Community Alliance Of Tenants

Organizing and leadership development (o&ld) - the o&ld program organized multiple buildings: 1) in need of significant repairs, 2) facing building wide evictions, or 3) facing significant rent increases. We work with tenants, community based organizations, an appointed and elected government officials. We conduct renters rights, tenant power, and community building workshops. We also conduct direct action and advocacy events that call attention to the needs of vulnerable tenants statewide. We also conduct the tenant leadership council, which is a group of tenant leaders who actively engage in advocacy and organizing through the o&ld program.

Housing justice program (hjp) - convened stable homes for oregon families coalition, to run a tenant protections campaign to pass rent stabilization, just cause protections, and rent asssistance programs and resources at the state legislature. 40% of oregon's population are renters, and are subject to no-cause evictions or sudden rent increases with no limits. We engaged thousands of tenants statewide, with advocacy opportunities to help change these statewide laws to better support tenants. We also conducted press events, direct action, and advocacy opportunities to increase the number of tenant members participating with cat through renter week of action, through our partnership with the fairshot, stable homes, right to the city alliance and homes for all campaign at the national level.