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Why should a house community or an initiative enter in the tenants’ union (MGB)?<\/h1>\n
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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<\/strong> that preserve members and knowledge beyond individual struggles. We must move away from fragmentation and work together on common concerns<\/strong>. The Berlin Tenants’ Union (MGB) offers a structure in which we can reflect on our means of struggle and develop long-term strategies. <\/p>\n\n

Ressources that the union can offer to your group or initiative:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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

    The membership of your group requires:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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

      How to become a member:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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      1. Fill the form<\/a>\u2193\ud83d\udfe1 Applicant<\/strong>\u2193<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Pay the membership fee (from 3 \u20ac per monthly)\u2193\ud83d\udfe2 Member<\/strong>\u2193<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Participate in the newcomers workshop\u2193\ud83d\udc9c Full member<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n