Philadelphia Rent Control Coalition
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Philadelphia Rent Control Coalition
@phlrentcontrol.bsky.social
Philly renters and advocates dedicated to housing justice, tenants' rights, and winning RENT CONTROL
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Today’s housing crisis shows that property ownership is still deeply racialized. That’s why it’s more important than ever to work together towards a just housing system, where EVERYONE has affordable and dignified housing.

#HousingJusticeIsRacialJustice.

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Housing Justice is Racial Justice
YouTube video by Race Forward
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April 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Bee's home filled with ash during the wildfires. Holly pays $350/month to heat her studio apt.

Desperate for safety & change, both turned to a trusted source: the tenant union.

The climate crisis hits tenants hardest, but tenants are fighting back. I wrote about it in @shelterforce.bsky.social
The Climate Crisis Hits Tenants Hardest. They're Fighting Back.
From California to North Carolina, tenants are organizing to demand protections from natural disasters.
shelterforce.org
April 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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It's time to ORGANIZE! New year, new activated tenant class.

Join us on Saturday, March 8, for a free, full day Tenant Organizing Conference. Food & childcare provided.

9am to 3pm at the First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut

RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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The median monthly rent for a typical apartment in the Philly metro was $1,865 during the final quarter of 2024, according to a January report from real estate company Redfin.

bit.ly/4b0MRA4
February 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Join a tenant union today :)
if you too want to know the joys of walking around in a circle, talking **** about your biggest opps, a picket line might be the place for you
February 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's time to ORGANIZE! New year, new activated tenant class.

Join us on Saturday, March 8, for a free, full day Tenant Organizing Conference. Food & childcare provided.

9am to 3pm at the First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut

RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM