🧵 1/9: Our followers might be wondering where People’s Defence has been in recent years, especially with our social media going quiet. While we’ve been off the radar online, we’ve remained active politically and organizing. Here's what we've been up to: https://t.co/fwf3dfPwrg

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🧵 1/9: You may be wondering where People’s Defence has been in recent years, especially with our social media going quiet. While we’ve been off the radar online, we’ve remained active politically and neighbourhood organizing. Here's what we've been up to: https://t.co/fwf3dfPwrg

Thorncliffe Park tenants disrupted a @InvestPSP talk at a pension conference in Toronto yesterday to press our demand that PSP withdraw the above guideline rent increases at our buildings. Our rent strike will continue into its third month on July 1.

Beautufil Sunday morning for tenant organizing: at 1440 and 1442 Lawrence Ave W tenants are organizing together and saying #EnoughIsEnough, demanding Barney River drops the Above Guideline Increases in their buildings

“Striking was a last resort, but we have been left with no options,” Beyan says. "[M]any of us are just trying to make better lives for ourselves and our families, which is difficult when every extra dollar we earn has to go to our housing costs."

BREAKING: PSP Investments has filed at the Landlord and Tenant Board to evict tenants on rent strike at 71, 75, and 79 Thorncliffe Park Drive. Tenants at 71, 75, and 79 Thorncliffe Park Drive will continue withholding rent.

ਮੋਰਚਾ ਫਤਿਹ: After 18 days of protesting 24/7 in front of the CBSA headquarters in Mississauga, int'l students have secured an important win: the government is postponing all of their deportations until investigations into cases of misrepresentation are complete. Our statement👇

BREAKING: After 2 weeks of 24/7 protest, Lovepreet Singh’s deportation has been postponed. The fight continues for the permanent cancellation of the students’ deportation orders and a right to permanent residency. #StopDeportations #StandForStudents 👇🏽🧵

Landlords out here trying to justify above guideline rent increases in Thorncliffe Park as though PSP Investments and Starlight Investments, worth ~$250B between them and regularly boasting about returns from Canadian multi-family housing, can't afford to maintain buildings

ALL TALK, NO ACTION? Politicians across all parties have showed support for the demand to #StopDeportations of int'l students victim to fraudulent immigration agents. Yet no one has committed to permanently cancelling the deportation orders, such as the one on June 13. Why?👇

"When I'm faced with a company (@AkeliusCanada) that doesn't need the rent increase they're giving to any of these tenants, I just can't stomach it. It makes me sick." https://t.co/0JyEVHgfXj

BREAKING NEWS: 33 King St tenants begin a rent strike tomorrow, June 1st, against their landlord Dream