[FlyingBrickAnnouncements] RePHRAME and RPEC Call to Action! March 21st!

[Nathan Stickel]

>From the Richmond Peace Education Center:


[RPEC co-sponsored call to action]

RPEC friend,

The peace center is part of the RePHRAME coalition, which supports the
needs and rights of Richmond's public housing residents.

**We have been alerted to a situation and are calling for your help with a
response.**

Dozens of low income people who live in "scattered site single-family
public housing" recently received letters from the Richmond Redevelopment
Housing
Authority stating that it plans to seek approval from HUD to sell off
their homes. The letters warn the residents that they could be forced to
move
if HUD approves. (Their scattered site homes are  detached homes within
neighborhoods and not large public housing complexes--some are found for
example in Randolph).

RRHA wants to sell off the houses and move the families into the city's
older existing large public housing complexes. Many of
those who received the letters are upset because they've lived in the
houses for decades. They don't want to be forced to move, and don't wish
to
relocate to Gilpin, Mosby, etc. RRHA itself has argued that poverty should
be deconcentrated---and yet these scattered-site homes threatened
by potential sale are among the most "deconcentrated" that RRHA owns.

Before they can ask  HUD for permission to sell the homes, RRHA must get
their own Board of Commissioners to approve selling off the homes. In a
public meeting on WED. MARCH 21 at 5:30, we expect RRHA's Board of
Commissioners will consider and vote on a resolution giving RRHA the green
light to seek HUD approval to sell the homes.

Concerned Richmonders can and should call for a stop to further reductions
of affordable housing, and to
the planned dislocation of these Richmond families.

**On March 21, please attend the RRHA Board of Commissioners meeting (5:30
PM at 901 Chamberlayne Parkway, Richmond) to show support for the affected
 residents, who will speak during the public comment period.**

RePHRAME will select public housing residents to act as spokespeople at
the meeting. RePHRAME thanks community
partners for attending to show support, and to show the Board of
Commissioners that the residents facing possible dislocation have broader
community support.

-- 
Always with Solidarity

Nathan
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