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The Violence Inherent to Unhoused Encampment Sweeps
A small group of demonstrators protest on a street corner. Most are holding signs and a banner reads. "Act Up, Fight Back" with a pink, big triangle in the center. Another person is talking with a microphone.

The Violence Inherent to Unhoused Encampment Sweeps

Cities throughout the country are tackling homelessness by issuing encampment sweeps, further displacing unhoused people.

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Evict landlords: Emerald (SBCLT) on Community Land Trusts
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Evict landlords: Emerald (SBCLT) on Community Land Trusts

Community land trusts like the SBCLT keep housing affordable and community-controlled by removing it from the private market.

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How Rent Hikes and Gentrifers Displace Immigrant Communities
Members of Tenants United Santa Ana hold signs that read "housing is a human right" and "cap rent @ 3%."

How Rent Hikes and Gentrifers Displace Immigrant Communities

The gentrification of cities like Santa Ana displaces immigrant communities and culture—many of which were already uprooted by U.S. policies.

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Whatever it Takes: Vasudha Kumar on Gentrification
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Whatever it Takes: Vasudha Kumar on Gentrification

Vasudha Kumar is a resident of California’s Silicon Valley. After playing a leading role in a multi-year campaign to stop a new Google megacampus, Vasudha now studies the dynamics of economic displacement in cities around the U.S.

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Direct action is the answer: Noni from EB PREC on resistance and revival.

Direct action is the answer: Noni from EB PREC on resistance and revival.

Noni Session is the Executive Director of the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative in Oakland, California. In a city with a deep Black radical history and some of the most pronounced modern-day displacement, EB PREC is building shared economic and community power by preserving land without landlords.

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