Power Together: Building a North End Core Team in Hartford’s Promise Zone
The air in the room was thick, and seemed to get thicker with the passing of each moment. Tears streamed down cheeks as one by one leaders bravely shared some of the most heart-wrenching stories of abuse, incarceration, and hardships living in Hartford’s North End, an area plagued by a 49.35 percent rate of poverty.[1] […]
#NoMoreSlumlords Campaign Pressures HUD and City to Do Right
Resident leaders continue to make progress organizing for decent, safe, and sanitary living conditions in their apartments owned by slumlord Emmanuel Ku. Ku receives $1.6 million a year from the federal government and enjoys a $266,000 a year tax break from the City of Hartford in exchange for providing quality housing. However, residents continue to live in rat, mice, and mold infested apartments.
Organizing is an Expression of My Faith!
While serving a church in the Newhallville neighborhood in New Haven, I had the opportunity to be involved in several actions led by the Elm City Congregations Organized (ECCO). I was deeply committed to the
Organizing is an Expression of My Faith!
While serving a church in the Newhallville neighborhood in New Haven, I had the opportunity to be involved in several actions led by the Elm City Congregations Organized (ECCO). I was deeply committed to the work, and in fact, I felt called to it. When I was younger, my mother used to say to me, […]
#NoMoreSlumlords Campaign Pressures HUD and City to Do Right
Resident leaders continue to make progress organizing for decent, safe, and sanitary living conditions in their apartments owned by slumlord Emmanuel Ku. Ku receives $1.6 million a year from the federal government and enjoys a $266,000 a year tax break from the City of Hartford in exchange for providing quality housing. However, residents continue to live in rat, mice, and mold infested apartments.
Big Wins for CARA Tenants!
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 action in this No More Slumlords campaign. Fed up with severe mice infestation, widespread mold, broken windows, and other health […]
What’s Race Got to Do with It? Building anti-racist, multi-faith collective power
“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
Neighborhood Organizing Expands
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Emmanuel Ku Issued Notice of Default by HUD
Major health and safety deficiencies found during federal inspection. Owner Issued Notice of Default on HUD contract.
Faith in Action! Developing a Faith Based Power Organization
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