March for Affordable Housing

May 23, 2007 · Posted in History, history-stub 

New York Is Our Home!
Campaign for Affordable Rents

Wednesday,  May 23rd
March & Rally
5:00pm
Perimeter of Stuyvesant Town & Peter Cooper Village
(1st Avenue and FDR/Avenue C from 23rd to 14th Streets)

A united effort of housing groups, the NYC Central Labor Council & the Working Families Party.  Join with us to:
-Repeal vacancy decontrol
-Preserve Mitchell Lama and Section 8 housing
-Stop unfair rent increases and harassment
-Ensure adequate state funding for NYCHA housing
-Limit rental payments for people living with HIV/AIDS to 30% of income

www.newyorkisourhome.com

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