Fran Quigley

Trump Lied to Cynthia, Paul, and Olivia State of the Union Claims of Help for Workers and Seniors Were False

Thanks to @epi.org for their terrific research that exposed the ways these laws don’t help the workers and seniors who we see facing eviction.

Cynthia works for tips.
Paul works gig jobs.
Olivia lives on Social Security.

Trump said his policies help people like them. The reality says otherwise.

Read the blog by Fran Quigley:
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#HousingJustice #WorkersRights #SocialSecurity #EconomicJustice

ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.

Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office orders pause on evictions until weather improves Thirty families throughout Louisville were supposed to be evicted by the end of January. But the recent snowstorm and freezing temperatures have led the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to order…

“You can’t just sit people out on the street… You’ve got a couple of feet of snow on the ground.”

War is Trump’s answer to the affordability crisis Polygraph | Newsletter n°331 | 9 Jan 2026

Food insecurity hits a decade high, and health insurance premiums double for ~20 million people. Trump's response? Attack Venezuela and propose $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon.
www.stephensemler.com/p/war-is-tru...

"Starving Americans to Secure Submission” Trump’s Cynical, Deadly Plan to Stop Food Assistance--And How We Can Respond

"Starving Americans to Secure Submission” open.substack.com/pub/housingi... Thanks to Abby Leibman of @mazonusa.bsky.social for an excellent article in @msmagazine.com

Indiana judges could ease impact of 70,000 yearly eviction filings, protect families against 'the Scarlet E' Housing is cheaper in Indiana, compared with other states, but the states eviction rate is still one of the highest in the country.

“The Scarlet E… this is a badge of dishonor … Makes it really hard for them to find a landlord that will allow them to move in.”

www.wfyi.org/news/article...

via @wfyi.bsky.social

#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

The US Abandoned Affordable Housing. We Can Create It Again. America’s packed eviction courts and overflowing homeless shelters are the result of decades of deliberate policy choices. We once made better choices rooted in a commitment to providing decent,…

“The fiscal starvation of public housing led to severe maintenance problems and an inevitable decline in available units.”

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By @franquigley.bsky.social

#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

We Need Legally Enforceable Rights to Fight Poverty and the Housing Crisis | Common Dreams Ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights would end the US’ back-and-forth dance with domestic poverty.

The suffering we see in eviction court can be traced directly to the lack of enforceable economic rights in the US, writes @franquigley.bsky.social: www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-n...

Our Eviction Court Clients Need This Treaty | Common Dreams Ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights would end the US’ back-and-forth dance with domestic poverty.

Our Eviction Court Clients Need This Treaty #ICESCR www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-n...

YouTube video by Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana #FairHousingIs...the Foundation Campaign Launch

#FairHousingIs... the foundation. It determines so many outcomes of your life. Our mission is to remove barriers to Hoosiers' choices of housing, but our funding is under threat, and we need your help.

Learn more here: youtube.com/shorts/GljNn...

#fairhousingin #fairhousing #housing #civilrights

Someone working full-time should be able to afford their bills with their paycheck.

Thank you!

Commentary: Trump's order on homelessness gets it all wrong, and here's why There are no simple answers for homelessness — or addiction or mental illness — but Trump's bluster is no substitute for desperately needed resources.

People are homeless primarily because they can't afford housing. We know how to solve homelessness, but with deep cuts...we’re moving in the wrong direction, says BHHI Director Dr. Margot Kushel. "Taking a chainsaw to the healthcare safety net...will only add to the homeless count."

There is essentially NO evidence that rent control discourages construction. No study-NONE-has shown that rent control reduces housing supply. No study has found a causal link between rent control & reduction in construction. Studies that look at repeal of rent control don't find more construction.

If you live in Central Indiana and oppose ICE raids & concentration camps, come take action w/ us on Sunday, July 20th at 5pm.

If you live in Rep. Victoria Spartz's district, the action is at her office in Noblesville.

Everyone else --- come to Sen. Todd Young's office on E 96th Street. Links ⬇️⬇️⬇️

A red, white & blue tile background with this text: Tomorrow, as we enjoy our #July4 BBQ, remember farm workers are harvesting in sweltering in dangerous heat - while being terrorized by ICE. Today's high temps are projected at: Arvin CA 105° Fresno CA 103° Coachella CA 105° Yuma AZ 105° #WeFeedYou

Tomorrow, as we enjoy our #July4 BBQ, remember farm workers are harvesting in sweltering in dangerous heat - while being terrorized by ICE.

