Housing Justice Now
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We are Winston-Salem Housing Justice Now. We believe housing is a human right. Join us in the fight against evictions, slumlords, and gentrification!
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August 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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On Monday, City Council shot down a rezoning request from Black business owners who wanted to have events in a building on Chatham Rd. A group of angry nearby white homeowners who used racist dog whistles about boisterous clubs and their (white) daughters being at risk.
August 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
On Monday, City Council shot down a rezoning request from Black business owners who wanted to have events in a building on Chatham Rd. A group of angry nearby white homeowners who used racist dog whistles about boisterous clubs and their (white) daughters being at risk.
The proposed location of a new amphitheater next to Crystal Towers will increase the risk of violence against our most marginalized residents. Look what's happening already. Imagine how quick police will crack heads of whoever they feel doesn't belong on the public land they wish to steal from us 😡
August 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The proposed location of a new amphitheater next to Crystal Towers will increase the risk of violence against our most marginalized residents. Look what's happening already. Imagine how quick police will crack heads of whoever they feel doesn't belong on the public land they wish to steal from us 😡
Yesterday, we closed on a renovation loan that will help us make the Spring Street Co-op HIGH-QUALITY and TRULY AFFORDABLE housing for residents who will own this building with no landlords!
Here (left to right), managing member Dan, treasurer Phil, and board member Dee celebrate the closing 🥳
Here (left to right), managing member Dan, treasurer Phil, and board member Dee celebrate the closing 🥳
August 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Yesterday, we closed on a renovation loan that will help us make the Spring Street Co-op HIGH-QUALITY and TRULY AFFORDABLE housing for residents who will own this building with no landlords!
Here (left to right), managing member Dan, treasurer Phil, and board member Dee celebrate the closing 🥳
Here (left to right), managing member Dan, treasurer Phil, and board member Dee celebrate the closing 🥳
Don Flow and his cronies want to pay $1 a month for 8 publicly-owned parcels of land downtown. They tell us they'll build an amphitheater at no cost to the public. But parking, traffic, safety, and noise burdens will be borne by residents while the owners of the proposed venue rake in profits.
August 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Don Flow and his cronies want to pay $1 a month for 8 publicly-owned parcels of land downtown. They tell us they'll build an amphitheater at no cost to the public. But parking, traffic, safety, and noise burdens will be borne by residents while the owners of the proposed venue rake in profits.
Housing Justice Now opposes sweetheart deal handing city-owned property to Don Flow and associates
See our press release for more details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
See our press release for more details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
August 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Housing Justice Now opposes sweetheart deal handing city-owned property to Don Flow and associates
See our press release for more details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
See our press release for more details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
- Continued renovations at the first ever co-op housing in the city to be owned and operated by people of low-income
- Built momentum toward a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction
- Defended one of our leaders from retaliatory eviction
- Exposed pay for play politics by the mayor
- Built momentum toward a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction
- Defended one of our leaders from retaliatory eviction
- Exposed pay for play politics by the mayor
August 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
- Continued renovations at the first ever co-op housing in the city to be owned and operated by people of low-income
- Built momentum toward a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction
- Defended one of our leaders from retaliatory eviction
- Exposed pay for play politics by the mayor
- Built momentum toward a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction
- Defended one of our leaders from retaliatory eviction
- Exposed pay for play politics by the mayor
Lately... ✨️
- Won free bus service during extreme heat and cold
- Forced the head of Winston-Salem's Housing Authority to resign
- Won major repairs and access to community spaces at Healy and Crystal Towers
- Won free bus service during extreme heat and cold
- Forced the head of Winston-Salem's Housing Authority to resign
- Won major repairs and access to community spaces at Healy and Crystal Towers
August 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Lately... ✨️
- Won free bus service during extreme heat and cold
- Forced the head of Winston-Salem's Housing Authority to resign
- Won major repairs and access to community spaces at Healy and Crystal Towers
- Won free bus service during extreme heat and cold
- Forced the head of Winston-Salem's Housing Authority to resign
- Won major repairs and access to community spaces at Healy and Crystal Towers
Victory! A month-long campaign by Housing Justuce Now has won free bus service in extreme temps! The WSTA began offering it on July 25th, and under pressure from tenants across the city, City Council made it a permanent policy at their August 4th meeting. Organizing gets the goods, y'all. Join HJN!
August 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Victory! A month-long campaign by Housing Justuce Now has won free bus service in extreme temps! The WSTA began offering it on July 25th, and under pressure from tenants across the city, City Council made it a permanent policy at their August 4th meeting. Organizing gets the goods, y'all. Join HJN!
It's been brutally hot this past week in Winston-Salem. So, with some relief, from July 26 - July 30, we enjoyed the free bus rides that we've been demanding since the beginning of summer. WSTA reinstated fares yesterday as temperatures fell slightly, but we can't stop fighting for our community 🌹
August 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It's been brutally hot this past week in Winston-Salem. So, with some relief, from July 26 - July 30, we enjoyed the free bus rides that we've been demanding since the beginning of summer. WSTA reinstated fares yesterday as temperatures fell slightly, but we can't stop fighting for our community 🌹
Winston-Salem, come get these free bus rides again today (until 7 p.m.)!
