28 Jul 2025
The Rent is Too Damn High!!!
#AffordableHousing #TenantRights #HousingForAll #MassachusettsHousing
#RentControlMA #HousingJustice #NeighborToNeighborMA #MApoli
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"We want people to know that housing is a human right and we can win the homes we deserve,” said Betty Lewis, of the Fairlawn TA. “This is a community victory won by neighbors working together”
by: @beth_treffeisen at @BostonDotCom
boston.com/real-estate/real-…
#BosPoli #RentControlMA
ALT The image shows a large group of people gathered outside in front of a brick apartment building. The group is diverse in age, gender, and ethnicity, and they appear to be participating in a housing rights protest or rally. Many participants are holding signs and banners advocating for housing justice. At the center, a large blue banner with red text reads: "CITY LIFE VIDA URBANA" To the right, a person holds a sign with black text on white that says: "HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT" Two additional signs, shaped like houses, read: "WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED" "NO nos moverán" Both of these signs include the name "City Life / Vida Urbana." Some participants are wearing bright neon green shirts, possibly signifying organization volunteers or leaders. Others are wearing warm clothing, indicating a cold day. Several individuals wear sunglasses, and a few hold walking canes. In the background, apartment balconies and windows are visible. The mood appears strong and unified, with people standing to
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Mattapan Fairlawn Wins news recap🧵🥳
After 6yrs of organizing against rent increases evictions, the Mattapan Fairlawn Tenants Association WIN permanent affordable homes! Next up, lift the ban on #RentControlMA and get TOPA, Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, PASSED #MaPoli
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Rent Control and raise the wages! Let's keep people housed NOW and make sure people are paid enough to transition out of survival and into dignified living. Keep bugging your legislators, call email them to support rent control: homesforallmass.org/act #MaPoli #RentControlMA
27 Nov 2024
"Almost a quarter of renters report skipping meals to make their monthly rent payments... An astonishing 75 percent of swing-state voters said housing costs were the most stressful economic issue for their families."
Charlie Dulik in @nplusonemag: nplusonemag.com/online-only/…
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*español abajo* CLVU’s September Arts Culture committee meeting is this Sat 🎨! Join us at 10am to make movement art -- we're prepping for a CLVU Rent Control theater & multi-media showcase on Sat, Nov 14th, so save the date🗓️!More details to come soon 👩🏾🎨! #RentControlMA
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Lucia reminds us: “CLVU’s doors are always open. Don’t stop coming to the weekly meetings. When we fight, we win!” 🧡💚 #MaPoli #RentControlMA
Read Lucia's FULL victory story on the CLVU website at bit.ly/lucia-victory2024
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5 Jun 2024
Katie Fustich of @DeNovoCenter spoke at the Sargent Avenue Tenants Alliance rally & shared some alarming statics: Rental prices have gone up 40%, & eviction rates by 58%. Renters can't keep paying the price for investors. #HomesAct #Time4TOPA #lifthebanMA #RentControlMA
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21 May 2024
CAAS joined @Homesforallmass last week at the Raise Our Wages, Cap Our Rents rally! Hundreds gathered at the State House to demand a living wage and a stop to unmitigated rent increases that are displacing our neighbors #lifthebanMA #housingjustice #rentcontrolMA
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16 May 2024
A joy to join so many friends and allies yesterday (even in the rain!) to rally for dignified wages and rent control. Labor, housing justice, climate justice, and neighborhoods coming together for raising the minimum wage and keeping people in their homes! #mapoli #RentControlMA
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15 May 2024
Rain or shine ☔️ Local 509 shows up #unionstrong to fight for better working & living conditions for ALL! Together with our community & labor partners, we made our voices heard in the State House and we will continue to show up until we win. #RentControlMA
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The music was key today 🎵🎤 (we also debuted our new remix to We Shall Not Be Moved 😎) Community who sing together, stay together 💚🧡 Rent Control & Dignified Wages Now! #NoNosMoveran #RentControlMA
15 May 2024
Shoutout to Good Trouble band for the jams 🎵🎺💚
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15 May 2024
Ana from @LynnUnitedMA tells her story of struggling to make ends meet in Lynn & resist displacement — we need protections like rent control to keep residents like Ana in her home! #MaPoli #ControlDeRenta #RentControlMA
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15 May 2024
That’s a lot of workers and community out in the rain to Raise Our Wage, Cap Our Rent! ⚡️ Working families should be able to afford a roof over their heads in MA! #MApoli #RentControlMA
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Hundreds of us are marching with @homesforallmass to the State House to meet with legislators who we need to sign on/co-sponsor bills for rent control and raising the wages ✍🏼 #RentControlMA #MaPoli #ControlDeRenta
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15 May 2024
Profit-seeking corporate investors are increasingly buying homes and hiking rents astronomically, raising the price of housing for everyone else. Since 2010, landlords have raised rent by 55% on average for a 2-bed apt in Massachusetts! Legislators, pass #RentControlMA! #MApoli
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15 May 2024
🎤Up with the wages, down with the rent🎵🔥🔥 Thanks to Angel from @NEU4J for leading the crowd with music despite the rain! It’s a party out here with many hundreds of us who want higher wages and #RentControlMA!! #MaPoli
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15 May 2024
📣⚡️Our statewide housing x labor movement is out in full force demanding legislators Raise Our Wage, Cap Our Rent in MA! Skyrocketing rents low wages make it impossible for residents to make ends meet, & hold back our economy! We need higher wages #RentControlMA! #MAPoli
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Workers, tenants and small homeowners are demanding our legislators sign on & actively support S.1299/H.2103, An Act enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants sponsored by @senjehlen @AdamGomezMA! #MaPoli #RentControlMA #ControlDeRenta
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🚌We’re on buses from Brockton, Lawrence and across MA to Boston Common for the ⬆️Raise Our Wage, Cap Our Rent⬇️ rally with @homesforallmass and hundreds of housing labor allies! We’re telling our legislators: Up with the Wages, Down with the Rents! #MaPoli #RentControlMA
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Tomorrow 12:30pm at Boston Common ⚡️📣 Let’s go‼️@homesforallmass
@SEIU509 @BTU66 @SpringfieldNOL @CPAJustice @RTTCBoston #MaPoli #RentControlMA
🧵1/7 Raise Our Wage, Cap Our Rent‼️🚨Wednesday May 15th is approaching! Are you ready for the big upcoming rally alongside housing justice organizations and other union labor allies, etc. to DEMAND #RentControlMA and to raise the minimum wage for a million low-wage renters📣!
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