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What are students saying about Ontarioās #Bill23? On Friday December 9, @westernsogs organized a large public demonstration on #WesternUās campus as part of our effort to spread community awareness of the Bill and what it means for the housing and climate crises. A recap š§µ 
If you donāt know me, Iām the 1st Sustainability Coordinator at SOGS. I advocate on behalf of grad studentsā environmental rights. Iām the Chair of an advisory committee for the City of London dedicated to environmental stewardship & climate action. Iām also working on a PhD!š¦šŖ
Two weeks ago, @westernsogs endorsed a letter condemning #Bill23 and educating our membership about what is at stake in Ontarioās housing and climate crises. You can read the statement in full here:
sogs.ca/bill-23
sogs.ca/bill-23
.@MayorofSeattle: As a teacher of many homeless students in #Seattle over the years & someone w/ homeless family, I demand you apologize to them for saying: āI donāt think anyone has a right to sleep in a public space or has a right to sleep on a sidewalkā
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pā¦
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pā¦
If you donāt want my students sleeping on the streets, then provide affordable housing.
We live in one of the richest cities in world history. We have the money to house everyone, but you would rather blame my students for being poor than fix the system that creates poverty.
We live in one of the richest cities in world history. We have the money to house everyone, but you would rather blame my students for being poor than fix the system that creates poverty.
Itās appalling that the @MayorofSeattle can vilify my homeless students who struggle to find a place to sleep at night, but doesnāt have a mumbling word to say about the billionaires who are hoarding the wealth of Seattle & creating the homeless crisis.
teenfeed.org/about/facts-abā¦
teenfeed.org/about/facts-abā¦
Thank you @NLIHC for informing & mobilizing people to protect essential and targeted housing investments in the #BuildBackBetter act. Thread below on why this matters in #NewtonMa /1
For every $5B of that $90B in expanded federal rental assistance, 112K people will receive voucher assistance nationally, including 44K children, 22K people with disabilities, and 12K seniors. Per @CenterOnBudget white paper below #BuildBackBetter /2
cbpp.org/research/housiā¦
cbpp.org/research/housiā¦
Also, wonderfully woven into the #BuildBackBetter act is a clause that doubles production of affordable housing nationally via reform to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. @RachelFee4NY /3
nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-opeā¦
nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-opeā¦
š¤¬ This is what EHS regularly does to our unhoused neighbors...check out both @MFBlakey & @IAmAHumanCO for extensive threads with more info & how to help:
(the FINAL vote is TOMORROW--take action now!)
(the FINAL vote is TOMORROW--take action now!)
What more do we need to show you @DenCityCouncil? What will it take for you to help stop the torture?
We vote. And we will in 2023...
...if you vote in favor of this tmrw, you can no longer pretend you care about the thousands of people experiencing homelessness in our city.
We vote. And we will in 2023...
...if you vote in favor of this tmrw, you can no longer pretend you care about the thousands of people experiencing homelessness in our city.
DDPHE's amendments are NOT enough. DO THE RIGHT THING. Choose #PeopleOverProfitšÆ
@KniechAtLarge @OrtegaAtLarge @SGilmoreDist11 @CouncilmanPaul6 @DenverPerfect10 @LuckyDistrict7 @ChrisJHerndon @sandovalcd1 @DenverCouncil5 @kflynncolo @KendraBlackD4 @CWjamietorres @CandiCdeBacaD9
@KniechAtLarge @OrtegaAtLarge @SGilmoreDist11 @CouncilmanPaul6 @DenverPerfect10 @LuckyDistrict7 @ChrisJHerndon @sandovalcd1 @DenverCouncil5 @kflynncolo @KendraBlackD4 @CWjamietorres @CandiCdeBacaD9
Our eviction system is broken and requires urgent redesign.
THREAD below on how @emilyabenfer, @RPhillipsEsq, @KathrynSabbeth & I suggest fixing it in @washingtonpost
1) Congress can ratify the federal moratorium; washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/ā¦
THREAD below on how @emilyabenfer, @RPhillipsEsq, @KathrynSabbeth & I suggest fixing it in @washingtonpost
1) Congress can ratify the federal moratorium; washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/ā¦
2) States canĀ require landlordsĀ to apply for rent relief before filing to evict;
3) States can reform eviction laws to prevent and penalize notice violations, and ensure everyone has the ability to be heard;
3) States can reform eviction laws to prevent and penalize notice violations, and ensure everyone has the ability to be heard;
4) States can seal tenantsā records;
5) States can guarantee a right to counsel for tenants at risk;
6) The federal government can fund a permanent nationwide rent-relief program;
5) States can guarantee a right to counsel for tenants at risk;
6) The federal government can fund a permanent nationwide rent-relief program;
And we're back for another #CourageousConversations! Today we're talking about #housingdiscrimination and #redlining with local experts. Follow along for highlights from the convo!
