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We are Winston-Salem Housing Justice Now. We believe housing is a human right. Join us in the fight against evictions, slumlords, and gentrification! Local chapter of @nctenantsunion.org nctenantsunion.org/hjn

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North Carolina Tenants Union @nctenantsunion.org · 09/09/2026
Asheville tenants just won powerful new rights, joining Charlotte, Pittsboro, Durham, & Greensboro!!! But, we know that our rights are only real when we use them. Join us and your neighbors as we fight for a North Carolina where we all get to live in the dignity we deserve! nctenantsunion.org/join/
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Winston-Salem tenants are living in unsafe, unmaintained housing while landlords face little consequence for failing to make repairs. North Carolina cities like Durham and Greensboro have already passed stronger protections. It's time Winston-Salem does the same! actionnetwork.org/petitions/ho...
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North Carolina Tenants Union @nctenantsunion.org · 14/07/2026
Join this one-hour training on 7/22 at 7pm to learn about how disabled tenants can use reasonable accommodations requests to get concessions from their landlords! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Triangle Tenant Union @triangletenantunion.org · 10/07/2026
On July 8th in Carrboro, Club Nova Tenants' Association announced its formation to fight for safe and dignified living conditions. Mulitple units have been condemned or in abatement for severe water damage. Stay tuned for more videos from yesterday's press conference!
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
On June 9th, Crystal Towers United, Healy Towers United, and Housing Justice Now rallied against intimidation tactics and retaliatory practices by ASPIRE against tenant organizing. Support tenants by signing our petition calling on ASPIRE to end retaliation! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Check out this WS Journal article about the rally that took place outside ASPIRE on June 9, 2026! ASPIRE tenants and Housing Justice Now will not back down! It’s time for things to change. Petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te... Article: journalnow.com/news/local/g...
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
ASPIRE tenants are increasingly facing hostility and unjust retaliation from management when advocating for better living conditions and tenant rights. Sign our petition demanding ASPIRE stop retaliation against public housing tenants now! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Triangle Tenant Union @triangletenantunion.org · 05/06/2026
A majority of tenants came together to form two tenant unions: Willard Street United & Ashton Seniors in Action. Send a letter to landlord (DHIC) & property management company (CMC) now to tell them that Durham's seniors deserve respect & a seat at the table! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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North Carolina Tenants Union @nctenantsunion.org · 04/06/2026
Your right to organize with your neighbors is protected by law. Those who rely on federal funds for housing assistance have additional explicit rights. Learn more about your rights as a tenant in North Carolina here: nctenantsunion.org/tenant-rights/
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Tenant organizing leaders living in ASPIRE properties spoke up against attempts of retaliatory evictions in a report from the Winston Salem Journal. journalnow.com/news/local/a... #winstonsalem #housing #tenantrights #union
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Stand with Larry Little, Housing Justice Now, and ASPIRE tenants by signing our petition against retaliation for tenant organizing! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te... #blackpanthers #winstonsalem #housing #tenantrights #union Photo Credit: Winston Salem Journal
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
click here to send a message to your city council members! actionnetwork.org/letters/tabl...
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
On Monday, City Council shot down a rezoning request from Black business owners who wanted to have events in a building on Chatham Rd. A group of angry nearby white homeowners who used racist dog whistles about boisterous clubs and their (white) daughters being at risk.
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Shelterforce @shelterforce.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
They unionized. They negotiated. They won. Independence Towers tenants in KC set an example for tenant power. 🔗 bit.ly/46GEIAB #TenantUnion #UnionStrong #CollectivePower
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
The proposed location of a new amphitheater next to Crystal Towers will increase the risk of violence against our most marginalized residents. Look what's happening already. Imagine how quick police will crack heads of whoever they feel doesn't belong on the public land they wish to steal from us 😡
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Yesterday, we closed on a renovation loan that will help us make the Spring Street Co-op HIGH-QUALITY and TRULY AFFORDABLE housing for residents who will own this building with no landlords! Here (left to right), managing member Dan, treasurer Phil, and board member Dee celebrate the closing 🥳
Three smiling individuals stand together in front of the courtyard of a small apartment building.
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Don Flow and his cronies want to pay $1 a month for 8 publicly-owned parcels of land downtown. They tell us they'll build an amphitheater at no cost to the public. But parking, traffic, safety, and noise burdens will be borne by residents while the owners of the proposed venue rake in profits.
Bobby, from King of the Hill, in a self-defense class looking angry. Text reads, "THAT'S MY PUBLIC LAND I DON'T KNOW YOU"
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Housing Justice Now opposes sweetheart deal handing city-owned property to Don Flow and associates See our press release for more details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A picture looking up at the glass skyscraper that serves as Flow Automotive Companies headquarters. The text beneath says "no more corporate giveaways"
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Lately... ✨️ - Won free bus service during extreme heat and cold - Forced the head of Winston-Salem's Housing Authority to resign - Won major repairs and access to community spaces at Healy and Crystal Towers
A photo from a rally in front of 901 North Cleveland Avenue. Protesters stand together with signs saying, "Mayor Joines keep your promise." "End HAWS retaliation against residents who speak out." "Boo this man" (Kevin Cheshire)
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Siembra NC @siembranc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Communities all across the country are taking action against Avelo and we need you to join us! By fighting Avelo, we’re showing we can take down those who look to profit off harming our people. We’re showing what’s possible when we organize together.
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Victory! A month-long campaign by Housing Justuce Now has won free bus service in extreme temps! The WSTA began offering it on July 25th, and under pressure from tenants across the city, City Council made it a permanent policy at their August 4th meeting. Organizing gets the goods, y'all. Join HJN!
The front of a green WSTA bus. The sign at the top says, "FREE BUSES IN EXTREME TEMPS"
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
It's been brutally hot this past week in Winston-Salem. So, with some relief, from July 26 - July 30, we enjoyed the free bus rides that we've been demanding since the beginning of summer. WSTA reinstated fares yesterday as temperatures fell slightly, but we can't stop fighting for our community 🌹
A woman sitting in a bus shelter waiting. The sun is shining brightly.

