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Know Your Rights & Gentrification 101

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Los Angeles Tenants Union Workshop for Artists:
Know Your Rights & Gentrification 101
March 12, 2017 2PM

The Los Angeles Tenants Union invites you to a Know Your Rights & Gentrification 101 workshop.

In the wake of the Ghost Ship fire and increased pressure on housing in Los Angeles, many artists are facing evictions from their live-work spaces, rent-controlled apartments, and studios. If you are a renter in Los Angeles, you have rights. And knowing them is key to resisting landlord harassment and displacement. Join the LATU for a know-your-rights training! We will provide information on housing rights in LA, from rent increases to just causes for evictions. We’ll also have housing lawyers on hand to answer your specific questions and can make referrals to our Solidarity Caseworkers.

At the same time, artists must ask themselves what role they play in the gentrification of low-income neighborhoods across the city. With a particular emphasis on the impact of artists, art-washing, and arts-oriented development, LATU will present an introduction to the actors and institutions responsible for gentrification in Los Angeles as well as concrete ways to stand with low-income and communities of color against displacement.

Who are we? L.A. Tenants Union is a diverse membership-based tenant-centered movement fighting for the human right to housing for all. We demand truly affordable and safe housing. We oppose the dismantling of rent-stabilized apartments. We organize against landlord harassment, mass evictions, and displacement. And we mobilize for the repeal of the Ellis Act and Costa-Hawkins Act. Our mission is to strengthen tenants’ political power through education, advocacy, and direct action.

THIS MEETING WILL BE BILINGUAL SPANISH / ENGLISH.

Click here to learn more about the Los Angeles Tenants Union.

Taller del Sindicato de Inquilinos para artistas:
Conoce tus derechos y Gentrificación 101
12 de marzo de 2017, 2:00pm

En este taller el sindicato de inquilinos te invita a que conozcas tus derechos y sobre Gentrification 101.

A raíz del incendio en Oakland, Ghost Ship y el aumento de presión en cuestiones de vivienda en Los Ángeles, muchos artistas se enfrentan con desalojos en sus espacios de vivienda y trabajo, departamentos con control de renta, y estudios. Si usted es un inquilino en Los Ángeles, usted tiene derechos. El conocer sus derechos es punto clave para resistir al desplazamiento y acoso por parte de caseros. ¡Únete a SILA para aprender tus derechos! Vamos a proporcionar información sobre los derechos de vivienda en Los Ángeles, aumentos de renta y causas de desalojo. También tendremos abogados con experiencia en vivienda, que podrán contestar preguntas específicas y que referirán sus casos con nuestros trabajadores sociales.

Al mismo tiempo, los artistas deben preguntarse qué papel juegan en la gentrificación de los barrios de bajo ingreso en la ciudad. Con un énfasis particular sobre el impacto de los artistas, el art-washing, y las artes orientadas al desarrollo. SILA presentará una introducción a los actores de las instituciones responsables de gentrificar en Los Angeles, así como formas concretas de resistir con las comunidades de bajos recursos y de color en contra del desplazamiento.

¿Quiénes somos? El Sindicato de Inquilinos es un movimiento basado en afiliaciones de inquilinos, centrado en la lucha por el derecho humano de vivienda para todos.

Exigimos vivienda realmente económica y segura. Nos oponemos al desmantelamiento de departamentos con renta estabilizada. Nos organizamos contra el acoso inmobiliario, desalojos masivos, y el desplazamiento. Y nos movilizamos para revocar la Ley de Ellis y la Ley de Costa-Hawkins. Nuestra misión es fortalecer el poder político de los inquilinos a través de educación, defensa y acción directa.

Esta reunión será BILINGÜE ESPAÑOL / INGLÉS.

Para más información haz click aquí.

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