Category: Housing Justice
Seramonte Tenant Union Pushes For More Protections
Members of Hamden’s Seramonte Tenants Union gathered outside of Town Hall the night before a highly anticipated Fair Rent Commission that will likely determine their housing fates — and pushed for long-term governmental protections for all renters. Local organizers and politicians joined tenants at the Wednesday evening rally to chant, make speeches, and display solidarity while calling on the town to draft a tenants’ rights ordinance and take actions to control abuse at housing throughout town. Read more at the New Haven...
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New Haven Fair Rent Commission officially recognizes Tenant Unions
“It a really important step,” Elicker said, adding that it’s not just about creating more affordable units but “about ensuring that existing units remain affordable — and clean.” Bermudez said, “This is a really exciting time. We wouldn’t be here today if it had not been for the really strong organizing efforts of the tenants,” as well as the efforts of the mayor, she said. Luke Melonakos-Harris, an organizer with the Connecticut Tenants Union, said that “an enormous amount of effort went into organizing these tenants and the other tenants organizations that we’ve organized around the state.” Tenant unions “are...
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Hitting the Bricks: Thoughts From a New Canvasser
One socialist’s impressions on canvassing and the ongoing challenges facing renters in Connecticut.
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Tenant Organizing and the Path to Power: A Personal Reflection on Socialist Organizing in 2021
Building a socialist mass movement depends on understanding our theory of change and critically reflecting on our successes and failures in its pursuit. With this in mind, we reflect on the 2021 tenet union building efforts in Central CT.
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Private Developer Seeks to Further Gentrify New Britain
A luxury apartment building is in the works in downtown New Britain. Local government and media present this as a good thing that will improve the community, but the fact is this is just further gentrification of a city home to many poor people.
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