The nationwide eviction ban is a victory for our movement – but renters aren’t out of the woods yet. The congressional relief that was keeping millions of Americans afloat expired well over a month ago. Unemployment is in double digits and coronavirus continues to spread. A vaccine is in the works, but there should be… Read More »
The CDC ban came too late in Houston, TX – between the $600 unemployment ending and the federal order halting COVID-related evictions until December, an unprecedented number of renters had sheriff’s deputies at their door to evict. This has included families, elderly people, and children thrown out of their homes the day before school started.… Read More »
No Ameren Shutoffs, a volunteer-led grassroots campaign, won our second consecutive win against Ameren Illinois, a multi-billion dollar corporation! Your help made the second extension of the utility shut-off moratorium possible, but the fight is not over yet! Ameren Illinois already demonstrated their disregard for renters’ well-being by repeatedly threatening our access to essential utility… Read More »
Trump and the CDC passed a dramatic, last-second measure to halt evictions until December – what comes next for our movement? The temporary ban on evictions is too late, and far too little. Thousands have already been forced from their homes after losing income during this pandemic. The number of renters currently at risk of… Read More »
Did you miss the call? Register now for our next meeting on October 1st! In the meantime, you can support our movement by pitching in $15 to Rent Strike 2020. Over 30 people from 12 cities across the country joined Rent Strike 2020’s September organizing call! A central part of Friday’s discussion was Trump’s executive… Read More »
What should renters do as payments pile up? Don’t move, fight back! Join us next Thursday, October 1st for our Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay Organizing Call! At the beginning of the month, Trump and the CDC issued a sweeping eviction moratorium. This is no doubt a victory of the grassroots organizing that put pressure on… Read More »
Illinois needs your help to protect access to water, electricity & gas during this pandemic!Earlier, this summer, No Ameren Shutoffs conducted a call-in campaign to the Illinois Commerce Commission demanding no utility shutoffs for working people during the COVID-19 crisis. This campaign was victorious, and resulted in an extension of the shutoff moratorium from August… Read More »
Over 50 people attended Friday’s Rent Strike 2020 organizing call, representing over 20 cities in every region of the country! Renters shared their organizing experience, highlighted recent actions to block evictions where the courts have already re-opened, and discussed how to fight back against the looming “tsunami” of evictions working class people face come fall.… Read More »
Rent Strike 2020 stands in solidarity with #JusticeforGeorgeFloyd! The movement has spread like wildfire nationally and internationally, as youth and working people stand up in outrage against the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the countless other black and brown people murdered in cold blood by the police! It is no coincidence that these… Read More »
Earlier this year when the economic crisis and pandemic hit, word of a Rent Strike rippled across the country. Tenants in Wisconsin were inspired, and 700 joined the Facebook group Wisconsin Rent Strike 2020 to encourage and help one another get organized. Renters shared resources in the group, and held virtual meetings where tenants across… Read More »