Josh Poe
Organizing director with the Kentucky Tenants Union and co-founder of the Tenant Union Federation; organizes tenant unions across Kentucky, including rural campaigns and portfolio-based campaigns against corporate landlords.
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Nov 18, 2025 • 1h 5min
From the Frontlines: Tenant Organizing w/ Josh Poe and Tara Raghuveer
Tara Raghuveer, a tenant organizer from Kansas City, and Josh Poe, organizing director of the Kentucky Tenants Union, dive into the world of tenant organizing. They discuss the fight against corporate landlords and the root causes of the housing crisis, exposing how rising rents are often a manufactured issue. The pair share insights on building tenant unions, the challenges in Southern states, and the significance of political education in empowering tenants. They envision a future of universal housing and collective ownership that prioritizes people over profits.
Sep 25, 2025 • 1h 1min
**UNLOCKED** Parasitic Ambition (w/ special guests Josh Poe and Haley O'Shaughnessy)
In this engaging discussion, Josh Poe and Haley O'Shaughnessy from the Louisville Tenants Union share their experiences in tenant organizing. They delve into strategies for building supermajorities in apartment complexes, and how tenant power can challenge predatory landlords. The conversation highlights the connection between housing struggles and systemic issues like ICE enforcement, while also critiquing gentrification narratives. Their efforts to form a national tenant union federation show the importance of solidarity and grassroots organization in the fight for housing rights.
