Rent Strike! featuring Marcela Mitaynes

What this episode covers

The housing justice movement in New York state has made major strides in the last few years. In June 2019, a historic package of rent laws passed in NY state, sending shockwaves through our political landscape and strengthening tenant protections. Yet in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, while millions of tenants have lost income and are unable to pay their rent, our political leadership continues to abdicate their responsibility to the people by refusing to #CancelRent. Organizers in NYC-DSA and our coalition partners are fighting back! Today, we’ll hear from Marcela Mitaynes, a tenant organizer and NYC-DSA endorsed candidate for Assembly District 51 in South Brooklyn, and from comrades organizing rent strikes in their own buildings and neighborhoods, on the critical importance of organizing for tenant power. ¡El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido! Can't Pay May Pledge: bit.ly/cantpaymay BK Housing Working Group email address for more info about organizing calls: [email protected] Use this script to call Cuomo and tell him to #CancelRent - bit.ly/HJ4ACallCuomo Join our social media blitz on Friday, May 1 - take a picture of #cancelrent written on your body, a face mask, a piece of paper, your wall, a child you know, an animal and post it online with the hashtag #cancelrent Rent Strike Organizing: bit.ly/RentStrikeNY Learn more about Marcela Mitaynes’ tenant-powered campaign for Assembly District 51 in Sunset Park: marcelaforny.org

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