.@saphyr29 sets the stage for the discussion noting that "housing in the United States is a case study for structural inequity." #CourageousConversations #equity #housingdiscrimination #redlining
Terri Gentry, with the Black American West Museum, begins by explaining that redlining is an extension of many other oppressive practices that have existed within our systems for a long time. #CourageousConversations #housingdiscrimination #redlining #equitablehousing
A thread by BRD for your consideration:
Today is #ArmedForcesDay- too often a day where politicians offer platitudes about sacrifice and gratitude while they continue to send our troops to kill and die in endless wars for profit and power- not justice or freedom. #NoMoreWar /1
Today is #ArmedForcesDay- too often a day where politicians offer platitudes about sacrifice and gratitude while they continue to send our troops to kill and die in endless wars for profit and power- not justice or freedom. #NoMoreWar /1
They praise us at their events while they gut our healthcare and sidestep accountability for the rampant sexual assault, pollution and abuses on and around our bases. #ArmedForcesDay2021 #MilitaryMeToo #EnvironmentalJustice #AuditThePentagon 2/
They pat us on the back while they line their pockets with corporate "Defense" industry campaign donations and ignore the the hunger, houselessness, and avoidable traumas our families are grappling with. #ArmedForcesDay #22aDay #MoralInjury #HousingFirst #HousingIsAHumanRight 3/
I believe that housing is a human right and it is past time that our federal laws recognized it. My #housingforall platform includes designating the unhoused as a federally protected class and providing a monthly income to the unhoused and formerly incarcerated. (thread)
We have around 66,000 unhoused community members in LA County alone. Instead of leading with empathy and care, we continue to criminalize and traumatize them.
Five unhoused community members die PER DAY. Poverty should not be a crime and it should not be a death sentence.
Five unhoused community members die PER DAY. Poverty should not be a crime and it should not be a death sentence.
I will fight for the unhoused because there is no reason the wealthiest country in the world cannot provide shelter to its most vulnerable.
Please follow/support these amazing orgs who have been doing incredible work to provide care to our unhoused.
Please follow/support these amazing orgs who have been doing incredible work to provide care to our unhoused.
As we grapple with LA's failure to house its people, we want to reaffirm a commitment to equity and fairness in our approach. @CamnerLeonora wrote about why it is important for the #yimby movement to center WHERE to put housing and for WHOM:
abundanthousingla.org/a-yimby-movemeā¦
abundanthousingla.org/a-yimby-movemeā¦
Abundant Housing LA is building the pro-housing movement for LA. But itās not enough to just be supportive of housing in general. Achieving housing abundance requires thoughtful approaches that center equity, racial justice, and environmentalism.
abundanthousingla.org/policyagenda/
abundanthousingla.org/policyagenda/
Abundant Housing is committed to critically reexamining our approach to housing, our past positions, and direction in the context of equity and racial justice.
As City Council votes to resume banishing and criminalizing Unhoused folks today, ~100 ppl living in Chinatownās El Pueblo SECZ are being traumatized by an unexpected sweep, with cops. Thereāre positive cases in the community here. Blood on your hands @JoeBuscaino
City sweep teams told us they were on pause due to multiple COVID-19 outbreaks at the mobile showers they drag out at during sweeps (so u can shower while the city trashes your shit). Attempts to reach @LAHomeless abt consistent, transparent messaging to residents go nowhere.
Thanks to the cityās inability to let houseless folks know with regularity when their constitutional rights are gonna be violated, we now have elderly disabled residents scrambling to save belongings in a move that normally takes hours if not the whole nite. #ServicesNotSweeps
With #COVIDć¼19 spreading throughout our communities, it has never been more important to address the homelessness crisis in America.
My bill includes $200B+ for housing & supportive services & recognizes a fundamental truth: Housing is a human right.
jayapal.house.gov/2020/03/19/amiā¦
My bill includes $200B+ for housing & supportive services & recognizes a fundamental truth: Housing is a human right.
jayapal.house.gov/2020/03/19/amiā¦
By investing massive amounts of federal dollars to help states & local organizations on the frontlines, we can provide housing & supportive services for vulnerable communities & ensure everyone in America has a bed to sleep in and a roof over their head.
Thank you to @RepGraceMeng, @repblumenauer, @RepChuyGarcia, @RepAOC, @Ilhan, @RepPressley, @RepRashida,@NLIHC, @NLCHPhomeless, @NatlHCHCouncil, @WLIHA & so many others for standing up for the needs of the most vulnerable, including safe & affordable housing. #HousingIsAHumanRight
