A book never feels real until you hold it in you hands. @profsorelle.bsky.social & I can now confirm that Uncivil Democracy is real! If you care about #peoplepower #housingjustice, #tenantorganizing & transforming our perverse political economy, this is a book for you.
Order here: bit.ly/3NLYCCw
Order here: bit.ly/3NLYCCw
January 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
A book never feels real until you hold it in you hands. @profsorelle.bsky.social & I can now confirm that Uncivil Democracy is real! If you care about #peoplepower #housingjustice, #tenantorganizing & transforming our perverse political economy, this is a book for you.
Order here: bit.ly/3NLYCCw
Order here: bit.ly/3NLYCCw
Come join us January 28th @ 3:30pm on Zoom for a great conversation about @povertyscholar.bsky.social's and my new book, Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power!
#peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing
Register using the QR code below 👇👇👇
#peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing
Register using the QR code below 👇👇👇
January 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Come join us January 28th @ 3:30pm on Zoom for a great conversation about @povertyscholar.bsky.social's and my new book, Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power!
#peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing
Register using the QR code below 👇👇👇
#peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing
Register using the QR code below 👇👇👇
Did you miss @povertyscholar.bsky.social's SWIPE presentation last week? Catch up on her talk and discussion with @motorres.bsky.social and @robmickey.bsky.social on YouTube:
youtu.be/2HQ43NfwJ-o?... #HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #academicsky
youtu.be/2HQ43NfwJ-o?... #HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #academicsky
Power and Housing Justice: Discussion and Presentation
YouTube video by Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Did you miss @povertyscholar.bsky.social's SWIPE presentation last week? Catch up on her talk and discussion with @motorres.bsky.social and @robmickey.bsky.social on YouTube:
youtu.be/2HQ43NfwJ-o?... #HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #academicsky
youtu.be/2HQ43NfwJ-o?... #HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #academicsky
Just a reminder this is happening tomorrow! You still have time to register if you want to join in the conversation with @povertyscholar.bsky.social and I about #peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing
Come join us January 28th @ 3:30pm on Zoom for a great conversation about @povertyscholar.bsky.social's and my new book, Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power!
#peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing
Register using the QR code below 👇👇👇
#peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing
Register using the QR code below 👇👇👇
January 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Just a reminder this is happening tomorrow! You still have time to register if you want to join in the conversation with @povertyscholar.bsky.social and I about #peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing
When rent hikes came, Betty Lewis stayed.
She helped lead a 6-year fight that ended in victory: capped rents + permanent affordability.
This is what community organizing looks like.
🔗 bit.ly/40iQayp
#TenantOrganizing #BlackHousingJustice #Mattapan
She helped lead a 6-year fight that ended in victory: capped rents + permanent affordability.
This is what community organizing looks like.
🔗 bit.ly/40iQayp
#TenantOrganizing #BlackHousingJustice #Mattapan
July 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When rent hikes came, Betty Lewis stayed.
She helped lead a 6-year fight that ended in victory: capped rents + permanent affordability.
This is what community organizing looks like.
🔗 bit.ly/40iQayp
#TenantOrganizing #BlackHousingJustice #Mattapan
She helped lead a 6-year fight that ended in victory: capped rents + permanent affordability.
This is what community organizing looks like.
🔗 bit.ly/40iQayp
#TenantOrganizing #BlackHousingJustice #Mattapan
We're taking a moment to look back at the incredible Inaugural Tenant Governance Convocation, because wow was it an incredible day!
We’re proud of every tenant leader who stepped up.
#TenantPower #TenantOrganizing #TenantGovernance #TenantLeadership #HousingJustice
We’re proud of every tenant leader who stepped up.
#TenantPower #TenantOrganizing #TenantGovernance #TenantLeadership #HousingJustice
September 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
We're taking a moment to look back at the incredible Inaugural Tenant Governance Convocation, because wow was it an incredible day!
We’re proud of every tenant leader who stepped up.
#TenantPower #TenantOrganizing #TenantGovernance #TenantLeadership #HousingJustice
We’re proud of every tenant leader who stepped up.
#TenantPower #TenantOrganizing #TenantGovernance #TenantLeadership #HousingJustice
February 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Door-knocking, tenant outreach, policy wins.
NYC’s primary shows housing justice wins votes.
bit.ly/4kJJL6B
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing
NYC’s primary shows housing justice wins votes.
bit.ly/4kJJL6B
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing
July 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Door-knocking, tenant outreach, policy wins.
