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The Rent Strike Podcast

The Rent Strike Podcast

by The Rent Strike Podcast

News Commentary Documentary

Season 1

Isaac Rose

Author and tenant rights activist Isaac Rose talks about his new book, "The Rentier City: Manchester and the making of the neoliberal metropolis."

Leah Goodridge

Leah Goodridge, the only tenants' rights attorney on the NYC Department of City Planning, talks about her work as a tenant advocate. Learn more about Leah: https://www.leahgoodridge.com/

Students For Fair Rent New Zealand (Part 2)

Matthew Lee from the Students For Fair Rent organization in New Zealand talks about the end of their rent strike against the University of Auckland and their new fight to amend the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) to cover university accommodations.

Students For Fair Rent New Zealand (Part 1)

Matthew Lee from the Students For Fair Rent organization in New Zealand talks about their rent strike against the University of Auckland.

The Madrid Tenants Union (Part 2)

Valeria Racu from The Madrid Tenants Union talks about their recent rent strike against one of the biggest landlords in Spain.

The Madrid Tenants Union (Part 1)

Valeria Racu from The Madrid Tenants Union talks about the birth of the union, the 1931 Barcelona Rent Strike, and the class conflict of paying rent.

The Thorncliffe Park Tenants Union

Sameer Beyan from the Thorncliffe Park Tenants Union talks about their current rent strike in Toronto, Canada. Thorncliffe Park Tenants Rent Strike Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/thorncliffe-park-tenants-rent-strike-fund

The Cargill Tenants Union

Katy Slininger from the Cargill Tenants Union talks about their current rent strike in Putnam, Connecticut.

The Ann Arbor Tenants Union

Julia Goode and Zackariah Farah talk about the revival of the Ann Arbor Tenants Union, the 1969 rent strike, the 1970 encampment, and how history is repeating. Learn more: https://annarbortenants.org/

The York South-Weston Tenant Union

Bruno Dobrusin, an organizer at the York South-Weston Tenant Union, talks about two ongoing rent strikes in Toronto, Canada; the Barney River Investments Rent Strike at 33 King Street and 22 John Street and the Dream Unlimited Rent Strike at 1440 and 1442 Lawrence Ave West. Learn more: https://www.tenantunion.ca/