Policy Briefing #13: Questions Must be Raised
On July 29, I testified for the Poor People’s Campaign on Capitol Hill at the inaugural hearing of the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth. Chaired by…
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"The average household debt burden has only grown during the pandemic and no legislative action has been taken to relieve such a rent or housing crisis." - Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis #PoorPeoplesCampaign ![]()
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truthout.org/articles/to-ward-off-the-eviction-crisis-look-not-to-congress-but-to-the-grassroots/
To Ward Off the Eviction Crisis, Look Not to Congress, But to the Grassroots
truthout.org
It will take the concerted action of those most impacted by the crisis to keep people housed.
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"This eviction crisis is happening at a moment when there’s already an existing population of 8 to 11 million homeless Americans who have only been thrown into a deeper set of crises during this seemingly never-ending pandemic." - Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis![]()
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www.nationofchange.org/2021/09/16/the-land-of-the-free-where-so-many-of-the-brave-are-homeless/
The land of the free, where so many of the brave are homeless - NationofChange
www.nationofchange.org
Resisting evictions amid a pandemic...
"In these ever-less United States, of course, it's not only the Supreme Court that doesn't respect the rights of the poor. Consider housing and the lower courts." - Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis #PoorPeoplesCampaign ![]()
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www.alternet.org/2021/09/supreme-court-eviction-moratorium/
Minority rule: How the Supreme Court upended the lives of millions
www.alternet.org
Over the past weeks, multiple crises have merged: a crisis of democracy with the most significant attack on voting rights since Reconstruction; a climate crisis with lives and livelihoods upended in t...
"The Supreme Court's ruling on the Texas abortion ban was hardly its only horrific decision this summer. Its willingness to end a moratorium on evictions instantly put hundreds of thousands of people at risk of eviction.." - Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis #PoorPeoplesCampaign ![]()
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www.thenation.com/article/society/housing-crisis-coronavirus/
We Are on the Precipice of a Housing Disaster
www.thenation.com
The average household debt burden has only grown during the pandemic—where is the legislative action?
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"The average household debt burden has only grown during the pandemic and no legislative action has been taken to relieve such a rent or housing crisis." - @liztheo #PoorPeoplesCampaign
https://truthout.org/articles/to-ward-off-the-eviction-crisis-look-not-to-congress-but-to-the-grassroots/
"This eviction crisis is happening at a moment when there’s already an existing population of 8 to 11 million homeless Americans who have only been thrown into a deeper set of crises during this seemingly never-ending pandemic." - @liztheo
https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/09/16/the-land-of-the-free-where-so-many-of-the-brave-are-homeless/
"In these ever-less United States, of course, it's not only the Supreme Court that doesn't respect the rights of the poor. Consider housing and the lower courts." -@liztheo #PoorPeoplesCampaign
https://www.alternet.org/2021/09/supreme-court-eviction-moratorium/
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