Tenant Organizing and Housing Justice feat. Chiara Padovani

The housing system is designed to make the people at the top richer while the rest of us struggle to pay rent or afford a mortgage. The only way the system will improve is if the working class organize to challenge the status quo.

In today’s episode, we talk with Chiara Padovani, an organizer who has been challenging corporate landlords and building tenant power with her neighbours. 

Follow Chiara at https://www.instagram.com/chipadovani/ and https://x.com/chipadovani 

Follow the York South-Weston Tenant Union at https://www.instagram.com/yswtenantunion and https://x.com/YSWtenants  

Spring Radio episode with Ricardo Tranjan on the tenant class: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zP3h9aMG5yq6MuEAgqJKn?si=edf88d69841b4794 

Spring Radio episode with YSW Tenant Union: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sbroZfLKurguz14PFGxri?si=9a861cb604a248d2 

Join us at the Toronto Peoples’ March for Housing Justice on June 14 @ 1pm at 230 Sherbourne.

This episode was produced in Tkaronto on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples.

It was produced by Krisna Saravanamuttu, Spencer Bridgman, and Ayan Tani. With original music by Benjamin Bilgen.

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