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“To opine on the nature of humanity under a system that is designed to strip us of it is impossibly cynical.” I don’t know if you could have said that any better

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I agree with everything said in this piece. If I may offer a palate cleanser:

My apartment building's tenant union held a rally today in support of a neighbor who is being unfairly evicted. Management is blatantly retaliating against her for being constantly outspoken about unaddressed problems in her unit and the building as a whole. We organized this rally in under a month and it went off extremely smoothly, with about 30-35 people present at the peak. It was heartening to see so many people, especially the many who do not live in the building and are not affected by these issues, willing to come out and hold signs and chant with us on a windy day in the middle of Michigan winter. We also got a visit from our city council rep as well as from residents of other properties managed by this awful company. We're hoping to build our reach and bring all those tenants into the fold as well, who are facing the same mismanagement we are.

What makes me optimistic about this is how relatively few of us it took to get this organized; We have a dedicated core of about 6 people. And we know based on their recent communications that management is aware of and afraid of us, as they've actually been timely about addressing recent issues. It doesn't take many of us to make waves.

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