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Transitions at Causa Justa :: Building on a Leader-Full Organization

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

Beyond May 1: A Future for Us All

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
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Monster In the Mission Part 2 — It’s Not Over!

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
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The Future is Ours! 7-Year Anniversary Celebration

You can sponsor Causa Justa :: Just Cause’s 7-Year Anniversary. RSVP here Last Day to Buy Tickets: is August 25. Make sure to buy your ticket! Live music by Candelaria Dance by African Queens Dance Co. Dinner & Drinks
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How Many 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
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Tenant Organizing from the Ground Up

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
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Key Hearing on Calle 24 Latino Cultural District

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
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On Inauguration Day, Bay Area Communities Resist Trump and Issue Call to Resistance

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
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Usted Tiene Derechos | You Have Rights

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
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Where to Get Tenant Services Over the Holidays

Español sigue 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
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Safe & Affordable Housing is a Human Right

We are in mourning and shock, over the loss of so many beautiful creative spirits

Oakland Tenants: Know Your Rights! 2 Trainings in March

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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“Displacement” An Art Exhibit for Causa Justa

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.
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Rising Up In The Trump Moment: We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For

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.
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Almost Halloween and Here’s 4 Super Scary Reasons to Vote Against These Measures + SF Rising Voter Guide

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,
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Stop Eviction of These 2 Mission District Families

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

Victory for the Alvarez Family

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
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Two Families in the Excelsior Fight to Remain Sheltered After Landlord Skips Town

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
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Hundreds March on DNC With Daughter of Berta Cáceres

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
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Grassroots Leaders from across the US and Honduras converge on the conventions

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
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Midst of a Storm

Next week, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance launches the It Takes Roots to Change the System People’s Caravan from the RNC to the DNC. Global Justice is taking 45 community leaders and allies from the US and Honduras. Three of
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7/14 Hour of Action-Let’s put on the pressure to Oakland Councilmembers

TODAY- July 14 from 1:30-2:30 – join us in an hour of action directed calls towards Oakland City Council Members asking for their support for Council Member Rebecca Kaplan’s Renter Protection Act of 2016. The ASK: Please vote to place
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San Francisco Considers Tax on Tech Companies to Pay for Boom’s Downside

By Thomas Fuller, New York Times July 4, 2016 SAN FRANCISCO — Maria Poblet, who leads an organization that assists Latino families facing eviction in San Francisco, says she appreciates the philanthropy that the city’s technology companies do in far-flung
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About Causa Justa Just Cause

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Community Planning

Community Planning || Planeamiento Comunitario from patucon on Vimeo. Produced by Lucas Solorzano
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Baton Rouge, Falcon Heights, Dallas

A thick strand in the history of U.S. policing is rooted back in the slave patrols of the 19th century. Patty rollers were authorized to stop, question, search, harass and summarily punish any Black person they encountered.

Ana Segovia

I came to Causa Justa because I was having problems with the manager of the apartment where I lived going on 23 years. I moved there in 1993 and the owner wanted to make new rules.

Elizabeth Corzon-Gray, Sofia Corzon-Gray

I grew up in this home. To me it seems like forever..that’s mom’s house, that’s where you go. —Elizabeth Corzon-Gray

Lynne Parker

When this housing change came the game changed and the whole neighborhood changed.

Manuela Esteva and daughter Sofia Esteva

I come to Universidad (our popular education school) to learn a little more about the movement. To freshen up concepts and to meet the newer members.

Community Rally Demands Alameda Co. Sheriff Enact Sweeping Policy Change

May Day Organizers Tie Racial + Economic Justice Fights in Unified Anti-Violence Platform By Claire Urbanski and Beth Spitler of BASAT OAKLAND — Building on the actions of #MayDay2016, community coalition “Oakland Sin Fronteras” rallied and held a press conference
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Breaking the Silence Town Hall

Oakland’s Women of Color Speak Truth to Power By Saryta Rodriguez On Saturday, Feb. 27th, 2016, I attended the Breaking the Silence Town Hall at Impact Hub here in Oakland. The town hall was one of the most
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#Stopthehate

SF City Supervisors Defend Undocumented Cancer Survivor By Maria Poblet

In late May, an incident at San Francisco City Hall showcased both the worst – and the best – of the immigration debate. That day, scores of undocumented community leaders

Op-eds

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Call the Board of Supervisors

TODAY Before 12noon: Call and Email Supervisors URGING THEM to SUPPORT the FULL version of the Tenant Protection 2.0 with the right to have roommates! Today, after many mobilizations, rallies, press events, and discussions, Eviction Protections 2.0 will go to
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Mission Monster Project Implodes

This week we celebrated a people’s victory! Plaza 16 Coalition leaders are crediting community activism for development turmoil between Monster in the Mission developer, Maximus Real Estate Partners, and the Jang Family Trust, owners of the 16th and Mission property.
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People carry bags of groceries through floodwaters after taking the merchandise away from a wind damaged convenience store in New Orleans on Monday, Aug. 29, 2005. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Remembering Katrina in the #BlackLivesMatter Movement

“You could hear screams of people trapped in their homes. That’s when I began thinking about those I had left behind when I was released from Orleans Parish Prison only a few weeks earlier. If I were still in a
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Local Housing Rights Activists Blockade doors of Landlord Lobbying Conference

Contact: Rose Arrieta (Causa Justa Just Cause): 415.487.9203, ext. 202, rose@cjjc.org Wave of anti-gentrification protests continued to swell today as local housing rights organizations #shutitdown because #GentrificationIsToxic WHAT: Protest at East Bay Rental Housing Association’s Legislative Conference WHEN: April 22nd;
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SF Tenant Coalition Releases Eviction Report, Launches Campaign

Contact: Maria Zamudio, Causa Justa :: Just Cause— 415.487.9203 ext. 207, maria.zamudio@cjjc.org Sara Shortt, Housing Rights Committee— 415.703.8634 ext.106 What: Press Conference and Report Release When: Monday, April 20, 2015 at Noon Where: Corner of Cesar Chavez and Mission St.,
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SF Activists Pressure Zara and Walmart to Pay Into Victims Fund on Anniversary of the Rana Plaza Collapse

Children’s Place Announces $2.5 million Contribution to Rana Plaza Trust Fund, Asks Other Brands to Step up to Fill the $3 million Gap to Reach $30 million On April 24th, 2015, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance and the World March of
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