Who are we?
Nelson Tenants Union are local residents working to change the conversation around housing, helping neighbours in crisis, reconnecting our community through collective action, and helping renters build the power they need to regain control of their housing.
Together, we can build a better home for ourselves, our friends, our family, our neighbours, and generations to come!
NELSON TENANTS UNION
BUILDING COMMUNITY
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Solidarity and values
First and foremost, Nelson Tenants Union understands that housing is a human right.
We support affordable, public housing and stand opposed to the speculative market which is driving the housing crisis. The housing crisis as it is defined has been happening for decades. The supply side argument has failed to address the housing crisis and, in fact, are harmed by framing development as the solution.
We also recognize that housing sits at a unique intersection of many movements.
Amongst our allies, Nelson Tenants Union is committed to working in solidarity with Indigenous communities fighting for LandBack as well as unhoused neighbours left behind by the government and punished with displacement and inhumane conditions.
We stand alongside all members of our community who are more easily marginalized, such as racialized, disabled, elderly, 2SLGBTQIA+, and immigrant communities. We strive to foster a safe and welcoming place for everyone.
We also recognize that the Tenant-Landlord relationship is one based in unequal power distribution, meaning that conflict is practically inevitable. Nelson Tenants Union seeks to build an alternative that reduces conflict and increases community care.
Nelson Tenants Union, through collective action, mutual aid and community care hopes to create a network of people that will be able to respond and adapt to increasingly unstable environments and assure housing is affordable and accessible to all people who need it. Because housing is a human right.
We are in solidarity with you. Join the Nelson Tenants Union today!
Our goals
From urgent aid to tenants in crisis to working towards practical solutions that decommodify housing, Nelson Tenants Union strives to ensure everyone in our community has a roof over their head without exploitation.
Our goal is to build and maintain networks of community mutual aid and care that empower everyday people to connect and build power to change the housing paradigm. Whether you’re looking to learn about housing, to connect with others, organize roommates and neighbours, learn how to build community, or to attend an event or action, this is the place for you.
No matter your experience, you can take part in the organizing process. Contact us today to engage in building community where you are.