Blueprints of Disruption
Basis of Unity: Vancouver Tenants Union
Published: 25 March 2025 at 04:00 Europe/London
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"The Tenant Class is Here" and they are a force to be reckoned with.
Vancouver Tenants Union organizers Asura Enkhbayar and Ben Ger provide insight into their work building power from below, some of it in neighbourhoods with the highest concentration of renters on the continent. The variety of campaigns they’ve got going on doesn’t just speak to the complexity of issues facing tenants, but also to the value of a decentralized organization that’s able to respond locally, as needed.
They also share the journey their organization has gone on over the past decade, and how tough lessons led them to a Basis of Unity and a new way forward.
Hosted and Produced by: Jessa McLean
Call to Action: Donate to the Park Beach Tenants Legal Fund
Related Episodes:
- Shifting Gears is a discussion w/Climate Justice Toronto on their own transition from an environmentalist grassroots org to one focused on supporting tenant organizing in the City.
- Voices for Unhoused Liberation is an interview with unhoused organizers and activists in Toronto.
- Tenant Power: a playlist of episodes that would have landlords shaking in their boots.
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More Resources:
- CBC: Power to the renter: Vancouver Tenants Union hopes to put rep in every building
- Vancouver Tenants Union: Basic of Unity
