NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for tenant and resident leaders – today, May 1, at 6 pm ET. During the webinar, NLIHC staff will be joined by advocates from Save Section 9, a tenant-led organization that works to educate and mobilize public housing tenants around the preservation of public housing. Join the webinar to learn more about the history of public housing, the status of public housing today, and opportunities for future advocacy. Register for today’s Tenant Talk Live webinar at: https://bit.ly/361rmy2
Section 9 public housing is owned by HUD and administered by local public housing authorities (PHAs). Because additional public housing units have not been built in decades, advocates are primarily focused on preserving the remaining public housing stock, especially as HUD aggressively pursues public housing “repositioning.” Joining the webinar will be Ramona Ferreyra, Tekina Guatu Ke Ini Inaru, an advocate with Save Section 9 and the founder of Ojala Threads. Ramona is a doodler, historian, poet, advocate, and defender. Ramona identifies as Hispanic, Indigenous, and disabled. She impacts policymaking in the areas of criminal justice reform, public housing, and public transportation. Ramona honed her leadership style at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Center for Creative Leadership. She previously led outreach efforts for the FBI and the U.S. Department of Defense, where she focused on community engagement and environmental resilience.
Tenant Talk Live webinars are held the first and third Monday of every month at 6 pm ET. For more information on future topics, view our website: https://nlihc.org/tenant-talk-live-webinar. Stay up to date on Tenant Talk Live events and connect with other attendees via the Tenant Talk Facebook group.
NLIHC is currently recruiting members for the 2023-2024 Tenant Leader Cohort. The Cohort is a group of tenant advocates and community leaders with lived experience of housing insecurity who work towards housing justice and racial equity in their neighborhoods and greater communities. NLIHC collaborates with the Tenant Leader Cohort to inform our policy priorities so that they best reflect the needs of low-income renters. If you’re interested in being a part of next year’s cohort, please fill out this interest form. We will also host an information session about the cohort on Tuesday, May 9, at 4 pm ET. Join the session using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86167856246. Selections for the cohort will be made on an ongoing basis through early summer 2023.
Remember, Tenant Talk Live would not be possible without tenants like you! We strive to engage with tenants and tenant leaders through our webinars. If you are a low-income tenant and have a topic you would like to propose for an upcoming Tenant Talk Live, or if you would like to participate as a speaker on an upcoming call or webinar, please email: [email protected]. Webinars like Tenant Talk Live would not be possible without the support of our members. Become an NLIHC member here!