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Autumn fest on September 29th
The Mieter*innengewerkschaft Berlin (Tenants’ Union Berlin) cordially invites you to the fall festival: We wanna get to know each other and exchange successful organizing experiences. We will offer some snacks and drinks, we are looking forward to your cakes 😀
Nine months of rent strike
How tenants in Toronto have been striking their rent since last summer On the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto, Canada, a tenant union is currently testing a method that tenants around the world often dream of: the rent strike.…
Blaczko? definitely celebrated too early.
It was more than a year and a half ago: On 15 April 2021 in the morning, it was announced that the rent cap in Berlin was history. That same evening, 10,000 angry tenants took to the streets. In the…
New on the cityscape: Landlord Uwe Flemming
Summer this year. A Berlin landlord wants to evict a flat-sharing community on Mehringdamm, it is not really clear why. Their legal situation is very shaky. Eventually they all move out. But it doesn’t stop there. The neighbours and we…
Fields of Desolation or Turned from Goat to Gardener: The Giffey-Vonovia Alliance
We live in a society in which we all – every day – have to fear new decisions about our lives. And we live in a city that has been sold off by unscrupulous politicians. The same parties that have…
Living Rent – the scottish tenant union
Living Rent is a tenants union in Scotland that has grown steadily since its formation in 2014 and now has thousands of members as well as branches in the major Scottish cities. We spoke to Emma Saunders, National Organiser of…
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Autumn fest on September 29th
The Mieter*innengewerkschaft Berlin (Tenants’ Union Berlin) cordially invites you to the fall festival: We wanna get to know each other…
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Fields of Desolation or Turned from Goat to Gardener: The Giffey-Vonovia Alliance
We live in a society in which we all – every day – have to fear new decisions about our…