Evictions Have Led To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Additional COVID-19 Cases November 29, 2020 Evictions Have Led To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Additional COVID-19 Cases2020-11-292020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/evictions-e1606661792449.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Demonstrators display signs calling for an end to evictions and foreclosures during a rally at Boston Housing Court outside the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse on Oct. 29, 2020. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. New research finds that when eviction bans lifted, cases of the virus surged. Expiring state eviction bans have led to hundreds of thousands of additional coronavirus cases, new research finds, raising alarm about what will happen when the national […]
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Teacher’s Viral Arrest Helped Stop Evictions By Keith Schnabel, Midwest Socialist. November 1, 2020 Teacher’s Viral Arrest Helped Stop Evictions2020-11-012020-11-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/capture.png200px200px Arrested For Housing Justice—An Interview With Sophia Lukatya. Sophia Lukatya is a Chicago Public Schools teacher. She organizes with the Chicago Teachers Union and is a member of Democratic Socialists of America. During the Lift The Ban Coalition’s protests in Daley Plaza this August, Lukatya was one of a dozen housing activists who were arrested in the week-long occupation. Positive press from the event—including a viral video of Lukatya and fellow DSA member Shannon Pilz—contributed to Governor Pritzker’s decision to extend […]
With Evictions Looming, US Cities Seek Legal Help For Renters By Carey L. Biron, News.Trust.org. October 21, 2020 With Evictions Looming, US Cities Seek Legal Help For Renters2020-10-212020-10-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/evict.png200px200px Advocates are looking to New York City, where evictions have fallen by 40% since renters were guaranteed representation in court. Washington – When Shalonda Glascoe fell behind on her rent as she struggled to find a job amid the coronavirus outbreak this spring, her landlord tried to kick her out of her Baltimore home – twice. Eventually, Glascoe, 47, sought free legal help, a decision she says was key in allowing her to […]
Half Of The US Lacks Adequate Protections Against Evictions By Sasha Abramsky, Truthout. September 16, 2020 Half Of The US Lacks Adequate Protections Against Evictions2020-09-162020-09-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/evictions1.png200px200px Above photo: Renters and housing advocates attend a protest to cancel rent and avoid evictions in front of the court house amid the COVID-19 pandemic on August 21, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images. In the aftermath of the 2008 housing market collapse, I spent many months reporting on the “collateral damage” caused by a systemic failure. I remember going into campgrounds in California’s Central Valley, where homeless people crowded in the […]
Philadelphia To Temporarily Block Landlords From Enforcing Evictions September 9, 2020 Philadelphia To Temporarily Block Landlords From Enforcing Evictions2020-09-092020-09-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/evictions-e1599660671547.jpeg200px200px Above photo: A group of housing advocates protesting evictions tried to block the court entrance Sept. 3, 2020. Courtesy of Sterling Johnson. Philadelphia court officials will announce a temporary stay on lockouts related to eviction orders Tuesday, PlanPhilly has learned. The move comes as landlord-tenant proceedings begin to ramp up at city courts after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic and a statewide moratorium on evictions that ended on Aug. 31 despite calls to the Pennsylvania legislature to extend it from Gov. Tom Wolf. But […]
28 Million Evictions Loom As Houses Sit Empty By Lee Camp, Consortium News. August 4, 2020 28 Million Evictions Loom As Houses Sit Empty2020-08-042020-08-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/homelessman-e1596567902470.jpg200px200px Above photo: Gary Knight/FLICKR. America is not based on hard work. Get it out of your head that this society is set up to be fair. Fair would be everyone with a roof over their head. Congress’s inability to actually represent the real-live human beings of America, combined with an economic system that rewards lack of empathy and an excess of greed, has brought us to a dark time when an oncoming tsunami of financial ruin, destitution […]
As Mass Evictions Loom, Practical Advice For Housing Takeovers By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Clearing the FOG. August 3, 2020 | Featured Campaign, Podcast As Mass Evictions Loom, Practical Advice For Housing Takeovers2020-08-032020-08-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/ppehrcarmyfood-1-e1596485354636.jpg200px200px Federal protection against housing evictions has expired and local and state governments are not stepping up to fill in the gap leaving tens of millions of families vulnerable to homelessness during this growing pandemic and deep recession. In Philadelphia and across the country families, out of desperation, are taking over empty publicly-owned housing. It is estimated that there are up to ten vacant homes for every homeless […]
As many as 40 million Americans are under threat of losing their homes due to the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, with tens of millions of people unsure where they will get the money to pay for rent after being put out of work, and a federal eviction moratorium expiring late last month. Outspoken comedian and political commentator Jimmy Dore has slammed the US government and politicians in Washington over their alleged inaction amid the eviction crisis facing tens of millions of Americans, suggesting that it demonstrates the catastrophic condition that the country has been put in by […]
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow has said that more stimulus checks are coming, along with an extension of the current eviction moratorium. However, he was slammed for claiming that all is well with the US economy. The $1 trillion bill will include another round of stimulus checks – to the tune of $1,200 per person, Kudlow told CNN on Sunday. In addition, the relief bill will extend unemployment benefits, provide funding for schools to reopen, and allocate $16 billion for coronavirus testing. Read more “It’s a very well-rounded package,” Kudlow added. “It’s a very well targeted package.” Senate Republicans plan […]
Looming Evictions May Soon Make 28 Million Homeless July 15, 2020 Looming Evictions May Soon Make 28 Million Homeless2020-07-152020-07-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/house-e1594775887412.jpeg200px200px Above photo: A newly erected fence blocks the front of a vacant home that Moms 4 Housing activists occupied during a months-long protest that ended in a court-ordered eviction, in Oakland, California. Philip Pacheco. By comparison, 10 million people lost their homes in the Great Recession. Emily Benfer began her career representing homeless families in Washington, D.C. Her first case involved a family that had been evicted after complaining to their landlord about the holes in their roof. One of the times she met […]
Jonathan Baird and his wife Nichole say they’ve had to decide between making their car payment and buying food since she lost her job in the pandemic. His mortgage and auto lenders told him he didn’t qualify for help. Nichole Baird hide caption toggle caption Nichole Baird Jonathan Baird and his wife Nichole say they’ve had to decide between making their car payment and buying food since she lost her job in the pandemic. His mortgage and auto lenders told him he didn’t qualify for help. Nichole Baird Americans are skipping payments on mortgages, auto loans and other bills. Normally, that […]