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They lost their homes, but built a movement

Members of the Belden Sawyer Tenant Association were unable to stop their homes from being converted into luxury apartments. But they've remained united, opening membership to the whole city and fighting to give tenants the right to purchase their homes.

Hope Davis | Shelterforce

An apartment building with multiple windows, some with air conditioning units. There is a large tree in front and a person walking on the sidewalk at the right. The word 'READER' is written at the bottom in stylized font.

Credit: Shira Friedman-Parks

Chicago tenants demand eviction moratorium

Housing organizers warn against putting people out “as long as I.C.E. is in our city.”

Devyn-Marshall Brown | Chicago Reader

Border patrol agents and a tactical officer walking on a city sidewalk with palm trees and buildings in the background. One agent sports a black helmet and face mask, another wears sunglasses and a helmet with gear.

An Eviction Moratorium Against ICE?

In Chicago, another major target of of Trump’s escalated immigration raids, tenants’ unions have now also taken up the demand, with the All-Chicago Tenant Alliance (ACTA), the Belden Sawyer Tenant Association, and Rogers Park residents represented by the tenant union Fuerzas Activas de la Damen all calling for an eviction moratorium in the city.

Branko Marcetic | Jacobin