Covid Evictions and the LA Housing Crisis Prof. Gary Blasi, UCLA and Leonardo Vilchis, LA Tenants Union (ICUJP Friday Forum)

 

Please join us online ICUJP Friday Forum December 4, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific Covid Evictions and the LA Housing Crisis Prof. Gary Blasi, UCLA and Leonardo Vilchis, LA Tenants Union (invited) Join videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87042145654 Call in by phone: +1 (669) 900-6833* Meeting ID: 870 4214 5654 PASSCODE: 188890 Passing the Virtual Bucket We can't pass the bucket in person, but ICUJP still needs your support. Please give as generously as you can: • On our donation page. You can set up recurring gifts too! • Use the Give+ app for iPhone or Android • Text a gift amount to 323-701-1467 Thank you! ---------- Help Support Families in Need The need for Immanuel Presbyterian's Food Pantry is greater than ever. Please donate here. Thank you! *Meeting controls for call-in attendees: To mute/unmute yourself: *6 To raise hand: *9 Los Angeles was already suffering a severe housing crisis before Covid-19 hit early this year. Since then, more than half of LA households have reported "facing serious financial problems" from lost jobs or reduced hours, from depleted savings to inability to pay rent. Although evictions due to unpaid rent were temporarily banned at the local, state, and federal levels, many people have been illegally evicted and unaware of their rights. Now, with the bans starting to expire, countless more families and individuals are again threatened with eviction and homelessness. Gary Blasi, Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA School of Law, and Leonardo Vilchis (invited), LA Tenants Union, will discuss the legal issues and potential impact of mass evictions, and what we can do to help families in this dire situation. Prof. Blasi's most recent research, published in May, provided the first estimates of the expected massive impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and unemployment on evictions and homelessness in Los Angeles. He then co-founded an informal Eviction Defense Consortium of academics, tenant activists, lawyers and software engineers. This group supports families facing eviction who cannot obtain lawyers to defend themselves, and helps them connect with tenant organizations and each other. ----- Start your morning with us! Reflection: Paul Nugent Facilitator: Steve Rohde Zoom host: Michael Novick * Link to this week's agenda. *   ** Meetings begin promptly at 7:30 am Pacific. ** ----- Here's how to join the online meeting: To join by video conference, you'll need to download the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device. Click on the link to join the meeting and then enter the Meeting ID number and passcode. You'll be able to see slides and video, as well as speakers and other attendees. If you prefer to join by phone, you'll be prompted to enter the Meeting ID number and passcode. You won't be able to see the visuals or attendees, but you can view them on the meeting video recording afterward.  If you're new to Zoom and would like to use the video option, we recommend you download the app well ahead of time. ICUJP Friday Forum 12/4 Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Option 1: Join videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87042145654 Meeting ID: 870 4214 5654 PASSCODE: 188890 Option 2: Dial in by phone only: +1 (669) 900-6833 US (California) Meeting ID: 870 4214 5654 PASSCODE: 188890 (To find a dial-in number closer to you, go here.) ----- Please note: Our Friday Forums and other events are open to the public. By attending, you consent to having your voice and likeness recorded, photographed, posted on ICUJP's website and social media, and included in ICUJP materials and publications for noncommercial purposes. If you don't want to be photographed or recorded, please let the facilitator know. UPCOMING EVENTS MON, JAN 11: Save the date! Close Guantanamo NOW vigil, 10:00-11:30 am. Online event. Details coming soon. FRIDAY FORUMS DEC 11: TBD DEC 18: ICUJP Holiday Party You are receiving this email because you are a part of the ICUJP Mailing List. You cannot reply to everyone through this email. If you wish to send something to the entire discuss list, email: icujp-discuss-list@googlegroups.com. Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace     Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace · 3300 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010, United States This email was sent to communications@icujp.org. To stop receiving emails, click here. You can also keep up with Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace on Twitter or Facebook. Created with NationBuilder, software for leaders.