2. Housing & The Pandemic: Are Landlords Greedy?

In this episode, the Storytellers reflect on the housing crisis at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. They go over NYC’s tenant campaigns to #cancelrent, stop evictions, and house the homeless and question the ethics of our existing housing structure.
Hosts: Astra, Briana, Denaesja, Fatumata, and Ivory
FTC Tenant Leaders heard in this episode: Redoneva Andrews, Paulette James

References:

1. Housing Court Must Change Our Demands During COVID-19 and Beyond Right to Counsel.  Retrieved from Right to Counsel NYC https://www.righttocounselnyc.org/housing_court_demands_covid 
2. Organizing Response to COVID-19. Retrieved from Right to Counsel NYC https://www.righttocounselnyc.org/organizing_covid19 
3. Frequently Asked Questions about the Campaign to Cancel Rent. Retrieved from Right to Counsell NYC Coalition https://www.righttocounselnyc.org/faq_about_cancel_rent 
4. Our Campaign to #HouseNY. Housing Justice for All. Retrieved from Housing Justice for All  https://housingjusticeforall.org/our-platform/ 

Producer/Editor: Sarah Guillet.
Project coordinators: Sarah Guillet & Krysten Washington.
Audio Engineer: SoulMarcos Production

Thanks for listening! If you have housing questions or want to organize a tenant association in your building, you can contact Flatbush Tenant Coalition:

Email: flatbushpower@gmail.com
Instagram: @flatbushpower
facebook.com/ FlatbushTenantCoalition