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How to Build a YIMBY/Tenant Activist Bridge, a Shelterforce Webinar

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Shelterforce’s investigative reporter Shelby R. King wrote two pieces about YIMBY (Yes in My Back Yard) groups in 2022, including one that focused on shared interests between YIMBY supporters and […] MODERATED BY SHELBY R. KING PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 16, 2023 SHARE TOPICS Shelterforce’s investigative reporter Shelby R. King wrote two pieces about YIMBY (Yes in My Back Yard) groups in 2022, including one that focused on shared interests between YIMBY supporters and housing justice organizers. The article raised a question: could tenant organizers work together with YIMBY groups, despite the latter’s tendency to overlook tenants’ push for key rights like rent control? King recently moderated a webinar, How to Build a YIMBY/Tenant Activist Bridge, about this search for common ground. The following speakers attended: The following is a lightly edited account of the webinar. Watch the full webinar above. Shelby R. King: I wrote a series of stories recently that discussed the relationship betwe

Shelterforce’s investigative reporter Shelby R. King wrote two pieces about YIMBY (Yes in My Back Yard) groups in 2022, including one that focused on shared interests between YIMBY supporters and housing justice organizers. The article raised a question: could tenant organizers work together with YIMBY groups, despite the latter’s tendency to overlook tenants’ push for key rights like rent control? King recently moderated a webinar, How to Build a YIMBY/Tenant Activist Bridge , about this search for common ground. The following speakers attended: Lisa Bates, professor at Portland State Univers

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