The Promises and Failures of the “Cancel Rent” Movement
Where does the housing justice movement go from here?
Cea Weaver · July 30, 2021

Protestors calling for the cancelation of rent blockaded the entrance to a Brooklyn courthouse in 2020 | Housing Justice for All

In winter 2021, statewide actions called for the cancelation of rent
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As the states budget was being negotiated in April, protestors gathered outside the Executive Mansion in Albany
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Cea Weaver has worked as a tenant organizer, campaign researcher, and housing policy advocate in New York State for over ten years.
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