NYC’s primary shows housing justice wins votes.
bit.ly/4kJJL6B
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing
NYC’s primary shows housing justice wins votes.
bit.ly/4kJJL6B
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing
From door knocking to tenant unions to policy wins: DSA chapters are partnering with tenant unions, testing how organizing renters can build lasting political power.
Read more: bit.ly/4ybt3Eo
#TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
Read more: bit.ly/4ybt3Eo
#TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
September 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
From door knocking to tenant unions to policy wins: DSA chapters are partnering with tenant unions, testing how organizing renters can build lasting political power.
Read more: bit.ly/4ybt3Eo
#TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
Read more: bit.ly/4ybt3Eo
#TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
Seniors are turning personal housing struggles into collective action and challenging assumptions about who leads housing justice movements.
🎧 Shelterforce's Sandra Larson reports: apple.co/3TXTRsW
#HousingJustice #OlderAdults #TenantOrganizing
🎧 Shelterforce's Sandra Larson reports: apple.co/3TXTRsW
#HousingJustice #OlderAdults #TenantOrganizing
Older Adults Are Fighting for Housing Justice—And They Refuse to Be Pushed Aside
Podcast Episode · Shelterforce · August 13 · 15m
podcasts.apple.com
August 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Seniors are turning personal housing struggles into collective action and challenging assumptions about who leads housing justice movements.
🎧 Shelterforce's Sandra Larson reports: apple.co/3TXTRsW
#HousingJustice #OlderAdults #TenantOrganizing
🎧 Shelterforce's Sandra Larson reports: apple.co/3TXTRsW
#HousingJustice #OlderAdults #TenantOrganizing
@samseder.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #bobsburgers #bobbelcher #tenantorganizing #rentstrike #rentfreeze #tenantunion
March 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"In the single-family homes, I found that people were [also] dealing with absent landlords and repairs not being made, but the residents had the ability to just fix the thing that they’re dealing with.”
👉 bit.ly/4bHazUj
#TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
👉 bit.ly/4bHazUj
#TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
February 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
"In the single-family homes, I found that people were [also] dealing with absent landlords and repairs not being made, but the residents had the ability to just fix the thing that they’re dealing with.”
👉 bit.ly/4bHazUj
#TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
👉 bit.ly/4bHazUj
#TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
Tenants with Section 8 vouchers are being priced out, pushed out, and ignored.
HUD isn’t enforcing the rules, and it’s only getting worse under Trump. But organizers are fighting back.
👉 buff.ly/PA4p8mH
#HousingCrisis #TenantOrganizing
HUD isn’t enforcing the rules, and it’s only getting worse under Trump. But organizers are fighting back.
👉 buff.ly/PA4p8mH
#HousingCrisis #TenantOrganizing
Fact Check: New Housing Doesn't Lead to Overcrowded Schools
Opponents of new housing often say schools can’t absorb all the students it will bring. But the data tells a different story.
buff.ly
July 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tenants with Section 8 vouchers are being priced out, pushed out, and ignored.
HUD isn’t enforcing the rules, and it’s only getting worse under Trump. But organizers are fighting back.
👉 buff.ly/PA4p8mH
#HousingCrisis #TenantOrganizing
HUD isn’t enforcing the rules, and it’s only getting worse under Trump. But organizers are fighting back.
👉 buff.ly/PA4p8mH
#HousingCrisis #TenantOrganizing
“We didn’t stop working because we wanted to; we were practically forced to stay home,” says Anain. “We contribute to the city, and I think we also deserve support."
Read the story: bit.ly/4lKkL13
#HousingJustice #ImmigrantJustice #TenantOrganizing
Read the story: bit.ly/4lKkL13
#HousingJustice #ImmigrantJustice #TenantOrganizing
March 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“We didn’t stop working because we wanted to; we were practically forced to stay home,” says Anain. “We contribute to the city, and I think we also deserve support."
Read the story: bit.ly/4lKkL13
#HousingJustice #ImmigrantJustice #TenantOrganizing
Read the story: bit.ly/4lKkL13
#HousingJustice #ImmigrantJustice #TenantOrganizing
Fantastic new #APE book by @povertyscholar.bsky.social and @profsorelle.bsky.social on #housing, #tenantorganizing, and the limitations of the American civil justice system!
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/uncivil...
