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alamma's review against another edition
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Chills—heartbreaking—deep respect—hope. Shoutout to the tenants unions in LA (and many other places!!) for prefiguring the kinds of communities we want to live in and be members of. Convivir <3
jpx13's review against another edition
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Provides great success stories and examples of collective organizing for housing and tenant rights, could have addressed barriers caused by mental health and substance abuse more. Definitely correct about realities of affordable housing and government subsidies. Great and inspiring resource for tenants looking to unionize or form co-ops
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One of the most inspiring and helpful pieces of revolutionary literature I've read and I'm including works by Marx, Kropotkin, Freire, hooks, and others.
peytonspang1er's review against another edition
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ksinclair04's review against another edition
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I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated this book. I didn't know much about housing justice movements, and the framing of "tenants" as a political class and rent as an oppressive structure was compelling (even though I was a skeptic/had a hard time wrapping my head around it to begin). The authors really make the subject come alive by interweaving personal stories. The writing and political stance was bold and unapologetic. The ties to the carceral system - and the concept of carceral housing - were helpful links to broader abolition movements. Definitely recommend!
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I am part of an abolitionist/socialist reading group and this was our most recent book for education and discussion. I (un)learned so much and the authors helped me to see that housing is/should be a human right.
Abolish Rent got me thinking about the ways government prioritizes and subsidizes speculators/landlords and homeowners, as well as supports (to a degree) people who are incarcerated, over those who are poor, unhoused and/or pay rent.
Abolish Rent got me thinking about the ways government prioritizes and subsidizes speculators/landlords and homeowners, as well as supports (to a degree) people who are incarcerated, over those who are poor, unhoused and/or pay rent.
One of my favorite quotes from early on, spoke about “the coincidences that makes us who we are.” There were so many more ideas, that I found moving and inspiring, including: “if we don’t fight, we lose.”
I appreciate how strikes (including rent) have the power to “reorder our beliefs about what is possible and who can bring it about.” I was also struck by the idea of tenant struggle being a land struggle and refusing the logic by which financial value is prioritized over human use.
mollymillions's review against another edition
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helpful & inspiring resource for tenants rights. agree w other reviews that the layout is odd, but the info is solid.
lattelibrarian's review against another edition
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This is a fantastic book for any tenant or a landlord who wants to try to do things, well, more ethically. Housing should be a-given for anyone living anywhere, and it's a shame that it's not. At the very least, we need rent caps, the ability to have safe and healthy living environments, and communication--though for many, even this is too difficult.
Stop thinking about the bare minimum and start reading this book for what we can do to create better lives for our communities.
Stop thinking about the bare minimum and start reading this book for what we can do to create better lives for our communities.