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Interview with Raphael (Rafie) L. Podolsky on his role in activism and organizing in housing related issues in Hartford area.

Interview with Lorenzo Jones on his role in activism and organizing in housing related issues.

Interview with Pastor AJ Johnson on his role in activism and organizing in housing related issues in Hartford area.

Meisha Kreisberg of Sigourney Square and Vice President of Hartford Neighborhood Housing Services (HNHS) expresses satisfaction with the potential re-funding of several programs through the Community Development Act (CDA). The discussed programs…

The state legislature passed "An Act Concerning Rights and Obligations of Landlords and Tenants," which aims to codify existing rights established through court cases. The bill, sponsored by Representative Richard Tulisano, did not include the…

Commitee of 24, a Puerto-Rican activist group planned a mass rally on October 15, 1979 to City Council to protest the housing crisis that affected the city's poor income residents, many of whom are Puerto-Rican. The goals of this meeting were to…

Julius Fabrini writes about the harassment tenants face by their landlords as it was one of the primordial issues at the Rental Endangered Neighbors Together (RENT) on August 26. Tenants have called in to complain about the issues that they have been…

Bill Doak Writes again about the Hartford Areas Rally Together organization and their efforts to get together and vote on issues that they want to get to or work on in the next year. Some of the issues that they are looking to pursue are issues with…

Vecinos Unidos representatives have met several times with officials at the Connecticut Bank & Trust Co., holders of the mortgage for 26 Cedar St., pictured above. The first floor occupants, the Santana family, must contend with broken porch…

The house at 275 Collins St., initially slated for demolition, has been spared through collective efforts of local organizations such as Asylum Hill Inc., The Connecticut Housing Investment Fund (CHIF), and Central Asylum Hill Association (CAHA).…