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Coalition for a CBA @ObamaCBA

​The Obama Center can build South Side communities OR it can displace longtime residents. Join us to win a community benefits agreement from the City of Chicago

Joined January 2017
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Southside Together@ssidetogether
16 Aug 2024
#DefendChristiana update: She's been evicted and her belongings are outside. If you can help move it onto trucks, come to 6141 S Greenwood now. Thank you!
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Southside Together@ssidetogether
16 Aug 2024
🚨RIGHT NOW: ALL OUT TO 6141 S Greenwood to #DefendChristiana. RIGHT NOW law enforcement is trying to wrongly evict Black third-generation home-owner Christiana.🚨
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🚨RIGHT NOW: ALL OUT TO 6141 S Greenwood to #DefendChristiana. RIGHT NOW sheriffs are trying to wrongly evict Black third-generation home-owner Christiana we've been organizing with.🚨
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ONE MONTH FROM TODAY!
Southside Together@ssidetogether
22 May 2024
South Shore needs a #CBAnow and Woodlawn needs more protection from gentrification. Join us, @ObamaCBA, @ChicagosMayor, and Ald. Yancy to get the new CBA ordinance passed! You can register at bit.ly/2024cbasummit
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We keep us here! Support the #cbacoalition!
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South Shore neighbors are sharing their experiences with each other and discussing displacement and the CBA ordinance!
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Alderman Desmon Yancy supports a housing protection ordinance in South Shore!
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Alderman Yancy loves South Shore - its vibrance, its spirit of welcoming, and its Blackness - he's committed to keeping it that way!
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We need to take the rent control fight to the state!
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"They want our city, but they don't want us" - Alderwoman Taylor wants a city-wide CBA!
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If people who were born and raised in Chicago suddenly can't afford to live in their own home, that's not on them - it's on the system!
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Jeannette Taylor says - EVERYONE deserves to live in a home that's sage, comfortable, affordable, and rodent-free! #cbasummit
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Passing the Woodlawn housing ordinance is not enough - we have a lot more work to do to make sure that we're protecting our neighbors!
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Alderpeople Jeannette Taylor (20th) and Desmon Yancy (5th) support the CBA ordinance!!! #stopdisplacement
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STOP organizer Ms. Margaret Brewer has lived on the South Side since 1955 - she's been working for affordable housing for decades
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Time is running out - make 63rd and Blackstone the newest city-owned lot for affordable housing!
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How can anyone afford to stay in a place where rent is 75% of their income? #cbasummit
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How can seniors like Linda Jennings afford to own homes in South Shore when HOA fees, property taxes, and mortgages are rising exponentially?
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We want to stay in the 'hood!
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Linda Jennings has been living in South Shore for 64 years - she and her fellow homeowners are struggling more and more with rising property taxes, HOA fees, and compliance with city regulations
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Seniors are being forced to move out of their condo buildings when they're sold to people outside of the community - we need more cash to keep us out of housing instability, for both renters and owners!
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