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DESCRIPTION:All out to demand Cancel the Rents! Housing for all!\nSAN FRANCISCO: \n1875 
 Marin St., on the street, 10:30 AM for a press conference.\n\nEAST 
 BAY:\nWest Oakland, 900 Market parking lot, 9:30 AM\n\nJoin us on April 
 25th at 10:30 AM in your car to demand the cancellation of rents and 
 mortgages statewide, immediate housing for all, and full aid and rights for 
 the undocumented! \nLet’s make some noise, plaster “Cancel the Rents” 
 and “CancelTheRents.org” on our cars and windows, and make our voices 
 heard! It’s time to send the signal that the working class is fighting 
 back!\n\nWhile we and society recognize the First Amendment and the 
 exercise of First Amendment rights as essential, our April 25, 2020 
 “Cancel the Rents” car caravan will practice the socially responsible 
 regulations outlined in the statewide "shelter-in-place" executive order, 
 including physical distancing and mask-wearing. We believe that we must act 
 now to defend the essential right of all people to housing during and after 
 the COVID-19 crisis.\n\nOur Demands:\n\n- Cancel all rents and mortgages 
 for homeowners, small landlords, and small businesses, for the duration of 
 the pandemic - no debt accumulation!\n\n- No shutoffs of any 
 utilities.\n\n- Eminent domain over vacant buildings, homes, hotels, to 
 house the homeless or people in precarious housing, such as victims of 
 domestic violence.\n\n- Give full access to housing, income-assistance to 
 all undocumented and informal workers.\n\n- Housing must be a human right, 
 regardless of employment or citizenship status.\n\nEvery working-class 
 person has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of people 
 have lost their jobs or seen their paychecks cut. In April, a third of 
 tenants did not pay rent. Many will also make the same decision on May 1st 
 between paying rent or saving that money for food, medical needs, and other 
 necessities. What sounds like an impossible demand — rent and mortgage 
 cancellation — must become a reality because the COVID-19 crisis shows no 
 sign of abating.\n\nThe government measures taken so far do not protect 
 tenants for the long term. There is a "moratorium on evictions," but what 
 will happen when the COVID-19 crisis starts to fade out and we are months 
 late on our rents? There is nothing protecting us from being evicted then. 
 The one time $1200 emergency relief for working class and poor Americans is 
 not enough - and millions of undocumented workers won’t receive any aid 
 at all.\n\nAs the capitalist crisis worsens, millions are in danger of 
 being displaced out of their homes. Even after the pandemic eases, workers 
 will be forced to pay thousands of dollars in debt to their landlords 
 making their already unstable housing situation even more precarious. Rents 
 and mortgages must be canceled until the end of the crises with no debt 
 accumulation!\n\nThe homeless population in San Francisco has risen by 30% 
 in the past two years, and across the Bay in Oakland, the homeless 
 population has nearly doubled. How can individuals shelter in place without 
 adequate shelter provided by the state? Thousands of hotels, empty 
 buildings, and overpriced units sit vacant while people sleep on the 
 streets without protection. We demand that cities in the Bay Area use the 
 power of eminent domain to immediately house all our neighbors, guided by 
 their input and priorities.\n\nFill out this form to let us know you’re 
 joining or to sign on with your organization!\n\nCAR RALLY SCHEDULE AND 
 ROUTE:\n\nSAN FRANCISCO: \nMeet at 1875 Marin St., on the street, at 10:30 
 AM for a press conference.\n\nEAST BAY:\nMeet in West Oakland at the 900 
 Market parking lot at 9:30 AM to drive to SF.\n\n11 AM:\nCruise through the 
 city’s neighborhoods!\n\nThis is a COVID19-safe, car-only rally. We will 
 stay inside our vehicles to protect ourselves and the public. We will ride 
 through the Bayview, Mission, Tenderloin, Chinatown, and more with signs to 
 make our demands heard.\n\nIf you can’t make it in person, join our 
 National Day of Action by participating in digital actions.\n\nSign the 
 California Cancel the Rents petition at www.CancelTheRents.org\n\n\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/22/18832578.php
SUMMARY:All out to demand Cancel the Rents! Housing for all!
LOCATION:1875 Marin St., just south of Cesar Chavez, off Evans , 10:30 AM for a 
 press conference and 11am car caravan
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/22/18832578.php
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