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/uncivil...
Uncivil Democracy: Jamila Michener and Mallory SoRelle Rethink Civil Justice in America | Consortium on the American Political Economy
Michener and SoRelle challenge us to look beyond the formal rights and to see the "uncivil" reality of how law actually works for most Americans
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Fantastic new #APE book by @povertyscholar.bsky.social and @profsorelle.bsky.social on #housing, #tenantorganizing, and the limitations of the American civil justice system!
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/uncivil...
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/uncivil...
Tenant protections don’t enforce themselves. As more Upstate NY towns adopt eviction protections, organizers are helping renters assert rights many don’t know they have.
Read the story 📖 bit.ly/4algbkE
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #EvictionPrevention
Read the story 📖 bit.ly/4algbkE
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #EvictionPrevention
February 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Tenant protections don’t enforce themselves. As more Upstate NY towns adopt eviction protections, organizers are helping renters assert rights many don’t know they have.
Read the story 📖 bit.ly/4algbkE
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #EvictionPrevention
Read the story 📖 bit.ly/4algbkE
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #EvictionPrevention
Ms. C is offically recertified and lawfully in her home to stay as she always should've been!
We are here to back up other tenants just like Ms. C and stand up for the high quality housing they deserve!
#TenantPower #TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
@mayorofchicago.bsky.social
We are here to back up other tenants just like Ms. C and stand up for the high quality housing they deserve!
#TenantPower #TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
@mayorofchicago.bsky.social
September 21, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Ms. C is offically recertified and lawfully in her home to stay as she always should've been!
We are here to back up other tenants just like Ms. C and stand up for the high quality housing they deserve!
#TenantPower #TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
@mayorofchicago.bsky.social
We are here to back up other tenants just like Ms. C and stand up for the high quality housing they deserve!
#TenantPower #TenantOrganizing #CommunityPower
@mayorofchicago.bsky.social
A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.
Reporting from In These Times and Workday Magazine: bit.ly/4lKkL13
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #RentStrike #LaborSolidarity
Reporting from In These Times and Workday Magazine: bit.ly/4lKkL13
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #RentStrike #LaborSolidarity
Terrorized by ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike — Shelterforce
A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.
bit.ly
March 24, 2026 at 12:01 PM
A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.
Reporting from In These Times and Workday Magazine: bit.ly/4lKkL13
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #RentStrike #LaborSolidarity
Reporting from In These Times and Workday Magazine: bit.ly/4lKkL13
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #RentStrike #LaborSolidarity
This week at Shelterforce:
• Safe and Sheltered — Tenant organizers push for eviction moratoriums as ICE fears grow
• What Is the Solidarity Economy?
• Nonprofits Own These Offices—And Put Housing on Top of Them
Read more:
conta.cc/4l5RttK
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #SolidarityEconomy
• Safe and Sheltered — Tenant organizers push for eviction moratoriums as ICE fears grow
• What Is the Solidarity Economy?
• Nonprofits Own These Offices—And Put Housing on Top of Them
Read more:
conta.cc/4l5RttK
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #SolidarityEconomy
conta.cc
March 2, 2026 at 12:45 PM
This week at Shelterforce:
• Safe and Sheltered — Tenant organizers push for eviction moratoriums as ICE fears grow
• What Is the Solidarity Economy?
• Nonprofits Own These Offices—And Put Housing on Top of Them
Read more:
conta.cc/4l5RttK
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #SolidarityEconomy
• Safe and Sheltered — Tenant organizers push for eviction moratoriums as ICE fears grow
• What Is the Solidarity Economy?
• Nonprofits Own These Offices—And Put Housing on Top of Them
Read more:
conta.cc/4l5RttK
#HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #SolidarityEconomy
When a landlord's attorney files motions outside of the scope of what tenants agreed to, or tries to get them to influence the behavior of third parties, everyone concerned about freedom of speech should be worried.
Read more: buff.ly/6mKe4RT
#TenantOrganizing #HousingJustice
Read more: buff.ly/6mKe4RT
#TenantOrganizing #HousingJustice
May 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
When a landlord's attorney files motions outside of the scope of what tenants agreed to, or tries to get them to influence the behavior of third parties, everyone concerned about freedom of speech should be worried.
Read more: buff.ly/6mKe4RT
#TenantOrganizing #HousingJustice
Read more: buff.ly/6mKe4RT
#TenantOrganizing #HousingJustice
A rent strike didn’t stop displacement but it sparked a movement.
