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Rally With the Holmead Pl NW Rent Strikers
TOMORROW, Friday, December 6, 6 PM
3435 Holmead Pl NW
Comrade,
We all know that housing is a human right. But far too often, greedy developers and unscrupulous management companies charge too much rent for substandard housing—and poor, working-class, and often immigrant tenants are the ones who suffer most. The D.C. government has done a poor job of enforcing the housing code—just look at the Kennedy Street NW fire that killed two people this summer in an illegal boarding house—and tenants are taking matters into their own hands. It's our duty as socialists to support tenants fighting back against their landlords, and DSA and YDSA members of Stomp Out Slumlords have organized a band of tenants to fight back using the most effective tool we have: the rent strike.
Can you join fellow members of DSA tomorrow to rally for your neighbors' rent strike against one of the greediest development companies in D.C.?
- What: Rally With the 3435 Holmead Pl NW Rent Strikers
- When: TOMORROW, Friday, December 6 @ 6 p.m.
- Where: 3435 Holmead Pl NW, Washington, D.C., 20010
For the past three months, tenants at 3435 Holmead Place NW have been fighting their slumlord UIP Management—one of the most ruthless and politically powerful developers in D.C.—to make basic repairs and improve living conditions in the building. They've lived with mold, mice, bedbugs, and inadequate heat for years. They've directly confronted the bosses, circulated petitions, strategized together, and much more, all to win what everyone deserves: safe and dignified housing. This month, they're going on rent strike, and they are calling on the community to support them in this fight.
If these tenants win, it will be one of the most important blows against the displacement machine in years.
YDSA organizers with Stomp Out Slumlords have been working for months with militant tenants to hold UIP accountable—let's make sure they all know we have their backs! If you have any questions or want to know how else you can get involved in the fight for fair housing, email [email protected]. We can't wait to see you at the rally—plus, there will be pupusas and inflatable cockroach pool floats!
In solidarity,
Stomp Out Slumlords
Metro D.C. DSA's tenants' rights project
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