[HPN] RENTWATCHERS - How contact similar groups in San Francisco? FWD

[Tom Boland]

FWD  5 Feb 2000
Please CC REPLIES To: Andrew <ABarisole@aol.com>

Subject: Re: Sydney Olympics Protest on Sunday 13 Feb by RENTWATCHERS  FWD

Hi Hazel,

I wonder if you could direct me to any organizations similar to
RENTWATCHERS here in the San Francisco area. Rents have continually
skyrocketed in our fair city making it difficult for those of us with
decent jobs to find housing let alone even lower income people.  Thanks for
any help you could provide

Andrew <ABarisole@aol.com> -- a beleagured renter

>Juan Antonio Samaranch (head of the IOC) is coming to Sydney. Join
>RENTWATCHERS and friends when we give Samaranch a welcome to Syd-er-ney
>that he won't forget. The demo  will highlight the negative impacts of the
>Olympics on low income people in Sydney.
>
>We are going to be highlighting homelessness, rent hikes, and the lack of
>affordable housing in Sydney as the landlords try to go for gold.
>
>Rentwatchers has tried, unsuccessfully, to change the law to protect
>tenants during the Olympic period. The Greens put a bill up to the NSW
>parliament in 1999 to amend the law, but thanks to Bob Carr and the 'Labor'
>party, it was rejected. The NSW Government says it's 'keeping an eye' on
>the rental and homelessness situation, but won't do anything practical to
>make sure that tenants lives are made more secure.
><SNIP>
>If you want to be involved in the street theatre aspect of the demo, let us
>know.
>
>Hazel Blunden <hazelblunden@hotmail.com>
>On behalf of RENTWATCHERS

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