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Dear Causa Justa family:
Two of our longtime leaders are headed in new directions. Dawn Phillips, Co-Director of Programs and Robbie Clark, Co-Director of Community Rights will both be transitioning out of Causa Justa. We feel honored by Read More »
SACRAMENTO–Hundreds of tenants across the state are convening Thursday, Jan. 11, at the capitol to demand a full repeal of the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, the state law that restricts local rent control measures.
The Assembly Housing Committee is to Read More »
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Peace is not the product of terror or fear.
Peace is not the silence of cemeteries.
Peace is not the silent result of violent repression.
Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution to the good of all.
Peace is Read More »
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Bessy Wong, long-term tenant in the Mission, has been living in her unit with her family since 1994. The landlord recently renovated part of the building and then issued an Owner Move-In Eviction dated June 12th, 2017. CJJC Read More »
As our immigrant communities reel from the announcement that the Trump regime ended DACA – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – we commit even more deeply to organizing.
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When the Pelayo-Valenzuela family first came to San Francisco in 1996 they struggled to find decent and affordable housing.
Norma and Faustino lived in expensive yet tiny studios, shared cramped units with other families while having Read More »
May 2017-Three years after being displaced when a fire roared through their apartment Trinidad Sanchez and her daughter Cindy Salazar and two grandchildren will be getting the keys to their restored apartment in the Bayview on Thursday where they have Read More »
CAUSA JUSTA’S TENANT RIGHTS CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED FROM DECEMBER 24TH – JANUARY 3RD.
During that time, no one will be available for walk-ins.
If you have an Unlawful Detainer please note that you must respond within five days to Read More »
SF Examiner
By Cynthia Fong, Housing Rights Committee of SF
Owner move-in reform unanimously passed through the Board of Supervisors on July 18. This reform adds enforcement mechanisms to protect tenants from landlords who abuse OMI evictions and never intend Read More »
TONIGHT, Monday, June 26, you are invited to take a stand for justice in Oakland in a CALL TO ACTION!
The ReFund Coalition is a community-labor coalition which organized to get a just budget approved in Oakland. This fair budget Read More »
KATE ORCHARD
I am a student UC Santa Cruz who will be doing a field study at CJJC as part of my major, Community Studies. I organize with the fossil fuel divestment movement and am inspired to fight Read More »
For Immediate Release: June 12, 2017
Housing advocates, tenants, supervisors prepare for a showdown after Supervisor tries to fast-track Apartment Association-backed proposal
When: Monday, June 12, 2017
Where: Front steps of SF City Hall – Polk Street side Read More »
The first-ever Excelsior Tenant Convention took place June 3 with a strong community presence of folks concerned and motivated to exert their rights as renters. The day opened up with inspiring music from musician activist Francisco Herrera who sang about Read More »
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Come to Oakland City Council – Monday 6/12 5:30
SIGN THE PETITION and join the ReFund Oakland Community-Labor Coalition and fight to:
1. Reinvest in Housing for ALL,
2. Reinvest in Oakland’s Workers,
3. Reinvest in Public Services, Read More »
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Tenant rights groups like Causa Justa, the SF Tenants Union, and Housing Rights Committee of SF [//www.hrcsf.org/], PODER, and the Filipino Community Center, have come together to organize tenant conventions around the city as a way to inform renters Read More »
Overview of May 18 Border Patrol Operation:
On Thursday, May 18, Border Patrol went into Los Angeles area Boyle Heights communities, knocking on doors to try to locate 22-year-old DACA eligible Cal State LA student Claudia Rueda, ultimately arresting and Read More »
Education for Liberation Summer is a program for San Francisco Unified School District to youth learn about immigrant and tenant rights, how gentrification and criminalization is impacting your communities, and how to fight to create justice for yourself and your Read More »
It has been said that nothing is certain but change. And we’d like to tell you about some exciting changes.
