THE MOMENT
The time is ripe to build a mass tenants’ movement in this country. The Renter Nation includes 23 million families and households and is growing everyday. The movement is beginning in our communities and cities through fighting against displacement and high rents. Rooted in our hardest hit areas, predominantly working class and communities of color, we are organizing for just cause eviction, anti-speculation taxes and other basic renters’ rights. We are growing in power to win Renters’ Bill of Rights, rent control and a mass expansion of affordable, community controlled housing.
THE GOAL
In 2015, Right to the City’s Homes For All campaign is supporting 15 cities/regions to hold Renter Nation Assemblies to galvanize impacted residents and allies locally to win anti-displacement and affordability campaigns.
Renter Nation Assemblies strategically link our local fights across the country to replicate wins, gather momentum and build a genuine tenants’ movement for affordable, community controlled homes.
The assemblies will bring together renters, low-wage workers, seniors, immigrants, youth, LGBTQ, union members, formerly incarcerated, and others who do not have affordable homes.
BENEFITS OF AN ASSEMBLY TO YOUR ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY/CITY
Right to the City’s Homes For All campaign will: (see toolkit for more details here _________)
• Provide popular education materials on tenant organizing, history of land and housing struggles in US, best practices for renters’ rights and Community Land Trusts campaigns
• Support delegates from your city/region to represent at the 2016 national renter nation convening
• Collaborate on joint fundraising for your assembly and ongoing campaign work
• Support grassroots organizations in producing city reports on a local analysis and solutions to the housing crisis
• Provide support in planning your assembly and advancing your local campaign
• Gather and promote stories from impacted residents in your city — http://homesforall.org/cantwaitlist/
Upon submitting this completed form, we will contact you about next steps. Email tony@righttothecity.org with any questions.
Thank you.