The mission of Portland Tenants United is to build power and solidarity among the tenant class throughout the Portland metro region as a member-driven tenant union. Through organizing, direct action, coalition building, and civic engagement, Portland Tenants United fights to keep people in their homes, and to achieve dignity and security for all tenants.
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City Council Candidate Jo Ann Hardesty Addresses Media on Mayor’s Actions Regarding Relocation. Citizens and renter advocacy organizations showed up to voice their opinions about the Mayor's decision and to share their experiences of being displaced due to no cause of their own. This episode is a record of this press conference and is shared in its…
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Recorded September 2017In September of 2017, Margot Black and Jamey Duhamel discussed the state of the relocation assistance policy, what relocation assistance is, their hopes for the community, and their commitment to advocating for renter's right.Episode Producer and Host: Mary Anne FunkPor Portland Tenants United
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Mary Anne Funk and Barrett Ross sit down for an interview in his RV. Barrett is an organizer with Portland Tenant's United in Portland, Oregon. Barrett is living in an RV along the streets of Portland, Oregon. In this episode, he talks about living in the RV, the ups and downs he faces living in the RVs, the work he is doing with Portland Tenant's …
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Margot Black and Tim Marcroft of PTU explain the newly enacted renter relocation ordinance, put forth by Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, on XRAY in the Morning.February 6, 2017Por Portland Tenants United
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Andrew Riley of PTU debates John McIsaac of MFNW on the merits of the proposed tax credit landlord subsidy, as well as rent control and other tenant protections, on XRAY In the Morning.January 5, 2017Por Portland Tenants United
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We speak with Jeanne Favini, Amanda Potter, and Rev. Chris Hyde about their newly formed tenant union at Chestnut CourtLinks associated with this episode:Chestnut Court Tenants' Union on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chestnutcourttenants/Chestnut Court Tenant's Union Websitehttp://chestnutcourttenantsunion.org/Host and Interviewer: Sammy Blac…
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In this episode Sammy Black discusses how and why the Portland Tenants United formed.December 2016Episode Interviewer:Jeanne FaviniPor Portland Tenants United
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A clip from Renter Radio #1 of Sammy Black speaking about the power of solidarity.Por Portland Tenants United
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