In Washington, DC, skyrocketing rents, systemic displacement, and landlord abuses disproportionately harm Black and brown communities. Harriet's Wildest Dreams in partnership with Rising for Justice presents Keep DC Housed: Eviction Defense Know Your Rights Training. This session is designed to equip tenants with the knowledge and tools to fight back against eviction and defend their right to stable housing.
What We’ll Cover:
🔹 Racial Covenants & Housing Discrimination – A history of how DC’s housing policies were built on racial exclusion and how those legacies persist today.
🔹 Housing & the Carceral System – How eviction, homelessness, and criminalization are interconnected tools of oppression.
🔹 Weaponizing the Courts – How landlords use DC’s civil courts to harass and displace tenants, much like the criminal legal system targets marginalized communities.
🔹 The RENTAL Act & Policy Attacks on Tenants – How Mayor Bowser’s proposed rollbacks on tenant protections put vulnerable residents at even greater risk.
Know Your Rights: Fight Back Against Landlords Tenants have rights, but landlords count on people not knowing them. This session will break down:
✅ Your rights as a DC tenant – What landlords can and cannot do under the law.
✅ How to respond to eviction threats – Steps to take if you receive an eviction notice or court summons.
✅ Sign up to get Courtwatch trained – Join our eviction court support volunteers and help our neighbors stay housed.
DC’s housing crisis is not an accident—it’s a strategy. But we can fight back. Join us to learn how to protect your home, challenge unjust evictions, and keep DC housed.