Sent to me by activist, Rally in Bronx for tenants!!!!

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> Join Housing Here and Now for a rally in the Bronx !
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> As the power struggle continues in Albany , tenants across the city still
> do not have the protections they deserve. Join Northwest Bronx Community
> and Clergy Coalition and CASA-New Settlement (Community Association for
> Safe Apartments) as we protest Senator Pedro Espada. Please find the
> information below.
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> Protest Senator Pedro Espada’s Betrayal of Bronx Residents
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> Friday, June 12, at 11:30 a.m.
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> 400 E. Fordham Road, at Webster Ave.
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> In front of Senator Espada’s empty “District Office”
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> By joining with the Senate Republicans, Espada ensures the defeat of
> important bills that would have protected tenants and affordable housing
> in New York !
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> Bronx tenants are especially likely to face serious challenges finding
> stable, safe, decent, and affordable housing. Recently, Bronx tenants and
> their allies had been hopeful that a Democratic controlled State Senate
> would pass important legislation that would help protect tenants and
> preserve affordable apartments. This legislation would have been
> especially important in Senator Espada’s district, which has 77,000
> rent-regulated apartments, the majority of which are occupied by Latino
> and working class families.
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> In handing the State Senate over to Republican Leadership, Pedro Espada
> has directly halted legislation, which would have helped many of the
> tenants in those 77,000 rent regulated apartments in his district, and all
> over New York City.
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> Tenants and other constituents of Senator Espada’s district are also angry
> by the disregard that their Senator has shown them by failing to open an
> office in his district where he can offer services to the constituents he
> claims to represent. This fact is particularly offensive, given that it is
> well known that Senator Espada lives in the wealthy suburb of Mamaroneck,
> far outside of his Bronx district.
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> Tenants are offended by the fact the Pedro Espada is falsely claiming to
> act in the name of his constituents and of Latino empowerment. Instead of
> fighting to pass legislation to support his tenant-heavy district, instead
> he fought to take power for himself!
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> Directions: -- Take the B or D train to Fordham Road. Walk east along
> Fordham road till you get to the corner of
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> Fordham road and Webster Avenue.
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> Sponsored by
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> Latinos for Affordable Rents Coalition
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> North West Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition,
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> CASA – New Settlement (Community Association for Safe Apartments)
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> The Mitchell-Lama PIE Campaign