Community organizing works!
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Community organizing works!
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July 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Winston-Salem, come get these free bus rides again today (until 7 p.m.)!
Community organizing works!
🚏🚌 ✊️
Community organizing works!
🚏🚌 ✊️
Free buses but nowhere to go... Where are the cooling stations on Sundays!? 🤷🏿♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏻♀️
July 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Free buses but nowhere to go... Where are the cooling stations on Sundays!? 🤷🏿♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏻♀️
🚌 RIDE THAT THANG, WINSTON-SALEM 🚌
WSTA buses are free today during the heat advisory thanks to the work of community organizers who fought for it!
WSTA buses are free today during the heat advisory thanks to the work of community organizers who fought for it!
July 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🚌 RIDE THAT THANG, WINSTON-SALEM 🚌
WSTA buses are free today during the heat advisory thanks to the work of community organizers who fought for it!
WSTA buses are free today during the heat advisory thanks to the work of community organizers who fought for it!
WE DID THIS 💪 Though collective action, we have forced the city to make buses free during heat emergencies!
July 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
WE DID THIS 💪 Though collective action, we have forced the city to make buses free during heat emergencies!
LET'S GET THIS HOUSING JUSTICE. Did you miss our meeting? Want to still get involved? Visit bit.ly/JOINHJN to sign up!
July 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
LET'S GET THIS HOUSING JUSTICE. Did you miss our meeting? Want to still get involved? Visit bit.ly/JOINHJN to sign up!
We are excited to keep building this thing! 🏘⚖️
July 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We are excited to keep building this thing! 🏘⚖️
Chump change. WSTA collected an estimated $943,909 in fares over the past year. Will the city continue to jeopardize public health with something they could easily make free?
July 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Chump change. WSTA collected an estimated $943,909 in fares over the past year. Will the city continue to jeopardize public health with something they could easily make free?
Winston-Salem makes life miserable for those who need public transportation: reinstituting fares suspended at the start of the pandemic, cutting bus lines, and criminalizing people trying to survive at the bus station. Transit justice is housing justice, and we won't stop until our city does right.
July 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Winston-Salem makes life miserable for those who need public transportation: reinstituting fares suspended at the start of the pandemic, cutting bus lines, and criminalizing people trying to survive at the bus station. Transit justice is housing justice, and we won't stop until our city does right.
📣 We've got you surrounded! Put down the corporate giveaways, and hand over the meager amount of funds necessary to make buses free during heat emergencies!
Photo credit: Walt Unks
Photo credit: Walt Unks
July 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
📣 We've got you surrounded! Put down the corporate giveaways, and hand over the meager amount of funds necessary to make buses free during heat emergencies!
Photo credit: Walt Unks
Photo credit: Walt Unks
June 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...
While heat index values reach 107°F this week, many residents cannot get to cooling stations or other places they need to go due to lack of bus fare. We demand free Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) bus service during this extreme heat.
While heat index values reach 107°F this week, many residents cannot get to cooling stations or other places they need to go due to lack of bus fare. We demand free Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) bus service during this extreme heat.
June 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...
While heat index values reach 107°F this week, many residents cannot get to cooling stations or other places they need to go due to lack of bus fare. We demand free Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) bus service during this extreme heat.
While heat index values reach 107°F this week, many residents cannot get to cooling stations or other places they need to go due to lack of bus fare. We demand free Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) bus service during this extreme heat.
WSNC's top evictors Q1 2025:
3. Ferrell Realty: >75 filings
2. Ginkgo Residential: >200 filings
1. Parr Investments: >250 filings...
IN JUST THE FIRST THREE MONTHS
That's why Winston-Salem tenants are demanding a Right to Counsel. Learn more and add your name here: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
3. Ferrell Realty: >75 filings
2. Ginkgo Residential: >200 filings
1. Parr Investments: >250 filings...
IN JUST THE FIRST THREE MONTHS
That's why Winston-Salem tenants are demanding a Right to Counsel. Learn more and add your name here: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
June 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
WSNC's top evictors Q1 2025:
3. Ferrell Realty: >75 filings
2. Ginkgo Residential: >200 filings
1. Parr Investments: >250 filings...
IN JUST THE FIRST THREE MONTHS
That's why Winston-Salem tenants are demanding a Right to Counsel. Learn more and add your name here: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
3. Ferrell Realty: >75 filings
2. Ginkgo Residential: >200 filings
1. Parr Investments: >250 filings...
IN JUST THE FIRST THREE MONTHS
That's why Winston-Salem tenants are demanding a Right to Counsel. Learn more and add your name here: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
The Housing Authority is ours. We believe in its original mission, and we will not stop until it serves THE PEOPLE of Winston-Salem ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
June 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The Housing Authority is ours. We believe in its original mission, and we will not stop until it serves THE PEOPLE of Winston-Salem ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