Coronavirus and Class War is a series of discussions and stories of workers on the frontline who are speaking out and stepping up where the state and federal government are failing, in this unprecedented health crisis. Airs every Thursday beginning April 23, 2020 at 7:30 pm et. on WBAI 99.5 fm and at 8pm on soundcloud and other streaming platforms.
Yanny and Danny speak with the Erin Neff, a housing attorney in New York City and organizer with the Housing Justice For All Coalition, about how rent strikes have helped win the housing laws we have today and argue for why they are necessary again in this unprecedented economic crisis under Covid19.
Read MoreLea speaks with the Jasmin Sanchez, longtime NYCHA tenant and organizer about how NYCHA is reacting to the pandemic, what long term disinvestment does to the public housing community and how NYCHA tenants are organizing to make sure they aren't forgotten.
Read MoreBrenda speaks with Alvaro Franco, tenant organizer for the NorthWest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition, about mass non-compliance, fighting for emergency repairs and the creative ways tenants are responding to the Covid19 pandemic to support the most vulnerable in their buildings.
Read MoreJulian speaks with Manny Pardilla, the South Bronx Tenants Movement’s main tenant organizer, about the housing crisis before the Covid19 crisis and their ongoing rent strike to save the South Bronx from widespread neglect from landlords.
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