by Jay FullenwiderFeatured image by Cupcake Media on Unsplash Kate McKeon was devastated to learn over Memorial Day weekend last … More
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Good Cause: The Road to Victory and What’s Ahead
By: J.M. Audrey In 2016, the Philadelphia Tenants Union (PTU) announced at its founding convention that the Union was committed … More
Ricci’s Fight: One Mother’s Struggle Against Philly’s Homelessness and Eviction Crises
By Madison J. Gray Ricci (pronounced “Ricky”) Rawls — a single mother of five and member of the Philadelphia Tenants … More
A Night of Comedy and Stories to Fight Landlords
By J.M. Audrey On November 8, the Philadelphia Tenants Union (PTU) hosted “Stand Up (to Landlords).” The night of comedy … More
Good Cause and a Tenants’ Union! Building Independent Tenant Power
Image caption: In the foreground is a poster that reads “No Evictions without Good Cause”, and in the background is … More
Rally for Good Cause! Building a Fighting Union
Image caption: Philadelphia Tenants Union Vice President Barry Thompson has his fist raised in the air as he speaks into … More
Tough as Nails: Tenants Displaced by the Penn Wynn Mass Eviction Move Out — and Onward
Photos and text by Geoff Reed In June, all 239 tenants of the Penn Wynn House apartments in Wynnefield, West … More