Reposted by Housing Justice NowNorth Carolina Tenants Union @nctenantsunion.org · 09/09/2026Asheville 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/ 044
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Winston-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... 076
Reposted by Housing Justice NowNorth Carolina Tenants Union @nctenantsunion.org · 14/07/2026Join 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... 033
Reposted by Housing Justice NowTriangle Tenant Union @triangletenantunion.org · 10/07/2026On 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! 043
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 14/06/2026On 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... 064
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Check 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... 053
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 10/06/2026ASPIRE 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... 064
Reposted by Housing Justice NowTriangle Tenant Union @triangletenantunion.org · 05/06/2026A 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... 064
Reposted by Housing Justice NowNorth Carolina Tenants Union @nctenantsunion.org · 04/06/2026Your 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/ 043
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Tenant 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 063
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Stand 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 061
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 29/08/2025click here to send a message to your city council members! actionnetwork.org/letters/tabl... 021
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 22/08/2025On 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. 120
Reposted by Housing Justice NowShelterforce @shelterforce.bsky.social · 19/08/2025They unionized. They negotiated. They won. Independence Towers tenants in KC set an example for tenant power. 🔗 bit.ly/46GEIAB #TenantUnion #UnionStrong #CollectivePower 041
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 19/08/2025The 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 😡 010
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Yesterday, 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 🥳 032
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Don 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. 174
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Housing 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... 010
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Lately... ✨️ - 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 120
Reposted by Housing Justice NowSiembra NC @siembranc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Communities 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. 1117
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Victory! 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! 091
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 01/08/2025It'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 🌹 020
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 30/07/2025We'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 📈forms.gleCall and Email City Council By Monday! 020
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Winston-Salem, come get these free bus rides again today (until 7 p.m.)! Community organizing works! 🚏🚌 ✊️ 030
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Free buses but nowhere to go... Where are the cooling stations on Sundays!? 🤷🏿♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏻♀️ 030
Reposted by Housing Justice NowShelterforce @shelterforce.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Want to stop displacement? Organize. Fund housing trusts. Back tenant leadership. Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood just showed us how. 🎧 bit.ly/4lTzENq #HousingJustice #TenantPower #BostonHousing #CityLifeVidaUrbanabit.lyAfter a Six-Year Struggle, Tenants in Boston’s Mattapan Neighborhood Win Permanent AffordabilityWhen 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 051
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! 041
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 26/07/2025WE DID THIS 💪 Though collective action, we have forced the city to make buses free during heat emergencies! 040
Reposted by Housing Justice NowMatt Shields @mattbshields.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Dennis 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.gofund.meDonate to Restore Dennis's Quality of Life: Dental Procedure Fund, organized by Matthew ShieldsDennis Threatt is a dedicated organizer with Housing Justice N… Matthew Shields needs your support for Restore Dennis's Quality of Life: Dental Procedure Fund 041
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!gofund.meDonate to Restore Dennis's Quality of Life: Dental Procedure Fund, organized by Matthew ShieldsDennis Threatt is a dedicated organizer with Housing Justice N… Matthew Shields needs your support for Restore Dennis's Quality of Life: Dental Procedure Fund 162
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 19/07/2025LET'S GET THIS HOUSING JUSTICE. Did you miss our meeting? Want to still get involved? Visit bit.ly/JOINHJN to sign up! 030
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Curious 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.! ⬇️ 100
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 12/07/2025We are excited to keep building this thing! 🏘⚖️ 021
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Chump 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? 010
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Winston-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. 010
Reposted by Housing Justice NowShelterforce @shelterforce.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Tenants 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 #TenantOrganizingbuff.lyFact Check: New Housing Doesn't Lead to Overcrowded SchoolsOpponents of new housing often say schools can’t absorb all the students it will bring. But the data tells a different story. 052
Reposted by Housing Justice NowNational Housing Law Project @nhlp.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Trump’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. 122
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 021
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 30/06/2025🔥 FREE THE BUS 🔥 actionnetwork.org/petitions/de... 021
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 27/06/2025The 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 Melcheractionnetwork.orgDemand the City of Winston-Salem Provide Free Bus Service During Heat EmergencyAs 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... 021
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Sign 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. 011
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Want to join Housing Justice Now? Sign up here, and an organizer will get in touch with you: bit.ly/JOINHJN 011
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 21/06/2025WSNC'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-... 043
Housing Justice Now @housingjusticenow.bsky.social · 19/06/2025The Housing Authority is ours. We believe in its original mission, and we will not stop until it serves THE PEOPLE of Winston-Salem ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻 072