Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition wants to #KeepPublicHousingPublic because these are our homes and communities, and we don’t want them to be dismantled so developers and investors can profit. We want public housing to stay safe, stable, and vibrant for us and for future generations in this city.

That’s why we are proud to be one of the founding members of the Keep Public Housing Public Minneapolis Coalition. Together with Young Muslim Collective, Twin Cities Musicians Against Gentrification, Minneapolis Coalition for Responsible Governance, TC DSA Housing Justice Branch, and Harrison Neighborhood Association, we are calling on City officials to stop MPHA’s privatization of public housing in Minneapolis, which is being pushed by Trump and his HUD Secretary Ben Carson.

Privatization – through Section 18 Demolition and Disposition, RAD, or any other means – is an attack on the low-income, elderly, disabled, and BIPOC residents of public housing, at a time when Minneapolis is facing a severe public housing and affordable housing crisis. Our coalition represents a community of local activists and organizers who are standing together to say #NoToPrivatization, and to #KeepPublicHousingPublic!