Tenants Councils Forming in Milwaukee
Renters uniting to learn their rights, challenge evictions, and hold landlords accountable for code violations and exploitation.
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Renters uniting to learn their rights, challenge evictions, and hold landlords accountable for code violations and exploitation.
Since early 2021 they have hosted a concert series at both The Cooperage and Cactus Club that prioritizes young, LGBTQ+ and POC artists.
447 2 minutes read On Dec. 15. the Milwaukee Common Council voted 9-6 to reject the $9.7 million Community Oriented Policing Services grant, which would have hired 30 additional police officers for three years. After the vote, Alderwoman Nikiya Dodd made a motion to reconsider the grant, so the council will vote on it again in January. But if the vote stands, the Milwaukee Police Department will lose 120 personnel for the 2021 budget. “I didn’t expect it,” said Christiaan Cocroft of Party for Socialism and Liberation Milwaukee. “With the way the capitalist system is built and how t...