On May 19th, alongside Lighthouse Books, we are welcoming Tracey Rosenthal from LA Tenants Union who is in conversation Dr. Hamish Kallin and our City Chair Eilidh Keay. Talking about Tracey's Book: Abolish Rent - How Tenants can end the housing crisis.  

This discussion will draw on the international experience of our two organisations, our key sucesses and lessons. There is no better time to discuss as in Scotland we are on the precipice of winning rent controls in Scotland, after bringing out struggle to the streets for the past 10 years.  

Book description: 

Rent drives millions into debt, despair, and onto the streets. The social cost of rent is too damn high. Written for anyone fed up with the permanent housing crisis, complicit politicians, and real estate greed, Abolish Rent dissects our housing system from the perspective of those it immiserates. Through unsparing analysis and striking stories of resistance, it shows us how tenants can, through organizing and collective action, harness our power and win the housing we deserve.

From two co-founders of the largest tenants union in the country, this deeply reported account of the resurgent tenant movement centers poor and working-class people who are fighting back, staying put, and remaking the city in the process. Authors Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis take us to trilingual strategy meetings, raucous marches against gentrification, and daring eviction defenses where immigrants put their lives on the line. These are the seeds of the revolutionary movement we need to make our housing, our cities, and the world our home.

Entry is free. For accessible requirments email Hamish Kallin.