Today's highs are projected at:
Arvin CA 105°
Fresno CA 103°
Coachella CA 105°
Yuma AZ 105°

#WeFeedYou

Tenant Advocates Cheer Mamdani's Primary Election Win - City Limits “Tenants are the majority in New York. Zohran Mamdani understands that and he gave us something to vote for," Cea Weaver, director of the New York State Tenant Bloc.

“Tenants are the majority in New York. Zohran Mamdani understands that and he gave us something to vote for,” @tenantbloc.bsky.social's Cea Weaver said of the candidate and expected Democratic nominee, who ran on a campaign to freeze rents for stabilized tenants. bit.ly/4kWQtXF

Reagan Was Wrong: Government Can Be Great, Actually | Common Dreams Study after study shows that government assistance with food, healthcare, and housing makes tangible, positive impacts on people’s lives, from newborns to the elderly.

As many of our clinic clients can attest, well-trained, dedicated experts who answer to the people instead of some wealthy donors are the gold standard for housing inspection and code enforcement.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gove...

Interview: New book explores lessons from eviction court New book from a local lawyer details the issues that land people in court, possible solutions and the stories of those facing eviction.

Thanks to @wfyi.bsky.social and Abriana Herron for a great conversation about ending homelessness and shutting down our eviction courts.

Thanks, @freecolleen.bsky.social !!

Time to Focus on Economic Rights Since the November, 2024 election, I have talked with dozens of people facing eviction or enduring unsafe and unhealthy rental housing conditions.

New newsletter post highlights the important work of @markpaulecon.bsky.social on building economic rights. Free speech does not put food on the table for a family of five. The right to vote is not building a roof over the heads of our clients headed to sleep in shelters, cars, or the streets.

Labor union lessons in solidarity are fueling tenant organizing Deepening connections between U.S. labor unions and renters has helped spur the creation of tenants unions that are winning real concessions.

Deepening connections between U.S. labor unions and renters has helped spur the creation of tenants unions that are winning concessions across the country, writes @franquigley.bsky.social.

Homelessness Rates Spike for Families, Putting Young Children at Risk Housing instability can affect children’s cognitive and emotional development and ultimately their academic success.

“At some point in the night, the engine turned off. Her 9-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter stopped breathing and later died, apparently freezing to death.”

This country is allowing young children to die in parking garages. Homelessness among families with kids under 5 has surged 39% in a year.

Landlords Want Us to Think Rent Gouging Isn’t Price Gouging We recognize extortionate prices for lifesaving medicine or bottled water after a natural disaster as price gouging. Landlords want us to believe that rent hikes forcing people into homelessness are j...

We recognize extortionate prices for lifesaving medicine or bottled water after a natural disaster as price gouging.

Landlords want us to believe that rent hikes forcing people into homelessness are just the market at work, but that’s not true.

What Oversight Leverage Do Congressional Democrats Have | Revolving Door Project Hearings, investigations, letters, and longshots: Four ways the Democrats can conduct Congressional Oversight as the minority party.

They answered this question weeks ago: therevolvingdoorproject.org/congressiona...

What Makes Rent 'Fair' Should monthly charges be pegged to the cost of financing, developing, and operating housing, or to household income? Or to something else?

“What if housing were provided as a public service, like education or roads? (A)n education is something we as a society have decided is required to keep a democracy & an economy functioning. Everyone can attend a school.”Susanne Schindler of @harvard-jchs.bsky.social in @shelterforce.bsky.social

Do You Want to Work for Justice? Go to Eviction Court | Common Dreams The closer we get to the millions of people who are facing evictions or already unhoused, the more likely we are to be motivated to do something about it.

“Court watchers often know more about systemic housing issues than the elected officials they are talking to.”

www.commondreams.org/opinion/go-t...

By @franquigley.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

Do You Want to Work for Justice? Go to Eviction Court | Common Dreams The closer we get to the millions of people who are facing evictions or already unhoused, the more likely we are to be motivated to do something about it.

My latest article celebrates the power of witness--often followed by impactful advocacy--of eviction court watchers: www.commondreams.org/opinion/go-t...