Pictured: Mary Byers
Photo Credit: Scott Sexton
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
We've got over 1,000 petitions demanding free buses during extreme heat 😤 We're winning! The city started making buses free Saturday. But we want to make it a permanent policy ✅️ We've got a form here: forms.gle/QeqXrAs7QqXB.... Use it to find your city rep, get a script, and report your contacts 📈
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Call and Email City Council By Monday!
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Winston-Salem, come get these free bus rides again today (until 7 p.m.)! Community organizing works! 🚏🚌 ✊️
Clark Campbell Transit Center with The Millennium Center in the background. Three buses are waiting for passengers to board. The sun is shining through the top of the transit center's slatted roof.
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Free buses but nowhere to go... Where are the cooling stations on Sundays!? 🤷🏿‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️
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Shelterforce @shelterforce.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Want to stop displacement? Organize. Fund housing trusts. Back tenant leadership. Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood just showed us how. 🎧 bit.ly/4lTzENq #HousingJustice #TenantPower #BostonHousing #CityLifeVidaUrbana
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After a Six-Year Struggle, Tenants in Boston’s Mattapan Neighborhood Win Permanent Affordability
When a new owner imposed sharp rent hikes in 2018, tenants organized and fought back. Now, more than 300 housing units will be affordable for the foreseeable future. Here’s how the tenants made it hap
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
🚌 RIDE THAT THANG, WINSTON-SALEM 🚌 WSTA buses are free today during the heat advisory thanks to the work of community organizers who fought for it!
A WSTA bus stopped at a downtown intersection. The 500 W 5th skyscraper is in the background.
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
WE DID THIS 💪 Though collective action, we have forced the city to make buses free during heat emergencies!
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Matt Shields @mattbshields.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Dennis Threatt is a public housing resident and one of the most dedicated organizers building the NC Tenants Union. He's helped win substantial improvements for his fellow residents, but now he needs our help: he has a major procedure not being covered by Medicare/Medicaid: gofund.me/731300e6.
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Donate to Restore Dennis's Quality of Life: Dental Procedure Fund, organized by Matthew Shields
Dennis Threatt is a dedicated organizer with Housing Justice N… Matthew Shields needs your support for Restore Dennis's Quality of Life: Dental Procedure Fund
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
✨️ Your assistance needed! ✨️ gofund.me/731300e6 Dennis is a dedicated HJN organizer. He has worked to improve conditions at Healy Towers. Residents have won repairs, common space improvements, drug treatment resources, and successfully stopped a wrongful eviction. Any amount is appreciated!
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Donate to Restore Dennis's Quality of Life: Dental Procedure Fund, organized by Matthew Shields
Dennis Threatt is a dedicated organizer with Housing Justice N… Matthew Shields needs your support for Restore Dennis's Quality of Life: Dental Procedure Fund
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
LET'S GET THIS HOUSING JUSTICE. Did you miss our meeting? Want to still get involved? Visit bit.ly/JOINHJN to sign up!
Picture of a large group of residents meeting. There is a beautiful mural on the back wall of the room. Historic photos on each side wall.
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Curious what our general meetings are like? We gather in a welcoming space with childcare and refreshments, share the housing struggles we face, discuss the work happening, find ways to get plugged in, and make plans to win! RSVP for our next general meeting this Saturday, July 19th, at 2:00 p.m.! ⬇️
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
We are excited to keep building this thing! 🏘⚖️
Housing Justice Now Quarterly Meeting

