Dang. In Paris, they tore down a police station and built this. Yep, social housing: 8 low-income units on a tiny piece of land. 6th arrondissement, blocks from Jardin du Luxembourg. Stone facade (quarried locally to boot), green roof, energy efficient

i’ve known hussein since before he could talk. i’ll miss him dearly and the hole he leaves in this community will never be filled. rest in honor, Hus. please donate for his funeral gofundme.com/f/jbxpmn-funer…

If you don’t understand the concept of “carceral housing” (which is neither housing nor a pathway to housing) read this excerpt from our article in RadicalHousingJournal @radicalhousing.bsky.social about Project Roomkey: Note “NO TENANCY IS CREATED”: radicalhousingjournal.org/2022/continuum…

i am begging *begging* people to understand that housing for all would do more to combat domestic violence than the police currently do.

We're doing an in-person training on Friday, August 26 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM in City Hall Park! Afterwards, we'll be doing an (optional) group cop watching shift. Training is open to everyone (except cops). Bring a fully-charged phone if you plan to stay for the group shift.

This is not the kind of community I want. This thread is so much worse than any of the stories of "wild west lawlessness" people have been using to scare up support for police. And this police show of force was done on a night when a BTV cop had just shot someone. Chilling.

Do you know how many illegal evictions there are in your city? The local news doesn't report on it every time a family is illegally thrown into the street, just when someone shoplifts deodorant. The biased curation of anecdote affects which law violations we perceive as urgent.

We are excited to announce that Saturday September 23rd will be the very first BISSONETTE BBQ at 5:00pm outside 116 N. Winooski Ave 🥳🔥 This will be an opportunity for tenants of Bissonette properties to connect with one another, build community, and organize 💥