From 83b4bb47b2905d8441b6fc43c737a72884e714bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcell Mars Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 00:51:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update 'PUBLISH.trigger.md' --- PUBLISH.trigger.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/PUBLISH.trigger.md b/PUBLISH.trigger.md index ccef3cb..7fc2985 100644 --- a/PUBLISH.trigger.md +++ b/PUBLISH.trigger.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Don't forget to click on "Comit Changes" to commit the changes. ``` _ _ _ New changes after this _ _ _ -marcell +marcell.. toma babinim verix ccc From 3818a660aaeffaaf50b7522246543fe7d0eb6101 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tomislav Medak Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 16:31:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update 'content/session/rentstrikes.md' --- content/session/rentstrikes.md | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/session/rentstrikes.md b/content/session/rentstrikes.md index 1c2a252..c010a2a 100644 --- a/content/session/rentstrikes.md +++ b/content/session/rentstrikes.md @@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ The measures of support during the crisis concern the freezing of mortgages and The call to a rent strike started from two very different places, coincidentally in the far west of Europe and America: the Canary Islands and the West Coast. In the Canaries, it was proclaimed by a [trade union](https://sindicatodeinquilinasgc.noblogs.org/) born with the occupations of the squares in 2011, which for almost a decade organized the tenants of the poorest areas of the city of Las Palmas to resist evictions. -SOURCES: (ITA) [Covid-19, lo sciopero degli affitti come immunità di gregge](https://napolimonitor.it/covid-19-lo-sciopero-degli-affitti-come-immunita-di-gregge/) -(EN) [Between Eviction, Infection, and Refusal: What You Need to Know About the April 1st Rent Strike & How to Plug In](https://itsgoingdown.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-rent-strike/?fbclid=IwAR0wN4-FnC4rpeESbCTdXg7BFubZ340P1H06HRfsllyC3HH70tu4lVq7yFA) +SOURCES: + +- (ITA) [Covid-19, lo sciopero degli affitti come immunità di gregge](https://napolimonitor.it/covid-19-lo-sciopero-degli-affitti-come-immunita-di-gregge/) + +- (EN) [Between Eviction, Infection, and Refusal: What You Need to Know About the April 1st Rent Strike & How to Plug In](https://itsgoingdown.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-rent-strike/?fbclid=IwAR0wN4-FnC4rpeESbCTdXg7BFubZ340P1H06HRfsllyC3HH70tu4lVq7yFA) -# PIRATE CARE INITIATIVES / DEMANDS +# Rent strike initiatives / demands USA: [Rent Strike 2020](https://www.rentstrike2020.org/) is an activist organization based in the USA working to build a nationwide mutual aid community and working class power during the Coronavirus outbreak. We are a disaster relief organization owned and controlled by regular working people. Our demands to every Governor, in every state, are extremely simple: freeze rent, mortgage, and utility bill collection for 2 months, or face a rent strike. @@ -22,11 +25,11 @@ GRAN CANARIAS (ES): [Sindicato de Inquilinas de Gran Canaria](https://sindicatod RENT STRIKE LONDON (UK): [London Renters’ Solidarity Group](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xeuawLzeCM4CsWucPQlPIvy1z-qKwsvQqaVkI-ZKz4M/edit?fbclid=IwAR0AvyNnxCYK3eA9d87w5bLkpO_WNH79xEEIvsLGwnKJi44Z10en14KAF3M) -ITALY: A quick and growing independent movement is organizing the Italian rent strike. A huge telegram chat coordinates many territorial groups which are following people step by step. All [instructions](https://scioperodegliaffitti.noblogs.org/files/2020/04/ScioperoAffitti2020_materiali01042020_ENG.pdf) are shared and available on the [website](https://scioperodegliaffitti.noblogs.org/) and several jitsi call are sheduled. The interesting aspect is that the movement is addressing both tenants and owners with the scope to make banks pay the crisis and not people. +ITALY: A fast-growing movement is organizing Italian rent strike. A large Telegram chat serves to coordinate numerous regional groups and support people every step of the