Militant Measures 3/3: When militance works in housing activism

Spurred by deepening housing, homelessness and gentrification crises, a nationwide wave of militant housing activism is growing as its successes go viral.

In 2019, when Moms 4 Housing took over a vacant home in Oakland, California, activists across the country learned of the victory on social media, in the press and through national activist networks. They adapted the approaches from this occupation and others like it and put them into practice, each victory adding to the momentum.

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NOTE: Jen Bennetch died on February 17, 2022. She was 36. You can read about her life here.