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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Sep 6

RSVP: housethefuture.com/housingfinance101

Affordable Housing Finance 101 (for socialists!)

We all know New York City has a massive affordable housing shortage – but how is affordable housing actually financed in the city? Come to this training to learn about housing finance basics, get more...

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Sep 6

Join us and the office of @salazarsenate.bsky.social next Tuesday at 7pm for a hybrid Affordable Housing Finance 101 training! We’ll go over the basics of the existing housing finance ecosystem and discuss what it means for social housing.

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Aug 13

🏡 Homes for people, not for profit. Let’s House the Future, New York ➡️ Get Involved at Our Link in Bio! #housethefuture #socialhousing #therentistoodamnhigh #nycapartments #nycrent

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Aug 12

NYC’s limited-equity co-ops—from Amalgamated Dwellings to Mitchell-Lama & HDFCs—offer lessons for #socialhousing. Join a virtual panel of authors and historians hosted by House the Future on Aug 24 @ noon to discuss their past & future.
RSVP: housethefuture.com/coop-panel

Co-op Panel

A panel discussion on cooperative housing in New York. Speakers: Ben Holtzman Nicholas Bloom Annemarie Sammartino Jonathan Tarleton Jennifer Baum

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Jul 11

Join us on Mon for an onboarding meeting and Wed for a comms-specific one (link in bio)! As @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s overwhelming victory demonstrates, NY is the most susceptible it has ever been to socialist ideas. In order to address our affordability crisis, we must reimagine housing.

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Jun 25

Excited by Zohran’s win and not sure where to next direct your energy? Want to help us win social housing in New York? Come to House the Future’s upcoming Quarterly General Meeting on Thursday, June 26th from 7-9pm! RSVP at our link in bio!

House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Jun 6

Listen to @loudsocialist.bsky.social explain what we mean by Social Housing! It exists all over the world and is a solution to NYC’s housing crisis. Join us in our fight for a better world! #housethefuture #greensocialhousing #socialhousing #therentistoodamnhigh #nycrent #nycapartments

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · May 21

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has the right idea. 💡 Skyrocketing rents are forcing New Yorkers to leave the neighborhoods they love. The solution is obvious: freeze the rent. 🥶

First, sign the petition to freeze the rent: hj4a.org/RentFreezeInsta.

Next, join us to continue the fight! Link in bio

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Mid-Hudson Valley DSA @mhvdsa.bsky.social · Apr 24

Our @housethefuture.bsky.social team had a great day tabling in Kingston for Green Social Housing last weekend! Help us to further spread the word this weekend. Sign up for our BIG Kingston canvass on Sunday, April 27 at 1PM. Stick around for the social after! RSVP: bit.ly/kingstonhtf

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Apr 23

This Saturday, we join organizers across 22 different countries & 4 continents to fight back against corporate greed and government complicity in the housing crisis. Join us for @tenantbloc.bsky.social canvasses citywide, a two tenant-led rallies! RSVP: housethefuture.com/HTFOurHomes

Global Housing Day of Action NYC

This weekend, housing organizers from 22 countries and 4 continents are coming together as part of the International People's Assembly for Housing's Global Day of Action to demand an end to a profit-d...

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Apr 22

Earth Day reminds us how much we need green social housing. Happy Earth Day, and follow us to join the fight for a better world! 🌱

#earthday #greensocialhousing #greenhousing #housing #housethefuture #nychousing #nyc

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Mid-Hudson Valley DSA @mhvdsa.bsky.social · Apr 2

You shouldn’t have to be rich to live in the Hudson Valley.

Last night, Kingston residents called on the Common Council to support our campaign to build tens of thousands of permanently affordable, sustainable, union-built homes across the state!

Join us ➡️ housethefuture.com

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The image shows a group of people standing on the steps in front of a brick building. They are holding several protest signs advocating for housing solutions. The group consists of diverse individuals, both men and women, dressed in casual attire, some with jackets and others in lighter clothes. The signs contain messages related to housing rights, affordability, and community action. The building behind them features large rectangular and arched windows, constructed from red brick with stone accents.

