Rally for Housing Justice
Schedule
Sat Feb 11 2023 at 12:00 pm
Location
Sydney Town Hall | Sydney, NS
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Sydney and NSW are in a severe housing crisis. Renters in Sydney have seen weekly rents climbing by 24% in the past 12 months. The number of homes available to rent has declined, yet 1 million properties lie empty across the country. People paying off mortgages on their homes have suffered five interest rate rises over the last year, putting 300,000 mortgage holders at risk of default. The NSW government plans to demolish Sydney’s public housing and evict up to 5000 housing tenants in Glebe, Waterloo, South Eveleigh, Riverwood and Coffs Harbour. Homelessness has risen 10% over the last two years and will keep rising without real action.
We say enough. Housing is a human right.
We are a coalition of public and private renters, mortgagees, homelessness advocates and working-class communities demanding the government:
1. Eliminate homelessness now. Guarantee quality public housing and wrap around services for people who are unhoused.
2. Defend and extend public housing. No demolition, no privatisation and no evictions. Refurbish, repair, renovate and refit existing public housing. Build 100,000 public homes over the next 4 years. Keep public housing under public management and reverse the outsourcing to community housing companies.
3. Freeze all rents for 2 years. End no-fault evictions. Introduce a vacancy tax to force vacant homes and permanent short-term rentals into the rental system.
Endorsed by:
Friends of Erskineville, Construction Forestry Mining Maritime Energy Union (CFMMEU), Socialist Alliance, Greens NSW, Hands Off Glebe, University of Sydney Student Representative Council, Food Bounty - Inner West Sydney, Young Spirit Mentoring Program - Dave Bell, Better Planning Network Inc, Maritime Union Australia (MUA) Sydney branch, Danny Lim, Pyrmont Action Inc, Friends of Ultimo, Communist Party Australia, Affordable Housing Party, Pyrmont Resident Action Group, Erskineville Resident Action Group, Tenants Union NSW, International Workers of the World (Sydney branch), Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU), United Workers Union (UWU), Elizabeth Farrelly Independents, National Tertiary Education Union (NSW Division)
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