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When advocating for neighbors puts your own housing at risk

I have been organizing tenants in my building about heat issues for six months and yesterday I got an eviction notice and I think it is retaliation but cannot prove it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The courage required to speak up for community needs becomes complicated when doing so threatens our own security and belonging.

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