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · Mar 29

5 weekends of canvassing for @housethefuture.bsky.social down and the most encouraging part is hearing just how over NIMBYs and ninbyism so many people are 🥰

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Mar 17

Want to get involved with House the Future but not sure where to start? We'll be tabling at four locations in BK and Queens on Saturday mornings! Join us at housethefuture.com/tabling

No experience required, and non-English speakers are highly encouraged to join!

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Mar 15

MARCH TO STOP THE CUTS

Trump, Musk, and their allies are pushing for a federal budget that attacks essential services like public housing, voucher access, and rental assistance.

Join House the Future tomorrow to: 🛑 STOP THE CUTS
🆘 SAVE OUR SERVICES
✊ DEFEND OUR COMMUNITIES

March to Stop the Cuts

On March 15th, dozens of labor and community orgs in NYC will march to protest the federal budget plan recently unveiled by Trump, Musk, Republicans, and the billionaires who back them, to cut trillio...

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Mar 2

Good luck to Academy Award nominees and social housing alums Timothée Chalamet and Colman Domingo!

Shout out to our Socialists in Office Emily Gallagher, Zohran Mamdani, Phara Souffrant Forrest, and Julia Salazar for organizing a special screening of Sing Sing!

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Mar 2

When you’re not worried about making rent every month, you can focus on making your dreams come true — just like 2025 Academy Award nominees Colman Domingo and Timothée Chalamet.

What dreams would you pursue if rent wasn’t so high?

#timotheechalamet #colmandomingo #oscars #housethefuture #nyc

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Feb 22

"The fact that the building trades & UFT have warmed to the housing bill 'reflects that organized labor sees us...passing policies & getting things done that can actually help their members & create jobs—not just better pay, but better working & living conditions.'"
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The Underestimated Alliance That Could Beat Back Trumpism

Far from Capitol Hill, the groundwork for a potent counter to the administration’s misrule is already being laid.

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Feb 14

Are you social housing? Because we can see a future with you. We want to build 💕truly affordable housing💕 with the rent permanently stabilized at 25% of your income. 🤘 Will you be our comrade? Take action in the 🔗 in bio.

#nyc #nychousing #greenhousing #socialhousing #housethefuture #valentinesday

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · Feb 12

Seattle is taking a big step forward with social housing in the US. Voter approval of Prop 1A—which looks pretty assured—will support $50m/year in funding for land acquisition & other needs for mixed-income, family-sized housing across the city.

For more details: www.theurbanist.org/2024/12/12/t...

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Feb 4

Zohran is the green social housing candidate for mayor of NYC 🏢👷‍♀️🌱

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Feb 3

Today I'm announcing a plan to unleash the public sector and build the housing we desperately need.

As Mayor, I will triple New York City's production of permanently affordable, union-built, rent-stabilized homes, constructing 200,000 new units over the next decade.

Zohran Mamdani Will Triple NYC's Production of New, Affordable, Union-Built Homes

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Jan 31

And if you've got the chops, we are also training leads this Feb 5th: actionnetwork.org/events/house...

Sign up there if you want to lead a location.

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Jan 31

Folks, we've got tables.

Sign up for any of four locations in BK and Queens, Saturday mornings thru March, to spread the word about a new kind of housing: housethefuture.com/tabling

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Jan 28

Join House the Future for a field lead training to get involved with running our upcoming tabling events in Brooklyn and Queens! No experience needed -- we'll provide you with all necessary material and info. Non-English speakers highly encouraged to join!

RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/house...

House the Future Field Lead Training

Join House the Future for a field lead training to get involved with running our upcoming tabling campaign! No experience needed -- we'll provide you with all necessary materials and information to he...

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House the Future @housethefuture.bsky.social · Jan 27

We're updating our website; check out our press page!
housethefuture.com/press/

to come:more events and ways to get involved.

Press & Media | House the Future

Social Housing in the news.

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