I am excited to share an interview I had recently on Portland Mutual Aid Radio as local media support for Rent Strike Portland (Oregon) and the admin of the COVID-19 Portland Oregon Area Community Support Facebook group. We discussed the following context and insights on many aspects of the international and local rent strike, including:
Why is a rent freeze important in addition to the temporary ban on evictions?
How do mortgage holders factor into this?
What are the aims and demands for this rent strike in Portland?
What are other cities doing on this?
What is the best first step for folks who want—or need—to get involved with this?
Some of the resources mentioned in the episode (more to come!):
