HOUSING ISSUES
Right to Housing • Rent Strikes • Tenant Owned Buildings
Needless to state, affordable rents is a growing issue with renters being pushed out by gentrification and the need to allocate upwards of 30% of their income for rent.
Home ownership, the greatest pathway to wealth acquisition and growth is out of reach for over one-third of Americans. The history of
redlining has deprived African Americans of this pathway to wealth. Major U.S. cities have witnessed a growth of homeless encampments.
Advocacy for a right to housing, organizing for rent strikes and tenant owned buildings are but some of the efforts surrounding this essential
need.
Check back for more detail surrounding these efforts.
“The Economy is doing well, why aren’t people feeling it?” The trend line for wealth and income inequality is well documented. As the cliché goes, “the rich have gotten richer while the poor have gotten poorer.” This trend was given significant impetus in the 1980s under the Reagan administration and has continued to diverge since.
Needless to state, affordable rents is a growing issue with renters being pushed out by gentrification and the need to allocate upwards of 30% of their income for rent. Home ownership, the greatest pathway to wealth acquisition and growth is out of reach for over one-third of Americans. Read more