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Tenant Organizer w/ Vancouver Tenants Union & Our Homes Canโ€™t Wait. Big Jewish Energy ๐Ÿ•Ž

Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined January 2017
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ู‡ุฐู‡ ูˆุตูŠู‘ุชูŠุŒ ูˆุฑุณุงู„ุชูŠ ุงู„ุฃุฎูŠุฑุฉ. ุฅู† ูˆุตู„ูŽุชูƒู… ูƒู„ู…ุงุชูŠ ู‡ุฐู‡ุŒ ูุงุนู„ู…ูˆุง ุฃู† ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ ู‚ุฏ ู†ุฌุญุช ููŠ ู‚ุชู„ูŠ ูˆุฅุณูƒุงุช ุตูˆุชูŠ. ุจุฏุงูŠุฉ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุนู„ูŠูƒู… ูˆุฑุญู…ุฉ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุจุฑูƒุงุชู‡ ูŠุนู„ู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃู†ู†ูŠ ุจุฐู„ุช ูƒู„ ู…ุง ุฃู…ู„ูƒ ู…ู† ุฌู‡ุฏู ูˆู‚ูˆุฉุŒ ู„ุฃูƒูˆู† ุณู†ุฏู‹ุง ูˆุตูˆุชู‹ุง ู„ุฃุจู†ุงุก ุดุนุจูŠุŒ ู…ุฐ ูุชุญุช ุนูŠู†ูŠ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุญูŠุงุฉ ููŠ ุฃุฒู‚ู‘ุฉ ูˆุญุงุฑุงุช ู…ุฎูŠู‘ู… ุฌุจุงู„ูŠุง ู„ู„ุงุฌุฆูŠู†ุŒ ูˆูƒุงู† ุฃู…ู„ูŠ ุฃู† ูŠู…ุฏู‘ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ููŠ ุนู…ุฑูŠ ุญุชู‰ ุฃุนูˆุฏ ู…ุน ุฃู‡ู„ูŠ ูˆุฃุญุจู‘ุชูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ุจู„ุฏุชู†ุง ุงู„ุฃุตู„ูŠุฉ ุนุณู‚ู„ุงู† ุงู„ู…ุญุชู„ุฉ "ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏู„" ู„ูƒู† ู…ุดูŠุฆุฉ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูƒุงู†ุช ุฃุณุจู‚ุŒ ูˆุญูƒู…ู‡ ู†ุงูุฐ. ุนุดุชู ุงู„ุฃู„ู… ุจูƒู„ ุชูุงุตูŠู„ู‡ุŒ ูˆุฐูู‚ุช ุงู„ูˆุฌุน ูˆุงู„ูู‚ุฏ ู…ุฑุงุฑู‹ุงุŒ ูˆุฑุบู… ุฐู„ูƒ ู„ู… ุฃุชูˆุงู†ูŽ ูŠูˆู…ู‹ุง ุนู† ู†ู‚ู„ ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ ูƒู…ุง ู‡ูŠุŒ ุจู„ุง ุชุฒูˆูŠุฑ ุฃูˆ ุชุญุฑูŠูุŒ ุนุณู‰ ุฃู† ูŠูƒูˆู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุดุงู‡ุฏู‹ุง ุนู„ู‰ ู…ู† ุณูƒุชูˆุง ูˆู…ู† ู‚ุจู„ูˆุง ุจู‚ุชู„ู†ุงุŒ ูˆู…ู† ุญุงุตุฑูˆุง ุฃู†ูุงุณู†ุง ูˆู„ู… ุชูุญุฑู‘ูƒ ุฃุดู„ุงุก ุฃุทูุงู„ู†ุง ูˆู†ุณุงุฆู†ุง ููŠ ู‚ู„ูˆุจู‡ู… ุณุงูƒู†ู‹ุง ูˆู„ู… ูŠููˆู‚ูููˆุง ุงู„ู…ุฐุจุญุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠุชุนุฑู‘ุถ ู„ู‡ุง ุดุนุจู†ุง ู…ู†ุฐ ุฃูƒุซุฑ ู…ู† ุนุงู… ูˆู†ุตู. ุฃูˆุตูŠูƒู… ุจูู„ุณุทูŠู†ุŒ ุฏุฑุฉูŽ ุชุงุฌู ุงู„ู…ุณู„ู…ูŠู†ุŒ ูˆู†ุจุถูŽ ู‚ู„ุจู ูƒู„ูู‘ ุญุฑูู‘ ููŠ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุนุงู„ู…. ุฃูˆุตูŠูƒู… ุจุฃู‡ู„ู‡ุงุŒ ูˆุจุฃุทูุงู„ู‡ุง ุงู„ู…ุธู„ูˆู…ูŠู† ุงู„ุตุบุงุฑุŒ ุงู„ุฐูŠู† ู„ู… ูŠูู…ู‡ู„ู‡ู… ุงู„ุนูู…ุฑู ู„ูŠุญู„ู…ูˆุง ูˆูŠุนูŠุดูˆุง ููŠ ุฃู…ุงู†ู ูˆุณู„ุงู…ุŒ ูู‚ุฏ ุณูุญูู‚ูŽุช ุฃุฌุณุงุฏู‡ู… ุงู„ุทุงู‡ุฑุฉ ุจุขู„ุงู ุงู„ุฃุทู†ุงู† ู…ู† ุงู„ู‚ู†ุงุจู„ ูˆุงู„ุตูˆุงุฑูŠุฎ ุงู„ุฅุณุฑุงุฆูŠู„ูŠุฉุŒ ูุชู…ุฒู‘ู‚ุชุŒ ูˆุชุจุนุซุฑุช ุฃุดู„ุงุคู‡ู… ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฌุฏุฑุงู†. ุฃูˆุตูŠูƒู… ุฃู„ู‘ุง ุชูุณูƒุชูƒู… ุงู„ู‚ูŠูˆุฏุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุชูู‚ุนูุฏูƒู… ุงู„ุญุฏูˆุฏุŒ ูˆูƒูˆู†ูˆุง ุฌุณูˆุฑู‹ุง ู†ุญูˆ ุชุญุฑูŠุฑ ุงู„ุจู„ุงุฏ ูˆุงู„ุนุจุงุฏุŒ ุญุชู‰ ุชุดุฑู‚ ุดู…ุณู ุงู„ูƒุฑุงู…ุฉ ูˆุงู„ุญุฑูŠุฉ ุนู„ู‰ ุจู„ุงุฏู†ุง ุงู„ุณู„ูŠุจุฉ. ุฃููˆุตูŠูƒู… ุจุฃู‡ู„ูŠ ุฎูŠุฑู‹ุงุŒ ุฃูˆุตูŠูƒู… ุจู‚ูุฑู‘ุฉ ุนูŠู†ูŠุŒ ุงุจู†ุชูŠ ุงู„ุญุจูŠุจุฉ ุดุงู…ุŒ ุงู„ุชูŠ ู„ู… ุชุณุนูู†ูŠ ุงู„ุฃูŠู‘ุงู… ู„ุฃุฑุงู‡ุง ุชูƒุจุฑ ูƒู…ุง ูƒู†ุชู ุฃุญู„ู…. ูˆุฃูˆุตูŠูƒู… ุจุงุจู†ูŠ ุงู„ุบุงู„ูŠ ุตู„ุงุญุŒ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุชู…ู†ูŠุช ุฃู† ุฃูƒูˆู† ู„ู‡ ุนูˆู†ู‹ุง ูˆุฑููŠู‚ ุฏุฑุจู ุญุชู‰ ูŠุดุชุฏู‘ ุนูˆุฏู‡ุŒ ููŠุญู…ู„ ุนู†ูŠ ุงู„ู‡ู…ู‘ุŒ ูˆูŠููƒู…ู„ ุงู„ุฑุณุงู„ุฉ. ุฃูˆุตูŠูƒู… ุจูˆุงู„ุฏุชูŠ ุงู„ุญุจูŠุจุฉุŒ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุจุจุฑูƒุฉ ุฏุนุงุฆู‡ุง ูˆุตู„ุชู ู„ู…ุง ูˆุตู„ุช ุฅู„ูŠู‡ุŒ ูˆูƒุงู†ุช ุฏุนูˆุงุชู‡ุง ุญุตู†ูŠุŒ ูˆู†ูˆุฑู‡ุง ุทุฑูŠู‚ูŠ. ุฃุฏุนูˆ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃู† ูŠูุฑุจุท ุนู„ู‰ ู‚ู„ุจู‡ุงุŒ ูˆูŠุฌุฒูŠู‡ุง ุนู†ู‘ูŠ ุฎูŠุฑ ุงู„ุฌุฒุงุก. ูˆุฃูˆุตูŠูƒู… ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ุจุฑููŠู‚ุฉ ุงู„ุนู…ุฑุŒ ุฒูˆุฌุชูŠ ุงู„ุญุจูŠุจุฉ ุฃู… ุตู„ุงุญ ุจูŠุงู†ุŒ ุงู„ุชูŠ ูุฑู‘ู‚ุชู†ุง ุงู„ุญุฑุจ ู„ุฃูŠุงู…ู ูˆุดู‡ูˆุฑู ุทูˆูŠู„ุฉุŒ ู„ูƒู†ู‡ุง ุจู‚ูŠุช ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุนู‡ุฏุŒ ุซุงุจุชุฉ ูƒุฌุฐุน ุฒูŠุชูˆู†ุฉ ู„ุง ูŠู†ุญู†ูŠุŒ ุตุงุจุฑุฉ ู…ุญุชุณุจุฉุŒ ุญู…ู„ุช ุงู„ุฃู…ุงู†ุฉ ููŠ ุบูŠุงุจูŠ ุจูƒู„ู‘ ู‚ูˆู‘ุฉ ูˆุฅูŠู…ุงู†. ุฃูˆุตูŠูƒู… ุฃู† ุชู„ุชููˆุง ุญูˆู„ู‡ู…ุŒ ูˆุฃู† ุชูƒูˆู†ูˆุง ู„ู‡ู… ุณู†ุฏู‹ุง ุจุนุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„. ุฅู† ู…ุชูู‘ุŒ ูุฅู†ู†ูŠ ุฃู…ูˆุช ุซุงุจุชู‹ุง ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุจุฏุฃุŒ ูˆุฃูุดู‡ุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃู†ูŠ ุฑุงุถู ุจู‚ุถุงุฆู‡ุŒ ู…ุคู…ู†ูŒ ุจู„ู‚ุงุฆู‡ุŒ ูˆู…ุชูŠู‚ู‘ู† ุฃู† ู…ุง ุนู†ุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฎูŠุฑูŒ ูˆุฃุจู‚ู‰. ุงู„ู„ู‡ู… ุชู‚ุจู‘ู„ู†ูŠ ููŠ ุงู„ุดู‡ุฏุงุกุŒ ูˆุงุบูุฑ ู„ูŠ ู…ุง ุชู‚ุฏู‘ู… ู…ู† ุฐู†ุจูŠ ูˆู…ุง ุชุฃุฎู‘ุฑุŒ ูˆุงุฌุนู„ ุฏู…ูŠ ู†ูˆุฑู‹ุง ูŠูุถูŠุก ุฏุฑุจ ุงู„ุญุฑูŠุฉ ู„ุดุนุจูŠ ูˆุฃู‡ู„ูŠ. ุณุงู…ุญูˆู†ูŠ ุฅู† ู‚ุตู‘ุฑุชุŒ ูˆุงุฏุนูˆุง ู„ูŠ ุจุงู„ุฑุญู…ุฉุŒ ูุฅู†ูŠ ู…ุถูŠุชู ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุนู‡ุฏุŒ ูˆู„ู… ุฃูุบูŠู‘ุฑ ูˆู„ู… ุฃูุจุฏู‘ู„. ู„ุง ุชู†ุณูˆุง ุบุฒุฉโ€ฆ ูˆู„ุง ุชู†ุณูˆู†ูŠ ู…ู† ุตุงู„ุญ ุฏุนุงุฆูƒู… ุจุงู„ู…ุบูุฑุฉ ูˆุงู„ู‚ุจูˆู„. ุฃู†ุณ ุฌู…ุงู„ ุงู„ุดุฑูŠู 06.04.2025 ู‡ุฐุง ู…ุง ุฃูˆุตู‰ ุจู†ุดุฑู‡ ุงู„ุญุจูŠุจ ุงู„ุบุงู„ูŠ ุฃู†ุณ ุนู†ุฏ ุงุณุชุดู‡ุงุฏู‡. ุฅุฏุงุฑุฉ ุงู„ุตูุญุฉ
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In the midst of all this destruction, eviction courts are still churning. The 6th floor of the downtown courthouse is packed today. Thousands and thousands more people will lose their jobs from these fires. WE DEMAND AN EMERGENCY EVICTION MORATORIUM AND A RENT FREEZE.
