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A Brief History of Eviction Defense

It Could Happen Here

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Keeping People in Their Homes

Unemployed people started organizing into a quasi union sort of situation that didn't just organize stuff on the street, but started reaching out to the government. These unemployed councils would basically help people go to the government, help people like file for benefits, help people and help people stay in their houses. And kind of, through a variety of different tactics, they were really successful in stopping large numbers of people from being dispossessed.

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