Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City, shutting down its entrances in order to directly delay eviction hearings during the moratorium that will last until mid-February. Around 150 eviction hearings were delayed or cancelled for the day, in a massive victory for the KC Tenants' Union.
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Dozens of protesters in Kansas City marched on the house of Judge Stockdale, condemning the judge's recent violations of COVID eviction moratoriums in place, carrying out evictions during a pandemic, with one incident even resulting in a police shooting.
Dozens of tenants under the Toronto ACORN union protested in front of the office of Caprent Apartments, delivering the CEO Mark Kenny a letter of demands to cancel rent and freeze evictions for those renting their units. Dozens of tenants under the Toronto ACORN union protested in front of the office of Caprent Apartments, delivering the CEO Mark Kenny a […]
Hundreds of protesters marched in downtown Brooklyn, demanding an end to evictions and the canceling of rent. Demonstrators marched to 26 Court St. the office of eviction lawyers, with many entering inside and others remaining outside. The NYPD responded by attacking protesters, making a total of 19 arrests. Hundreds of protesters marched in downtown Brooklyn, demanding an end to evictions […]
Unionists and anarchists performed a banner drop across from Brooklyn Housing Court, calling for coordinated rent strikes and the end of not only evictions, but also rent during the COVID pandemic. The banner stayed for hours, and was dropped by member of TheBaseBK, a Brooklyn anarchist group. Unionists and anarchists performed a banner drop across from Brooklyn Housing Court, calling […]