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May 7, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Helping Renters Facing Economic Eviction – Relocation Assistance Expansion Infographic
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May 6, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Renters’ Rights Rally! Thu. May 27 @ 6pm – Fight for Rent Control and to Cancel Covid Debt & Other Renter Protections
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May 6, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Renters’ Rights Demands from Our Movement
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April 20, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Honor tenant and worker heroes, not agents of neoliberal assault
Dear Friends, This morning I want to share with you a heartwarming and inspiring story from nearly 7 years ago. It’s about how East African immigrant single-mom tenants of public housing got organized with their fellow tenants and defeated an attempt to increase their rents by 400 percent over six years! Ironically, though, I was reminded of […]
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April 14, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
My letter to Mayor Durkan Demanding She Cancel the Planned Sweep of Miller Park as Community Has Called For
Wednesday April 14, 2021 Dear Mayor Durkan, I was disappointed to see your response to the valid community concerns about your planned sweep of homeless people sheltering in Miller Park this Friday, April 16. Both the response from your office (below) and from the Human Services Department (HSD) under your direction, ignore the demands of […]
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April 9, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
My letter to the Mayor and the Human Services Department asking why they haven’t addressed the situation in Miller Playfield.
April 8, 2021 Dear Mayor Jenny Durkan and Seattle Human Services Department Interim Director Helen Howell, I am writing to ask what steps have been taken to make hotel rooms, tiny houses, and permanent supportive housing available to the community members currently sheltering in Miller Playfield, and to urge you to rapidly expand Seattle’s tiny […]
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April 1, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
My Draft Legislation Prohibiting Evictions of Children, their Families, and Educators During the School Year
The Covid-19 pandemic has made the need to protect school children, their families and educators from the devastation of eviction, and the negative ripple effect throughout the entire community, all the more urgent. Below is a link to draft legislation “prohibiting evictions of children, their families, and educators during the school year” which I will […]
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March 19, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Congratulations to UFCW and Grocery Workers on Hazard Pay Ruling Victory! Solidarity with All Essential and Front line Workers!
Solidarity and congratulations to UFCW and grocery store workers who won a victory this week as a Federal Judge struck down the completely spurious lawsuit brought by massive grocery store chains against workers receiving hazard pay in the middle of a historic pandemic. Solidarity with all essential and front line workers, all of whom deserve […]
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March 18, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Statement on the National Rise of Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans, and the Murder of 6 Asian-American Women in Atlanta
Socialist Alternative and I, like so many community members, are horrified by the murders of 8 people, including 6 Asian-American working-class women, in Atlanta last night. Condolences and solidarity to the grieving family members and friends. It is vital that we all stand with our Asian American neighbors against the spiking hate crimes happening across […]