Housing Justice
Stay Housed Stay Healthy
We are part of the Stay Housed Stay Healthy coalition https://stayhousedstayhealthy.org/
The Stay Housed Stay Healthy coalition
As we recover from the pandemic, we know we can do better than going back to normal. Together, we must strengthen our community roots, so all of us, Black, brown, white, and Indigenous, can thrive.
The pandemic has exacerbated the renting crisis, pushing thousands of us into rental debt and widening the wealth gap by putting more financial burden on low-income households. Black, Indigenous, and communities of color are more likely to face discriminatory practices, and were also hit hardest by the pandemic, facing higher rates of unemployment and loss of income. But just like clean air, health care, and food, housing is a basic human need so we need our laws to reflect that by protecting renters.
While the state and local eviction moratoriums have provided temporary relief, we know we need to enact permanent protections to ensure we can recover and grow deep roots together.
We are fighting for stronger renter protections in Seattle, other cities in King County, King County and Washington State to create housing stability, give rental assistance programs time to work, and prevent a rise in homelessness that will lead to a new public health crisis just as COVID-19 is receding. Join us!
Ending Apartment Bans & Greenzoning
Seattle Design Review Advocacy
Is Historic Preservation working? Who is it working for?
Learn more about our Seattle Historic Preservation Study Action Alert Letter
Affordable Talaris
Learn more about our working group pushing for a more affordable plan for 18 acres near Seattle Children’s Hospital.
https://www.affordabletalaris.org/
Lead Organizers
This role has rotated throughout many volunteers since 2016.
Email info@sharethecities.org to get involved in our current efforts.
Our goals for sharing cities are aligned autonomously with Futurewise’s Washington Can’t Wait campaign. Learn more about them!
Which cities should you be watching for great examples?
Portland, Minneapolis, Berkeley, Olympia, Tacoma & MORE!
Are we a “yimby” group?
Yimby is a verb. It isn’t our whole identity. We take actions to say yes to more neighbors.
We push back against those who say NO to affordable housing, NO to renters and NO people without housing in their community.
Recommended Reading
The Color of Law A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Book • By Richard Rothstein • 2017
In The Color of Law (published by Liveright in May 2017), Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America—the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so much recent social strife—is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state, and federal levels.