An Affordable Housing Movement Is Rising from the Wreckage of the Foreclosure Crisis

By Michael Arria,

In These Times

According to this article, which chronicles efforts from across the country to respond to a nationwide housing crisis:

Over the last few years, housing activism has boomed—a trend that transcends the issue of rent control through its focus on halting gentrification and protecting low-income people of color from displacement.

The article highlights work in Minneapolis and Boston, but also links to efforts in San Jose, Seattle and New York.

 

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