US, blackrosefed: Housing for all the tenants movement takes the streets [VIDEO]

What would a city look like with housing for all? ---- Voices were raised collectively on 
August 28th, asking why we can’t defend against skyrocketing rents, mass housing 
displacement, and systemic gentrification of working class communities and communities of 
color. Starting with a rally at City Hall, housing organizations and renters spoke out 
about the housing crisis that is descending on this city. Following the trend in places 
like San Francisco and Brooklyn, the average rents, and property values, in Portland are 
heading higher and higher while wages for working class people have remained stagnant. As 
Portland’s reputation as a creative and hip tech-friendly city expands, so does the 
displacement of the working class families that have been embedded in the city’s 
neighborhoods for decades.

The Portland Solidarity Network, $15Now, Right to Dream Too/Right to Survive, the Black 
Rose Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation, Portland Tenants United, and other groups joined the 
Portland Renters Assembly in calling for this Housing for All March. Tying together issues 
of homelessness, minimum wage needs, and the tyranny of “no cause eviction,” a discourse 
was established about how interconnected issues play together to create a city that is 
fast becoming unlivable.

After the rally the march took over the streets, taking over a bridge across the river 
before having an outdoor renters assembly, where tenants spoke out about doubling rents, 
vacant landlords, and desperate situations.

This is the beginning of a revitalized tenants movement in Portland, and the first big 
siren in the beginning of the fight back for a livable city.

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