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Adrienne maree brown holding change5/18/2023 ![]() And according to the eviction lab, it is Black and Latina women who are most at risk of being evicted. When people are forced onto the streets, they’re more easily forced back into choosing oppressive work conditions or worse, criminalized for being poor and houseless and jailed alongside millions of the mass incarcerated. ![]() It appears that most lawmakers just don’t understand or even care about the realities of eviction. And I don’t wish that on anyone.īrittany Packnett Cunningham And, y’all, I’m grateful that the congresswoman made this happen, but it never should have come to this. Two decades ago, the Missouri Democrat was living in her car with her two young children.Ĭori Bush Like it is actual violence on a person, you know, to be evicted. And, of course, this is personal for her. So President Biden’s new 60 day federal eviction ban is due entirely to Congresswoman Bush. They made a choice to treat 11 million people like they were disposable. Actually, you know what? That’s not true. And until my hometown congresswoman, Cori Bush, camped out on the steps of the Capitol building for five straight days and nights to protest evictions, they did nothing. And Congress knew this deadline was approaching. ![]() The CDC mandated that renters not be put out of their homes during the pandemic. ![]() Last Saturday, the federal moratorium on evictions expired. Please note: This transcript has been automatically generated.īrittany Packnett Cunningham Hey y’all, it’s Brittany. Pleasure activist adrienne maree brown on conflict, canceling, and community ![]()
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