Why should a house community or an initiative enter in the tenants’ union (MGB)?

In order to build real counter-power as a tenants’ movement, we need to position ourselves better in our struggles. We need long-term structures that preserve members and knowledge beyond individual struggles. We must move away from fragmentation and work together on common concerns. The Berlin Tenants’ Union (MGB) offers a structure in which we can reflect on our means of struggle and develop long-term strategies.

Ressources that the union can offer to your group or initiative:

1. Access to the MGB’s knowledge repository, e.g. on past struggles, functional strategies, specific owners, organizing and much more.
2. Monthly budget
3. Open and free collective consultation with laywers from the legal working group
4. Digital and IT infrastructure, including an official subpage in our website, email addresses and lists, membership administration
5. Storage location for long-term information collection, public or internal
6. Regular trainings with experienced organizers, expertise of the membership and contact to other initiatives and tenants’ struggles
7. Access to the internal cloud, chat, project-planing tool, calender, wiki and much more
8. Online support for legal, organizing and IT questions
9. Security for member with the representation of the tenants’ union, support in legal cases

The membership of your group requires:

1. At least three persons should become members of the union
2. Being reachable and report ca. 3x per year what are you working on (for the newsletter)
3. Supporting common struggles according with your capacities
4. Following our small internal bureaucracy
5. Following the guidelines on collective behavior
6. Mentioning the union as a partner sttructure
7. Sharing expertise and experiences with the union

How to become a member:

1. Fill the form
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   🟡 Applicant
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2. Pay the membership fee (from 3 € per monthly)
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   🟢 Member
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3. Participate in the newcomers workshop
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   💜 Full member