Now tenants are organizing citywide.
📖 bit.ly/4e25ruT
#TenantOrganizing
Now tenants are organizing citywide.
📖 bit.ly/4e25ruT
#TenantOrganizing
April 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
A rent strike didn’t stop displacement but it sparked a movement.
Now tenants are organizing citywide.
📖 bit.ly/4e25ruT
#TenantOrganizing
Now tenants are organizing citywide.
📖 bit.ly/4e25ruT
#TenantOrganizing
Chicago tenants honored their settlement agreement—but their landlord's attorneys still tried to stop a Shelterforce story based on interviews conducted before it was signed.
bit.ly/4gzXQF7
#TenantRights #PressFreedom #HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #Journalism
bit.ly/4gzXQF7
#TenantRights #PressFreedom #HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #Journalism
How a Landlord Tried to Silence Tenants and Stop a Shelterforce Story
Can a landlord stop tenants from speaking to the press—even about conversations that happened before a settlement agreement?
In this story by Hope Davis, Shelterforce examines how Chicago tenants on…
bit.ly
June 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Chicago tenants honored their settlement agreement—but their landlord's attorneys still tried to stop a Shelterforce story based on interviews conducted before it was signed.
bit.ly/4gzXQF7
#TenantRights #PressFreedom #HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #Journalism
bit.ly/4gzXQF7
#TenantRights #PressFreedom #HousingJustice #TenantOrganizing #Journalism
Can tenant organizing build political power?
Across the country, DSA chapters are organizing around rent, housing conditions, and landlords—helping build tenant unions while changing their own organizations in the process.
📖 bit.ly/4ybt3Eo
#TenantOrganizing #HousingJustice #CommunityPower
Across the country, DSA chapters are organizing around rent, housing conditions, and landlords—helping build tenant unions while changing their own organizations in the process.
📖 bit.ly/4ybt3Eo
#TenantOrganizing #HousingJustice #CommunityPower
Can Tenant Organizing Build Political Power? The DSA Experience — Shelterforce
In recent years, the Democratic Socialists of America have committed to housing organizing, contributing to the rise of tenant unions.
shelterforce.org
August 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Can tenant organizing build political power?
Across the country, DSA chapters are organizing around rent, housing conditions, and landlords—helping build tenant unions while changing their own organizations in the process.
📖 bit.ly/4ybt3Eo
#TenantOrganizing #HousingJustice #CommunityPower
Across the country, DSA chapters are organizing around rent, housing conditions, and landlords—helping build tenant unions while changing their own organizations in the process.
📖 bit.ly/4ybt3Eo
#TenantOrganizing #HousingJustice #CommunityPower
Tenant unions are raising mutual aid funds and calling for eviction moratoriums to protect neighbors.
How Minneapolis became a model for community defense: bit.ly/4sy9p2l
#HousingIsSafety #TenantOrganizing #ImmigrantJustice
How Minneapolis became a model for community defense: bit.ly/4sy9p2l
#HousingIsSafety #TenantOrganizing #ImmigrantJustice
Safe and Sheltered: How Tenant Organizers Protect Their Neighbors in Minneapolis — Shelterforce
To protect themselves from ICE, many families are staying home; tenant organizers are pushing for eviction moratoriums to keep them safe.
bit.ly
March 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Tenant unions are raising mutual aid funds and calling for eviction moratoriums to protect neighbors.
How Minneapolis became a model for community defense: bit.ly/4sy9p2l
#HousingIsSafety #TenantOrganizing #ImmigrantJustice
How Minneapolis became a model for community defense: bit.ly/4sy9p2l
#HousingIsSafety #TenantOrganizing #ImmigrantJustice
"The Latino immigrant community thinks that they don’t have any rights. For me, the hard part is getting them to understand that they do," says Sandra Alvarez, an organizer in Tuscon.
Listen here: bit.ly/4noDfUC
#ImmigrantJustice #TenantOrganizing
Listen here: bit.ly/4noDfUC
#ImmigrantJustice #TenantOrganizing
September 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"The Latino immigrant community thinks that they don’t have any rights. For me, the hard part is getting them to understand that they do," says Sandra Alvarez, an organizer in Tuscon.
Listen here: bit.ly/4noDfUC
#ImmigrantJustice #TenantOrganizing
Listen here: bit.ly/4noDfUC
#ImmigrantJustice #TenantOrganizing