Very excited to see TANC hosting this incred talk with a former BPP member involved in tenant organizing in Harlem in the mid-60s..but the archivist in me needs to make sure you all know this cover of the BPP paper is covering the People& #39;s Housing Tribunal which was Dec 1970. https://twitter.com/TANCBay/status/1248092120692346887">https://twitter.com/TANCBay/s...

The People& #39;s Housing Tribunal was organized by People& #39;s Housing Coalition, a united front of community groups including the Black Panthers, the Young Lords, I Wor Kuen, Metropolitan Council on Housing, and United Puerto Rican Students of Columbia University https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💖" title="Sparkling heart" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkling heart">

The New York People& #39;s Housing Tribunal charged the city of New York with a wide range of crimes; from police violence to deadly neglect, racism, and soring rents. The city was issued a summons but nobody showed.

Possibly inspired directly from this tribunal a coalition in Chicago had a People& #39;s Housing Tribunal in Nov. 1972 against the Gutman Brother& #39;s who owned over a hundred buildings in Uptown Chicago charging them with deadly neglect and discrimination.

Maybe it& #39;s time to bring back the People& #39;s Housing Tribunal https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙂" title="Slightly smiling face" aria-label="Emoji: Slightly smiling face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✌️" title="Victory hand" aria-label="Emoji: Victory hand">