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In the U.S.

Fulton Houses tenants say: ‘Keep public housing public’

June 4, 2019 Anne Pruden
Over 50 tenants left their homes at the Fulton Houses to unite outside of New York City Hall on May 29. They were rallying to challenge the privatization plan of local politicians and officials of […]
Nytenants
In the U.S.

NY tenants sit-in for housing rights

May 30, 2019 Anne Pruden
On May 14, several dozen tenants held a sit-in at the office of New York State Assembly member Tremaine Wright in Albany, N.Y.  As part of the statewide coalition called Housing Justice for All, they […]
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In the U.S.

New York June 7: Tribute to the martyrs of the coup d’état in Honduras

May 21, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Friday, June 7, 2019 at 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT Lugar: Iglesia Holyrood Church/Iglesia Santa Cruz. Direccion: 715 West, 179 Street, New York, NY. 10033 On Facebook
Worstevictors
In the U.S.

NYC tenants issue eviction notices to worst landlords

May 13, 2019 Anne Pruden
New York, May 8 — “Hey hey, ho ho! All evictions have to go!” and “Evictions are violent! We will not be silent!” were two popular chants by protesters outside Stellar Management at 156 William […]
Publichousing
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‘Keep Public Housing Public’

May 9, 2019 Anne Pruden
The New York City Housing Authority has nearly 400,000 tenants living in 173,160 apartments. These NYCHA apartments are called public housing and “the projects,” making them the largest public housing project in the country. NYCHA […]
Nycha
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Across New York, housing struggles heat up

May 5, 2019 Anne Pruden
New York — On April 27, Bronx tenants rallied on a vacant lot owned by the city of New York along East 152nd Street. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) was supposed to build […]
Harlemmarch
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Hundreds march in Harlem against high rents and evictions

April 14, 2019 Stephen Millies
Hundreds of people marched down Harlem’s Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. on April 11 in a Moral March for Housing. They shouted, “Housing is a Right! Fight! Fight! Fight!” and “Get up! Get down! There’s […]
Jhustudents
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Students and community say no to private police force at Johns Hopkins

April 10, 2019 Steven Ceci
Members of Johns Hopkins Students Against Private Police and Hopkins Anti-ICE Coalition sit under a banner on April 4, 2019, in the university president’s office building after sitting-in overnight. Hundreds march: No private police, No […]
Taxisuicides
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Stop taxing the poor!

April 4, 2019 Stephen Millies
New York — “Only the little people pay taxes,” bragged the late hotel boss Leona Helmsley. Capitalist politicians always prove her right. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio […]
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New York health care workers fight Medicaid cuts

March 12, 2019 Anne Pruden
Giving up their lunch breaks and a brief chance to relax, over 500 Brookdale Medical Center 1199SEIU union members rallied March 6. They gathered outside their hospital in below-freezing temperatures to show the working-class community […]