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On October 28th, the Citywide Tenants Coalition organized a demonstration in Harlem, demanding governmental agencies to recognize and remedy the citywide shortage of housing stock, unaffordability for low-income renters, and displacement of small…

This news article reported in English centered on the possible eviction of a Chinatown garment factory (Fortune Gardens), whose owner was sued by landlords for alleged unpaid rent. The factory’s shutdown could result in the unemployment of 40 Chinese…

This pamphlet is an appeal made by the people of Tibet to the World Social Forum (WSF) 2004 to make Tibet a peaceful region. It highlights the ecological importance of Tibet and the damage wrought by China’s military invasion, including the 85,000…

This news article documents a community panel discussion on Chinatown gentrification hosted by CAAAV’s Youth Leadership Project. The event featured five of the six candidates running for Lower Manhattan’s City Council District 1 seat and centered on…

This pamphlet (acquired at the World Social Forum 2004) describes how Coca-Cola’s operations in India have severely depleted water sources through overconsumption and pollution of groundwater available to communities. It further describes local…

This pamphlet (acquired during the World Social Forum 2004) advocates for the release of two imprisoned Tibetan individuals: Phuntsok Nyidron and the 11th Panchen Lama Gendhun Choekyi Nyima. The pamphlet describes that Nyidron was arrested for…

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Dozens of NYC tenant rights organizations protested at Union Square against the expiration of the state’s rent stabilization laws on June 15. Xian Zhen Li (李贤贞), director of the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence, emphasized that 70 to…

A person gestures towards a sign that reads, “WELCOME TO WORLD SOCIAL FORUM 2004 JANUARY 16 TO 21 AT NESCO GROUNDS / (obscured) / 100,000 Delegates From World Over / (obscured).” Nesco Grounds used to be made up of textile factories and were a…

Taken in an Adivasi (an Indigenous group of India) village at the World Social Forum 2004, a small audience claps for a multiracial group of speakers at a microphone. A red flag that reads, “United without Borders” hangs above.

Taken at the World Social Forum (WSF) 2004 in Mumbai, protestors hold up a Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) banner in both English and Korean, which reads, “Stop Government Crackdowns of South Korean Construction…