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On Monday, City Council shot down a rezoning request from Black business owners who wanted to have events in a building on Chatham Rd. A group of angry nearby white homeowners who used racist dog whistles about boisterous clubs and their (white) daughters being at risk.

They unionized. They negotiated. They won. Independence Towers tenants in KC set an example for tenant power. 🔗 bit.ly/46GEIAB #TenantUnion #UnionStrong #CollectivePower

The proposed location of a new amphitheater next to Crystal Towers will increase the risk of violence against our most marginalized residents. Look what's happening already. Imagine how quick police will crack heads of whoever they feel doesn't belong on the public land they wish to steal from us 😡

Yesterday, we closed on a renovation loan that will help us make the Spring Street Co-op HIGH-QUALITY and TRULY AFFORDABLE housing for residents who will own this building with no landlords! Here (left to right), managing member Dan, treasurer Phil, and board member Dee celebrate the closing 🥳

Don Flow and his cronies want to pay $1 a month for 8 publicly-owned parcels of land downtown. They tell us they'll build an amphitheater at no cost to the public. But parking, traffic, safety, and noise burdens will be borne by residents while the owners of the proposed venue rake in profits.

Housing Justice Now opposes sweetheart deal handing city-owned property to Don Flow and associates See our press release for more details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Lately... ✨️ - Won free bus service during extreme heat and cold - Forced the head of Winston-Salem's Housing Authority to resign - Won major repairs and access to community spaces at Healy and Crystal Towers

Communities all across the country are taking action against Avelo and we need you to join us! By fighting Avelo, we’re showing we can take down those who look to profit off harming our people. We’re showing what’s possible when we organize together.

Victory! A month-long campaign by Housing Justuce Now has won free bus service in extreme temps! The WSTA began offering it on July 25th, and under pressure from tenants across the city, City Council made it a permanent policy at their August 4th meeting. Organizing gets the goods, y'all. Join HJN!

It's been brutally hot this past week in Winston-Salem. So, with some relief, from July 26 - July 30, we enjoyed the free bus rides that we've been demanding since the beginning of summer. WSTA reinstated fares yesterday as temperatures fell slightly, but we can't stop fighting for our community 🌹

We've got over 1,000 petitions demanding free buses during extreme heat 😤 We're winning! The city started making buses free Saturday. But we want to make it a permanent policy ✅️ We've got a form here: forms.gle/QeqXrAs7QqXB.... Use it to find your city rep, get a script, and report your contacts 📈

Winston-Salem, come get these free bus rides again today (until 7 p.m.)! Community organizing works! 🚏🚌 ✊️

Free buses but nowhere to go... Where are the cooling stations on Sundays!? 🤷🏿‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Want to stop displacement? Organize. Fund housing trusts. Back tenant leadership. Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood just showed us how. 🎧 bit.ly/4lTzENq #HousingJustice #TenantPower #BostonHousing #CityLifeVidaUrbana

🚌 RIDE THAT THANG, WINSTON-SALEM 🚌 WSTA buses are free today during the heat advisory thanks to the work of community organizers who fought for it!

WE DID THIS 💪 Though collective action, we have forced the city to make buses free during heat emergencies!

Dennis Threatt is a public housing resident and one of the most dedicated organizers building the NC Tenants Union. He's helped win substantial improvements for his fellow residents, but now he needs our help: he has a major procedure not being covered by Medicare/Medicaid: gofund.me/731300e6.

✨️ Your assistance needed! ✨️ gofund.me/731300e6 Dennis is a dedicated HJN organizer. He has worked to improve conditions at Healy Towers. Residents have won repairs, common space improvements, drug treatment resources, and successfully stopped a wrongful eviction. Any amount is appreciated!

LET'S GET THIS HOUSING JUSTICE. Did you miss our meeting? Want to still get involved? Visit bit.ly/JOINHJN to sign up!

Curious what our general meetings are like? We gather in a welcoming space with childcare and refreshments, share the housing struggles we face, discuss the work happening, find ways to get plugged in, and make plans to win! RSVP for our next general meeting this Saturday, July 19th, at 2:00 p.m.! ⬇️

We are excited to keep building this thing! 🏘⚖️

Chump change. WSTA collected an estimated $943,909 in fares over the past year. Will the city continue to jeopardize public health with something they could easily make free?

Winston-Salem makes life miserable for those who need public transportation: reinstituting fares suspended at the start of the pandemic, cutting bus lines, and criminalizing people trying to survive at the bus station. Transit justice is housing justice, and we won't stop until our city does right.

Tenants with Section 8 vouchers are being priced out, pushed out, and ignored. HUD isn’t enforcing the rules, and it’s only getting worse under Trump. But organizers are fighting back. 👉 buff.ly/PA4p8mH #HousingCrisis #TenantOrganizing

Trump’s intentionally cruel budget bill is now set to become law. American families who are already struggling and rely on life-saving programs like SNAP and Medicaid will now be forced to choose between paying rent or getting groceries, making it harder to stay housed and healthy.

📣 We've got you surrounded! Put down the corporate giveaways, and hand over the meager amount of funds necessary to make buses free during heat emergencies! Photo credit: Walt Unks

🔥 FREE THE BUS 🔥 actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...

The city is expected to get just $943,909 in fares this year. All it would take to make buses free year-round. Less than $250k to make them free all summer. That's it. Summer is just getting started. And so are we. Sign the petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/de... Photo credit: Gale Melcher

Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/de... While heat index values reach 107°F this week, many residents cannot get to cooling stations or other places they need to go due to lack of bus fare. We demand free Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) bus service during this extreme heat.

Want to join Housing Justice Now? Sign up here, and an organizer will get in touch with you: bit.ly/JOINHJN

WSNC's top evictors Q1 2025: 3. Ferrell Realty: >75 filings 2. Ginkgo Residential: >200 filings 1. Parr Investments: >250 filings... IN JUST THE FIRST THREE MONTHS That's why Winston-Salem tenants are demanding a Right to Counsel. Learn more and add your name here: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

The Housing Authority is ours. We believe in its original mission, and we will not stop until it serves THE PEOPLE of Winston-Salem ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