way. [Instructions](https://scioperodegliaffitti.noblogs.org/files/2020/04/ScioperoAffitti2020_materiali01042020_ENG.pdf) are available on a [website](https://scioperodegliaffitti.noblogs.org/) and there are regular collective calls using Jitsi. The interesting aspect is that the movement is addressing both tenants and owners with the aim to make banks pay for the crisis and not people. ![](https://i.imgur.com/K78An8Z.jpg) -Also the [ASSOCIAZIONI INQUILINI E ABITANTI](https://asia.usb.it/) Union (USB) has started a campaign for the rent suspention. +Also the tenants union [ASSOCIAZIONI INQUILINI E ABITANTI](https://asia.usb.it/) has started a campaign demanding a rent suspension. ![](https://i.imgur.com/fFJddSe.jpg) @@ -36,8 +39,10 @@ LONDON (UK): The [London Renters Union](https://londonrentersunion.org/c19rentcr BAY AREA, California: Bay Area residents are joining forces to call for a region-wide, complete with map and strike resources. [#BayAreaRentStrike](https://bayarearentstrike.org/) +CROATIA: In a petition letter, the Right to the City Zagreb has called on the government to suspend [all evictions, mortgage payments and rent payments for anyone affected by the pandemic as well as to secure public housing for all homeless persons](https://pravonagrad.org/four-requirements-for-the-safety-of-home-during-the-crisis/). Given that the Croatian rent market is predominantly black market, it has also initiated a [tenant mutual support group on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/podstanarizapodstanare/) to acquaint tenants with their rights. -# OTHER NEWS + +# Other news Italy: The Tenants Union [Unione Inquilini](http://www.unioneinquilini.it/index.php?id=9039) has written an open letter to the Pope, demanding that the Vatican renounces to collect rents during the quarantine and makes available the empty housing units it owns for the homeless and the infected. The Vatican owns 20% of Italy's real estate assets (around 115.000 housing units, that is, 1 in 5 homes). @@ -46,14 +51,14 @@ Moreover, in Milan, the news portal [Off Topic](https://www.offtopiclab.org/) re ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUrCoUGUYAAW3Kn?format=png&name=large) -# COMMENTARIES +# Commentaries (critical thinking and historical analysis pieces - also not corona-specific, but about the issue in focus) [Rent Strike? A Strategic Appraisal of Rent Strikes throughout History—and Today](https://crimethinc.com/2020/03/30/rent-strike-a-strategic-appraisal-of-rent-strikes-throughout-history-and-today) -# OTHER RESOURCES +# Other resources (links to other repositories, syllabi, practical adivses, how-to, etc.) @@ -69,4 +74,4 @@ The toolkit is a step-by-step guide with links to organizational tools and onlin [Resource and Organizing Package for the 2020 Pandemic #CANCELRENT #RENTSTRIKE #CANTPAYWONTPAY (USA)](https://www.docdroid.net/eI8KpcZ/rent-strike-resource-pack-for-2020-pandemic-pdf) -With 59% of Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck and so manyconfined in isolation, it is obvious that many people are just not going to be able to pay their rents or mortgagesfor some time. While many states have passed 90 day eviction moratoriums and stays for mortgage holders,there are still few protections for renters, who are fast becoming among the most vulnerable people in oursociety. Even many leading retailers have announced they will stop paying rent. Surely some will be able towork things out with compassionate landlords, but many will need to band together to resist predation. Thisdocument is for all of you. \ No newline at end of file +With 59% of Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck and so many confined in isolation, it is obvious that many people are just not going to be able to pay their rents or mortgages for some time. While many states have passed 90 day eviction moratoriums and stays for mortgage holders, there are still few protections for renters, who are fast becoming among the most vulnerable people in our society. Even many leading retailers have announced they will stop paying rent. Surely some will be able to work things out with compassionate landlords, but many will need to band together to resist predation. This document is for all of you. \ No newline at end of file