Meet, Greet & Plan

Saturday July 19th at 2pm

Malloy Jordan East Winston Library Auditorium 
1110 East Seventh Street

Childcare will be provided on site
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Chump change. WSTA collected an estimated $943,909 in fares over the past year. Will the city continue to jeopardize public health with something they could easily make free?
Text on top left: Less than $250k
Text on bottom ledtt: That's all it would take to make WSTA buses free all summer.
Picture of bus at depot drenched in sun top right
Housing Justice Now logo on bottom right
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Winston-Salem makes life miserable for those who need public transportation: reinstituting fares suspended at the start of the pandemic, cutting bus lines, and criminalizing people trying to survive at the bus station. Transit justice is housing justice, and we won't stop until our city does right.
Black and white photo of a Safe Bus picking up passengers downtown. The bus marquee says "3rd - Happy Hill Gardens."
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Shelterforce @shelterforce.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Tenants with Section 8 vouchers are being priced out, pushed out, and ignored. HUD isn’t enforcing the rules, and it’s only getting worse under Trump. But organizers are fighting back. 👉 buff.ly/PA4p8mH #HousingCrisis #TenantOrganizing
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Fact Check: New Housing Doesn't Lead to Overcrowded Schools
Opponents of new housing often say schools can’t absorb all the students it will bring. But the data tells a different story.
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National Housing Law Project @nhlp.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Trump’s intentionally cruel budget bill is now set to become law. American families who are already struggling and rely on life-saving programs like SNAP and Medicaid will now be forced to choose between paying rent or getting groceries, making it harder to stay housed and healthy.
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
📣 We've got you surrounded! Put down the corporate giveaways, and hand over the meager amount of funds necessary to make buses free during heat emergencies! Photo credit: Walt Unks
A photo from in front of City Hall. Mayor Joines is holding a petition delivered by Housing Justice Now. He is surrounded by HJN members. One member in particular has delivered the petition and is speaking to the mayor directly.
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🔥 FREE THE BUS 🔥 actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The city is expected to get just $943,909 in fares this year. All it would take to make buses free year-round. Less than $250k to make them free all summer. That's it. Summer is just getting started. And so are we. Sign the petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/de... Photo credit: Gale Melcher
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Demand the City of Winston-Salem Provide Free Bus Service During Heat Emergency
As a heat advisory for our area comes into effect this week with heat index values reaching 107°F, many residents cannot get to cooling stations or other places they need to go due to lack of bus fare...
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/de... While heat index values reach 107°F this week, many residents cannot get to cooling stations or other places they need to go due to lack of bus fare. We demand free Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) bus service during this extreme heat.
An image of the inside of a bus focused on a passenger stop button. The text reads, "Demand free bus service during the heat emergency." The Housing Justice Now logo is beneath it.
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Want to join Housing Justice Now? Sign up here, and an organizer will get in touch with you: bit.ly/JOINHJN
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
WSNC's top evictors Q1 2025: 3. Ferrell Realty: >75 filings 2. Ginkgo Residential: >200 filings 1. Parr Investments: >250 filings... IN JUST THE FIRST THREE MONTHS That's why Winston-Salem tenants are demanding a Right to Counsel. Learn more and add your name here: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
An image of an eviction notice taped to a door. Underneath is the text: Who are Winston-Salem's largest evictors for 2025 so far? Bottom text reads: here are the top three in the first three months of 2025.
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Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The Housing Authority is ours. We believe in its original mission, and we will not stop until it serves THE PEOPLE of Winston-Salem ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
A woman speaks into a microphone as another woman holds a bullhorn at a protest.
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