REDRESS BLOG
Redress Leads the Opposition to Failed Anti-Unhoused Ordinance From a Racial Justice Lens
On October 21st, the Omaha City Council voted down an ordinance to further criminalize unhoused people after The Redress Movement and other groups mobilized to oppose it over the past month. Redress specifically pointed out that the ordinance would have disproportionately increased criminalization of unhoused Black Omahans.…
Fair Housing for Milwaukee County: We Can End Housing Voucher Segregation
Everyone deserves a safe place to live, regardless of race, zip code, or what lawful income they use to pay for it. But in Milwaukee County, families using Housing Choice Vouchers (“Section 8”) still face discrimination, despite a 2018 law that was supposed to protect them (Ch.…
A Step Closer to Ending Segregation Zoning in Lakewood, CO
On August 25th and September 8th, the Lakewood City Council took its first two votes to move the city’s zoning code away from its segregationist past and toward a more affordable future. These were the first two of four public hearings on citywide zoning changes proposed by…
Mecklenburg Transit Tax Likely to Increase Gentrification and Segregation
The Redress Movement opposes the transit plan and tax passed by the Metropolitan Transit Commission and the North Carolina General Assembly. Our opposition is based on the fact that the tax burden of the one cent sales tax will disproportionately fall on lower income communities, while the…