We are a coalition of Colorado Springs organizations advocating for affordable housing for all.
04/21/2024
Important news! Congrats to all the organizers & community who worked to make this happen! ✊🏻
Colorado landlords will have to offer lease extensions as Gov. Polis signs 'for cause' evictions bill It upends existing law that gives landlords freedom to decide whether or not to offer a lease renewal.
11/30/2023
It's nice when we see landlords engaging in the best interest of tenants. Sadly, this is exceedingly rare.
“Landlord’s right has its origin in robbery. The landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent for even the natural produce of the earth.” —Adam Smith
10/06/2023
Anyone who cares about the entire spectrum of ensuring HOUSING 4 ALL ***MUST WATCH*** this important reporting from Rocky Mountain PBS about the housing crisis and its impact on our unhoused neighbors in the City of Colorado Springs!
Pt. 1: https://youtu.be/tTV3bnTyk4o?si=KpXzg8qdi0LA6zYh
Pt. 2: https://youtu.be/xANrJ6I60U0?si=JpXEaLxRjVtSknYD
Colorado Experience | Living Unhoused, Part 1 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3zeF6ChKnown for its military presence and mega-churches, Colorado Springs has seen a shift in the last deca...
10/06/2023
ATTN RENTERS: Resource coming up for you this weekend!
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!
08/07/2023
LA VIVIENDA ES UN DERECHO HUMANO.
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
06/14/2023
🗣🚨Happening tomorrow! Remember you can also write an email to the City Planning Commission! 🗣🚨
https://coloradosprings.gov/planning-and-development/page/planning-commission
CALL TO ACTION
05/02/2023
Municipal elected officials absolutely have some of the greatest impact on housing policy. Don't sleep on this mayoral run-off election!
Even if you didn't vote last month, you can still cast your ballot in the upcoming mayoral run-off. Remember: Colorado even has same day voter registration!
Check out this forum going on tomorrow night hosted by Citizens Project & League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region.
Hear from the candidates - our Run-off forum is May 2nd • 6-7 pm • KRCC
Hosted by LWVPPR
Mayoral ballots are IN THE MAIL and should be showing up in your mailbox this week.
This election is entirely by mail. Return your ballots to drop boxes by May 16. All registered Colorado Springs voters are eligible to vote regardless of their participation in April’s election.
04/27/2023
Join us as we chat with a Denver DSA organizer sharing their insight into starting their newly founded tenant union.
Tenant Union Learning Session
Thurs., April 27 @ 2 p.m. via Zoom
Check out the comments for the info to join virtually.
04/24/2023
Please share your thoughts in the comments about what Governor Jared Polis wrote in the Colorado Springs Gazette about the ongoing housing crisis!
GUEST COLUMN: We must fix Colorado’s housing crisis We can’t let the conversation around Colorado’s housing crisis and how to fix it get lost in bureaucratic bickering. When we talk about housing, we need to talk about the
03/23/2023
*sigh* 🦀
03/22/2023
Remember that housing justice march in July 2021 that CSPD chose to target with riot cops?
Well, there was a great local panel about the real national investigative journalism story centering it last night:
https://fb.watch/jqe-DMZMyi/?mibextid=SDPelY
Local control of rent is about giving local communities the power to set fair rents for residents. Imagine being able to afford the home you grew up in, the one where you made childhood memories, where your kids learned to walk, and where you built a community. That's what HB-1115 can do for families and neighborhoods in Colorado.
Say no to greedy landlords who hike up rents and displace residents. Say yes to stability, affordability, and community control. Speak up for local control of rents today by urging your legislature to pass HB-1115.
Make your voice heard: https://secure.everyaction.com/VxJeCu5j10eScD-Id73E2w2