After several months of intense organizing, tenant leaders of the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments (CARA) have won some major victories! On December 14, 2017, over 100 people, including Mayor Bronin, filled the fellowship hall of Union Baptist Church for the second public
On July 11, 2017, tenants of the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments (CARA), with the support of CAC, held a public action at Shiloh Baptist Church on Albany Avenue to demand better housing. Despite the
In collaboration with the South Marshall Street Interfaith Coalition and Immanuel Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, CAC has hired Tieasha Gayle as a Community Organizer with an initial focus on South Marshall Street.
“Racism is not a failure of the system; it is the design of the system.” –People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond From October 17-19, 2017, the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB) conducted
CAC’s 2017 Adventures in the City (AIC) Freedom School at Thirman Milner Elementary School was a success. Enrollment increased by about 33% and 97% of the students maintained or gained in institutional reading levels! In