Organizing

Housing advocates working at the local, state, and national levels discuss new research and policy recommendations for advancing housing justice.

How can the community development field stay aligned with the movements that led to its rise in the first place?

How one community development corporation’s youth program flourished during the pandemic

Why do we think moving to white neighborhoods will solve our problems?

Moms 4 Housing and LA Reclaimers have proven that successful grassroots organizing can turn headline-grabbing occupations into long-term affordable housing.

Most communities lack a way of collecting real-time data on whether landlords are complying with rules. A rental registry could change that.

Despite a state-wide eviction moratorium, thousands of people have been evicted in Chicago since March. A coalition of housing advocates is proposing a just cause ordinance that would halt no-fault evictions.

Dozens of cities and states are considering legislation allowing alternatives to upfront security deposits, such as “security deposit insurance.” The only problem? It’s not actually insurance.

It’s no surprise that all eyes have been on the General Election’s presidential and congressional races. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many of the preexisting conditions of inequality, poverty, and […]

Tenant organizers across the country—in places like Virginia, Louisiana, and New York—have taken direct action against surging eviction cases through tactics like mass outreach, shutting down court hearings, and picketing lawyers who represent landlords.

California housing organizers reflect on what changes, and what stays the same, during a pandemic.

The city and the activists involved have referred to the organization that will receive the properties as a community land trust, but as of late October it was not yet clear how the group will be structured.