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THE TENANTS, UNITED, WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED ✊🏿
This morning, tenants on E 103rd launched the East Harlem Tenant Union with a clear message: BUYERS BACK OFF OUR BLOCK 📣
The buildings are heading to foreclosure auction on June 10th, and tenants of @elbarr103united are organizing with CVH for a sale to @ehebclt Community Land Trust instead of another slumlord.
The buildings carry more than 2,300 housing code violations across 38 properties.
It's time for a change.
On April 29, the Supreme Court issued a 6–3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that significantly weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act — one of the most important protections against racial discrimination in how congressional districts are drawn.
In this week's #NYStateMinute, CVH Deputy Director @baxbrittny explains what happened.
This isn't just a Southern issue. This ruling sets national precedent, and districts here in New York are more vulnerable because of it.
Here's what you can do:
✅ Make sure you're registered to vote
✅ Contact your legislators and demand they pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act
Share this with someone who needs to know. 🔁
#VotingRights #NYPolitics #Democracy #BlackVotersMatter
Happy (almost) Mother's Day, New York!
Did you know? Childcare for a 2-year-old in New York costs $20,000 a year.
On this week's #NYStateMinute, CVH Deputy Director @baxbrittny and her son bring some good news: Applications for free 2-K open on June 2nd!
Learn more from @nycgov at nyc.gov.
#MothersDay #Childcare #2K
Join Community Voices Heard!
Our commitment to dignity and shared power shapes how we work at CVH. Regardless of role or title, every staff member is a steward of our mission and held to the highest standards of integrity, accountability, and care.
We're currently hiring for:
➡️ Digital Mobilization Organizer
➡️ Strategic Campaigns Researcher
We believe that developing people builds strong chapters, strong chapters win campaigns, and winning campaigns build lasting power.
CVH offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and long-term growth.
#Hiring #Jobs #DigitalOrganizer #Researcher #Organizer
Substandard housing is a public health crisis.
We joined @silbermanssw at @huntercollege for a candid and powerful panel on how mold, heating failures, and neglected NYCHA conditions are driving chronic illness among older adults of color in East Harlem and beyond.
Shoutout to CVH member & @nychagram TA President Maria Pacheco for her fearless testimony, @bethjfinkel State Director at @aarpny for her policy recommendations, @senatorccleare for bringing legislative solutions, Donovan James Carey from @nynurses for a frontline healthcare perspective, and CVH Deputy Director @baxbrittny for moderating.
It was a great conversation – centering tenant voice, naming structural racism and ageism, and leaving attendees with a clear call to action: social determinants of health are ALL of our responsibility.
Elected officials, social workers, advocates – we all have a role to ensure people age with dignity.
#HousingIsHealth #NYCHA #HealthEquity #HousingJustice
Today is #MayDay. We're not just marking history – we're making it. ✊🏿
In today's #NYStateMinute, @juanita_omoshola_lewis takes us back to 1886, when workers died demanding an 8-hour work day.
Today, CVH members are on the ground with the @amazonteamsters , demanding @amazon@amazonwebservices drop their contracts with ICE and pay a living wage!
Every right you have at work, someone fought for it.
CVH stands with labor unions. Today and every day. 🌹
#InternationalWorkersDay #LaborRights #UnionStrong
The neighborhoods breathing the worst air. The zip codes most likely to flood. They're not random.
This week, we celebrated Earth Day, and CVH Deputy Director @baxbrittny connects the dots between climate justice, housing justice, and racial justice in our latest #NewYorkStateMinute.
A cleaner New York has to mean a more just New York. For everyone.
#EarthDay #ClimateJustice #HousingJustice #RacialJustice
Did you know you have new rights when you apply for housing? 👀
On this week's New York (State) Minute: The Fair Chance for Housing Law!
Housing providers in NYC CANNOT consider:
❌ Felony convictions older than 5 years
❌ Misdemeanor convictions older than 3 years
🔑 For all other convictions, they must do an individualized review only AFTER they've pre-approved you for an apartment.
Did you catch the posters we put in the subways with @f.y.eye ?
Know your rights, and use them!
#NYStateMinute #FairChanceForHousing #HousingRights #KnowYourRights
Join our team!
Our commitment to dignity and shared power shapes how we work at CVH. Regardless of role or title, every staff member is a steward of our mission and held to the highest standards of integrity, accountability, and care.
CVH offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and long-term growth.
Learn more & apply: cvhaction.org/join-our-team (link in bio)
Welcome to the first stop for End of the Line: Housing Survival in New York.
We visited the @schomburgcenter in Harlem for @schomburglive 's Black on Screen: In the Dark, We Gather, guest-curated by @alfredascinema .
What does a film series have to do with housing? CVH Executive Director @juanita_omoshola_lewis and Deputy Director @baxbrittny explain on this week's New York (State) Minute.
Want to join us? Have an idea for a future stop? Reach out to [email protected] and visit cvhaction.org to learn more!
#EndOfTheLine #NYStateMinute #BlackCinema #Housing #FollowBlackWomen
