Activists Are Mobilizing to Create an Eviction-Free United States
Ronel Remy, an organizer with City Life / Vida Urbana, speaks during a Rally to Stop Evictions and Foreclosures at the Brewer Fountain in Boston on October 11, 2020.
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The signs posted in the first-floor windows of 1234 Pacific Street in Brooklyn tell an increasingly familiar story: “We are striking to cancel rent in New York state during the COVID-19 public health crisis. We are striking because we cannot pay, or in solidarity with those who cannot pay. We will not go hungry or without medical care in order to pay rent.”