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HomeMy WebLinkAbout050323 FW_ Will you support organizing for housing justice_ ________________________________ From: Rachael Myers, Housing Alliance Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 12:00:31 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Will you support organizing for housing justice? ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ <https://default.salsalabs.org/X4446ce5c-1ce1-4135-913a-244cea056f36/d78f4f95-c470-42e9-947d-6619e8b97b6e> <https://default.salsalabs.org/api/organization/d6d9d7bf-83bb-4447-9fae-f1a870cc96f0/logo/data> Dear Kate, As you know, this past legislative session ended with some important investments in affordable homes – including $400 million for the Housing Trust Fund to build housing that will be affordable to the lowest income people in Washington. That means that soon, approximately 3,000 more low-income families will have the stability of a safe, affordable place to call home. That only happened because housing advocates spoke up, over and over, demanding that lawmakers do something about the affordable housing crisis in our state. That advocacy doesn’t just happen. It takes organizing to apply pressure on lawmakers at the right times. During the 105-day legislative session, we engaged almost 9,500 people across Washington to join the movement for housing justice and speak up for solutions for our state’s housing crisis. If you’re able, would you make sure we can keep building on this progress by making a gift today? Every gift made through midnight tonight, up to $7,000, will be matched dollar for dollar by a generous group of board members – so your gift and your impact will be doubled! Donate now! <https://default.salsalabs.org/Ta9be7549-84f7-4d1e-bdd0-91a32952b86a/d78f4f95-c470-42e9-947d-6619e8b97b6e> We made meaningful progress this year, but it was incremental, not the transformational change we need. Lawmakers could have passed legislation putting reasonable limits on how much landlords could raise the rent in any given year. And they could have increased the tax on multi-million dollar property sales and more than doubled the funding available for the Housing Trust Fund. Instead, they gave in to pressure from the real estate lobby while the housing affordability crisis continues. We took on these powerful lobby groups because it’s the only way to solve the crisis. Incremental change helps, but it’s not a solution – and we’re fighting for solutions because that’s what our communities need and deserve. We don’t have the corporate money that our opponents do which makes support from people like you so important. With grassroots support, we can out-organize the opposition and make sure that everyone in Washington has a safe, affordable place to call home. Thank you for being part of the Housing Alliance. ~rachael Rachael Myers (she/her) Executive Director P.S. If you’ve already made a gift recently, thank you! If you’re able, I hope you’ll consider making a gift before midnight. You donation of any size will help build the movement for housing justice! <https://default.salsalabs.org/Tcef0bb44-367c-4be3-9157-1348a022e21d/d78f4f95-c470-42e9-947d-6619e8b97b6e> Follow Us <https://www.facebook.com/groups/residentactionproject/> <https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=RAPWashington> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/3027173/> WASHINGTON LOW INCOME HOUSING ALLIANCE 304 Alaskan Way S., Suite 302 Seattle, Washington 98104 (206) 442-9455 info@wliha.org View this email in your web browser <https://housingalliance.salsalabs.org/givebig2?wvpId=d78f4f95-c470-42e9-947d-6619e8b97b6e> Unsubscribe <https://housingalliance.salsalabs.org/manage-your-subscription?eId=4446ce5c-1ce1-4135-913a-244cea056f36&eType=EmailBlastContent&sId=d78f4f95-c470-42e9-947d-6619e8b97b6e> or Manage Your Preferences <https://housingalliance.salsalabs.org/manage-your-subscription?eId=4446ce5c-1ce1-4135-913a-244cea056f36&eType=EmailBlastContent&sId=d78f4f95-c470-42e9-947d-6619e8b97b6e> .0_0070001F