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Luigi Mangione starts yelling at the media as he is escorted from a police car to court. "Completely out of touch... it's an insult to the intelligence of the American people..." teapawt.org/CollinRugg/status/1866โ€ฆ
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On Wednesday, Vancouver tenants rallied outside Plan A Real Estateโ€™s office to protest unlawful evictions surveillance and harassment that started when Plan A bought their West End building in April.
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Park rangers in CRAB Park this morning evicting people from their homes during an atmospheric river because "this is the park with the most eyes on it." Unconscionable. Shame on @CityofVancouver and @ParkBoard
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Sadly, centrists in the mushy middle usually have more in common with the right than with actual social movements / of the genuine left. Both love market based solutions even while the world burns. Neither are capable of addressing the omni-crisis that is swallowing us.
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In the last year, David Eby defunded DULF, gutted decrim, shut some harm reduction & talked up forced treatment. Instead of spending 12 months collapsing to the right, he could've called a snap election in October 2023. With a divided right, he would've scored an easy majority.
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A Vancouver landlord used surveillance footage to attempt to evict a tenant because her boyfriend visited; allegedly threatened to evict others because their spouse lives with them; and is now suing several residents for defamation. thetyee.ca/News/2024/10/08/Vโ€ฆ
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From โ€œwe didnโ€™t b0mb a hospital,โ€ to bragging about murdรซring 400 people while destroying a hospital. Weโ€™re seeing in real-time how dehumanisation, the normalisation of war crimes, and genรธcides happen.
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Torontoโ€™s protests against the Israeli genocide in Gaza continue.
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Any journalist silent about this is a piece of shit.
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Imagine poor and working class tenants. Now imagine them organizing, across buildings, neighborhoods, in encampments, citywide. Imagine them unionizing. Imagine those unions linking, sharpening each other, a different kind of power. Youโ€™re not just imagining, itโ€™s happening ๐Ÿ˜Œ
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This person is currently being held on $1M bail and is being charged with a string of felonies, including arson. They are accused of using improvised devices to start fires and damage property in retaliation for police brutality against Gaza solidarity encampments. 2/5
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In the coming days, fundraiser information and other next steps will emerge from movement defense collectives in California. We should all be uplifting them, and sharing them with our bases. We will defend those who fight! Free Palestine. 5/5
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Today in the SF Bay Area, someone was arrested during a multi-house raid conducted by local and federal agencies for their alleged connection to a series of direct actions committed in support of ending the siege and bombardment of Palestine. 1/5
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After Park Beach tenants rallied yesterday, @PlanARealEstate's Anoop Majithia posited from his gold office: "I think that they were planning this no matter who bought the buildingโ€. But Plan A isnโ€™t just any landlord. Their notorious tactics against tenants go back a decadeโ€ฆ๐Ÿงต
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โ€œWeโ€™re tired of the price gouging. Weโ€™re tired of the evictions. Weโ€™re tired of the evictions. Weโ€™re tired of the legal grey areas that allow landlords to get away with all this.โ€ -A member of the Park Beach Tenants Collective
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Tenant power!! Plan A - no way!
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Members of the Park Beach Tenants Collective are marching to the office of their landlord @PlanARealEstate to demand an end to harassment, surveillance, and bogus eviction threats! Power to the tenants!
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Beautiful rally in support of the Park Beach Tenants Collective against their landlord @PlanARealEstate and Anoop Majithia. Despite heavy police presence, tenants delivered a letter of demands the landlord, asking for an end to the bogus evictions, harassment, and surveillance.
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