and owners, and how you can get involved.

We're still distancing in the labyrinth of the HV Crypt. This week's short episode is on the 2007 Spanish hit REC. We talk about getting to know your neighbors and Catholic zombies... All the important things in life. You can find us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/HorrorVanguard For less than the cost of sending Catholic secret agents to secure an enzyme that causes demons to turn people into zombies, you can support our show over on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

Los Angeles has one of the highest populations of renters in the U.S. Because of the coronavirus, many of them don’t know how they’ll come up with the money to pay their rents in full. Our guest is Trinidad Ruiz, an organizer for the Los Angeles Tenants Union, which is calling for rent forgiveness during the pandemic.More reading: L.A. has a coronavirus eviction ban, but landlords are finding ways to demand rent.[Advertisement] This L.A. Times podcast is presented to you by Blue Shield of California. The fight is tough, but so are you. Thank you, front line.

This week we have a very special guest in Elliot Stevenson of the Sacramento Tenants Union, a group dedicated to protecting and empowering tenants against their landlords in the Sacramento region. They're working overtime to let renters know their rights during the coronavirus pandemic, and are also offering assistance for tenants looking to organize. Interested in joining the fight? Click here and fill out this form.  We then discuss the cease and desist letter that California's homeless advocates have sent to Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, who continues to allow the police to roust, harass and terrorize the region's homeless community as they seek out ways to protect themselves from the coronavirus pandemic. Not to be outdone in the press release wars, the city put out a mailer claiming that they are making strides in helping the homeless community during these frightening times. But a step outdoors will prove otherwise. On Sunday afternoon, Sacramento cops broke into a vacant Land Park house and found three people experiencing homelessness who were seeking refuge from the coronavirus. Did they offer them hotel vouchers? Did they connect them with services? No. They gave them citations and threw them back onto the streets. Fed up yet? Well, we provide some ideas on how you can channel that energy. Give us a listen! And, as always: Patreon: patreon.com/voicesrivercity Twitter: @youknowkempa, @guillotine4you, @ShanNDSTevens, @Flojaune And thank you to Be Brave Bold Robot for the tunes.

In this episode we look at neighborhood based tenant organizing with what is easily described as the leading tenant organization in the U.S., the Los Angeles Tenants Union. LATU describes itself as an “autonomous housing movement” and is organized through a dozen assembly based neighborhood chapters. They are intentionally not organized as a non-profit, do not have paid staff, and are funded by member dues. The group has helped lead numerous rent strikes and fights around housing, and spearheads the Autonomous Tenant Union Network of similar tenants led organizing projects across the U.S. The interview was conducted by Markie with Chrysanthe, an integrating member of Black Rosa/Rosa Negra who is active with the VyBe or Vermont Beverly neighborhood local.   Related Links and Resources:  Los Angeles Tenants Union “These Tenants Are Leading the Largest Rent Strike in LA History,” The Nation L.A.’s Class Struggle Looks Like This: The Tenants Movement Resources on Tenant Organizing, Housing and Gentrification

Welcome back to the QNS Podcast, a weekly look at the week’s biggest Queens news. Hosted by Jacob Kaye and reporter Angélica Acevedo, each […]

This week Elizabeth chats with Erica and Elliot, members of the Sacramento Tenants Union, about how renters in Sacramento can work together to collectively bargain for housing justice, their support for helping people to assert their rights, as well as some of the union's recent victories. We also spoke about important housing legislation including SB 681 and their work to hold representatives accountable. Have any comments, questions, or ideas for future shows? Send us an e-mail at indivisibleyolopodcast@gmail.com!

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Excerpts from 3CR Community Radio's Monday Breakfast Show || Palestine Update: Jessica Morrison, the Exectuive Officer of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Netweork, comes on the show to give us the latest on Palestine || Protesting Fascism: Debbie Brennan of Campaign Against Racism and Fascism (CARF) comes on the show to give us a debrief on the December 4th protests against fascist mouthpiece Milo Yiannopoulos || Discriminating against Society's Most Vulnerable: Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health, Professor Anne Kavanagh comes on the show to talk about her recently published report showing that one in seven Australians with a disability experience disability-based discrimination || This week on Over The Wall, Duncan speaks to Mark O'Brien, from the Tenants Union Of Victoria, about the ways the Tenants Union can help you || Happy listening!

Look, the citizenship thing may be continuing, with a new byelection and a returning ALP premier; we might still be killing those men on Manus; NSW may be insisting on the terminally ill dying in agony: but first we really need to get off our chests the insane reality of winning this rigged postal survey, but still having to fight for equality. And Mark O'Brien from the Tenants Union of Victoria returns to tell us what's stuck in his craw.

With the news that the rent-bidding "Rentberry" is coming to Australia promising to push already sky-high rents even higher, we are joined by Yaelle Caspi from the Tenants Union of Victoria to take a look at what that could mean for young renters.

The state government's review of Victorian rental laws is coming to a close after over a year of consultation. They recently released an options paper setting out some ideas they're considering for reform. I talked to Tenants Union policy officer Yaelle Caspi about the options paper - is it good or bad? What will it mean for older renters? 

Renters could have long-term leases and greater protection under a State Government review of Victoria’s renting laws. Tonight on Our House we talk with Yaelle Kaspi (Policy Officer) of the Tenants Union of Victoria about the […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_archives/p/joy.org.au/ourhouse/wp-content/uploads/sites/337/2017/01/20170110-Our-House-Tenants-Union.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 47:11 — 43.2MB) The post appeared first on Our House.

Yaelle Caspi, policy officer at the Tenants Union of Victora will be talking about the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 and also rooming houses. Shane McGrath, the tenancy worker from the Housing for the Aged Action Group also comes on the show to discuss these topics. "But not only is it horrific, it's the predictable consequences of the government consistently failing to invest in public housing" is his analysis of the current state of rooming houses.