Eno River Tenants retweeted
Don’t ask for rights.
Organize and DEMAND them.
Congratulations to the Eno River Tenants! Time to build a citywide tenants’ rights movement.
“We asked, ‘Do you want to stay here?’ which is different from, ‘Do you believe you can stay here?’” indyweek.com/news/durham/ten… – at North Carolina, USA
Winning our forever homes couldn't have happened without a united front of all tenant households backed by hundreds of supporters!
Read how more on this victory came to be by @LenaRoseGeller & start organizing with your neighbors to #StopDisplacement!
indyweek.com/news/durham/ten…
GOOD NEWS!
ERA has agreed to meet our core demands:
1) Rescind the eviction notices
2) Turn the homes over to tenant ownership using a land trust housing model
3) Bring the homes up to healthy habitability standards
It’s still too early to fully celebrate, BUT THIS IS HUGE!
This immense progress has given our families much needed relief. We thank all of our supporters for helping us get this far.
Read more: bit.ly/eno-tenants-update-ma…
We will let folks know when everything is set in stone, and we will fight to keep others housed! #StopAllEvictions!
Thank you @DataWorks_NC for standing w/ the Eno River Tenants against @EnoRiver evictions!
"The ERTA...links their landlord’s land acknowledgement to an act of reparation they can take now: prevent another real estate transaction that displaces people..."dataworks-nc.org/2023/datawo…
We love that worker & tenant organizing are top reasons to love it here!
"Walltown residents united to push the city council to use a rezoning request as leverage for affordable housing, while vulnerable residents on the Eno River are resisting eviction." indyweek.com/culture/etc/23-…
Read our good news & updates on our fight against displacement: bit.ly/eno-river-tenants-upd…!
We've had some huge wins, but we need supporters to stand by as we continue to fight for the long-haul and have confirmation that all seven households (27 tenants) will get to stay!
UPDATES on efforts to stop our displacement!
After much public pressure & @TammyGrubb's article (bit.ly/NewsObserver-ERA_Tena…) & this video (newsobserver.com/news/local/…) were published 11/18, ERA tabled the sale of our homes to the State.
We're cautiously hopeful & will keep fighting!
Read THIS & SIGN PETITION: bit.ly/stop-era-evictions #DefendEnoRiverTenants!
"the looming displacement—& years of property negligence—call @EnoRiver's mission into question.
... what is it about? Money? Environmentalism? A four-decade-old verbal agreement?"indyweek.com/news/durham/eno…
Gratitude to all supporting us yesterday as we confronted @EnoRiver Association to:
drop evictions, turn homes over to tenants using land trust housing model, address habitability, turn excess vacant land over to indigenous stewardship, ...
Keep sharing: bit.ly/stop-era-evictions!
Sign/Share to #DefendEnoTenants!
@EnoRiver Association is evicting 7 Durham families - majority long-term tenants & families of color, as well as disabled tenants, low-income residents, babies & elders. Preservation NOT Displacement! #StopERAevictions! actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
