Our organizations have engaged in and hosted several community meetings regarding Bus Rapid Transit, housing, and gentrification. 

Our sense is that people have come to the conclusion that now is the time to act against gentrification with a special emphasis on this scandalous housing crisis. This is a matter of human dignity, including the dignity of the unhoused people of Tucson. 

Elected officials whose power has been given by their constituents have failed, once again, to take urgent action to provide emergency housing. What if this was their mother or child on the streets? 

We must come together and unleash public pressure to ensure that our elected officials do their jobs and serve all. 

Below are our demands...

Housing Justice and Dignity for All Tucson Barrios & the Unhoused / No Gentrification!

To stop or slow down the gentrification of South Tucson and the surrounding neighborhoods we are proposing the following measures: 

1. No Bus Rapid Transit through South Tucson and the surrounding neighbors unless there is a commitment to build large amounts of truly affordable housing at the bus stops.
2. Create or preserve 200 housing units in South Tucson that current residents can afford by 2025 with funding from The City of Tucson, Pima County, and other community partners. No luxury, market-rate or so-called workforce housing. Do this by bringing housing units up to code and making/keeping them affordable. Also, offer low/no-interest loans for low-income folks to renovate/repair their homes.
3. Rent control or rent stabilization- Enlist South Tucson, the City of Tucson, Pima County, the Tucson Association of Realtors, and many others to get the state of Arizona to allow local jurisdictions to implement rent control.
4. Create one or more temporary camps for unhoused people. Stop all camp sweeps. 

Call to Action:

If there is no significant progress made by Labor Day, a camp will be set up at Tucson City Hall. 

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Endorsed by: 

Casa Maria Catholic Worker Community

Pima Area Labor Federation

People’s Defense Initiative

Tucson Tenants Union

Barrio Neighborhood Coalition

Tucson Alliance for Housing Justice

Party for Socialism and Liberation - Tucson

Tucson Jobs With Justice