by beau | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Emergency Committee to End the Durham Eviction Crisis is a broad, coalitional effort of concerned individuals and organizations fighting to end evictions and for affordable housing in Durham. We formed at the end of 2019 to demand a moratorium on evictions in...
by beau | Aug 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
AUG 19 UPDATE — Dear Braggtown residents and Durham neighbors, Braggtown won the first round of the fight for equitable development in our neighborhood! Last week, Durham’s City/County Planning Commission unanimously voted NO against a huge development proposed...
by beau | Mar 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Judge Evans, We are writing to you as a group of Durham based organizations and individuals who are deeply concerned with the safety, health, and wellness of Durham residents facing eviction from their homes. We are aware of Chief Justice Cheri Beasley’s recent...
by beau | Mar 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
DURHAM, NC — In January, Durham residents won a moratorium to pause evictions in Durham Housing Authority units during one of the coldest months of the year. Despite this, Durham Housing Authority filed 84 new evictions cases in February. This is more than twice...
by beau | Jan 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday, January 29 the Board of the Durham Housing Authority is meeting. The people of Durham, following the lead of DHA residents, are showing up to protest the conditions in public housing and to demand an immediate moratorium on evictions. Wednesday, January...
by beau | Dec 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
DURHAM RESIDENTS DEMAND DURHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY ENACT MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS DURHAM, NC — Voters in Durham recently passed a monumental $95 million affordable housing bond to tackle the issues of rising housing costs. Most of this bond is designated to go to...