We are sad yet proud to announce the departure of CJJC’s founding Executive Director María Poblet who has served our
Thank you for joining us on May Day along with hundreds of thousands across the county. Our hearts and spirits, like yours, were lifted to see families, elders, workers, activists, artists, mothers and their babies, teachers with their students, people Read More »
Courtesy of Plaza16
Our fight against Maximus/Robert Rosania’s luxury Monster in the Mission is not over! We have learned the project may be coming for a vote before the Planning Commission in the near future. Meanwhile Robert Rosania has hired Read More »
Camilo Sol Zamora,
Causa Justa Co-Director of Community, Land & Development
Our hearts are heavy and they go out to the loved ones of the three tenants who lost their lives as a result of yesterday’s San Pablo Ave apartment Read More »
California is home to over 16 million renters, 45% of the population, and the majority of us are low-income people of color. A disproportionate number of women with children and people of color are targeted for eviction and displacement every Read More »
Calle 24 will present its special use district legislation for commercial regulations in the Latino Cultural District to the SF Planning Commission on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017
These regulations have been in the works for nearly two years and will Read More »
What: San Francisco “Resist Trump” Protest Inauguration
Date: Friday, January 20, 2017
Time and Locations:
9:00AM Justin Herman Plaza, rally and march to various Trump-supporting companies
12:00PM 555 California Street, a Trump-owned building. March ends with cultural events
Throughout the Read More »
Lista de contenido // List of contents
Tiene el derecho de permanecer en silencio // You have the right to remain silent
ICE viene a su hogar // ICE comes to your home
Hay una redada // There is a Read More »
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CAUSA JUSTA’S TENANT RIGHTS CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED FROM DECEMBER 24TH – JANUARY 3RD.
During that time, no one will be available for walk-ins.
HELPFUL REMINDERS
1. A verbal eviction is never valid. A proper notice must be Read More »
Know Your Rights – Evictions
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
5:30-7:30PM
3268 San Pablo Ave., Oakland
Know Your Rights – Repairs
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
5:30-7:30PM
3268 San Pablo Ave., Oakland
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Art for a Just Cause
Hosted by Gerardo Chow
Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 7:00PM – 10:00PM
Encore Show: 2nd Friday, Dec 9th, 7-9PM
Closing reception: December 16th, 2016 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Location: Studio 23
//www.studio23gallery.com/
2309B Encinal Ave. Read More »
The Trump victory is devastating. Devastating for communities of color, immigrants, women, Muslims and queer communities. Devastating for us. Trump has given new voice to deeply rooted white supremacy, gender violence, xenophobia and hatred. Hatred of everything that we are. Read More »
SF Anti-Displacement Coalition and the Coalition on Homelessness is having a large action Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6PM, 24th St.& Mission, SF, to bring attention to the four terrible measures in San Francisco which are F, P, Read More »
Today, September 28, seven tenants which include their four children, two of whom attend Cesar Chavez elementary, and another who attends Lincoln High school, are facing eviction from their Mission district home and we’re asking you, dear supporters, to call
We are always excited to share our tenant victories with you.
Margarita Alvarez came into our offices the week of August 15 to let us know she won her housing case! Here’s the backstory: Margarita came to our offices in Read More »
Ten tenants who live in a home in San Francisco’s Excelsior district could face life on the streets if they don’t get help soon.
Lilliana, and her family which includes three teenage children and a grandchild of 7 mos, live Read More »
Berta didn’t die—she multiplied
PHILADELPHIA–Several hundred grassroots organizers from across the country marched on the Democratic National Convention bearing a masks and a giant puppet of the Honduran Indigenous activist Berta Cáceres.
They were joined by Berta’s daughter, Laura Read More »
Daughter of Berta Cáceres to join dozens of community leaders on a caravan from Cleveland to Philadelphia
Press Contact: Lillian Boctor, (514) 813-4918
From July 19-July 28: (917) 480-9025, lillian@ggjalliance.org
Grassroots Leaders from across the US and Honduras con Read More »
