12/01/09
Join the TU For Our First Strategic Planning Workshop
Help Build the Movement for Tenants Rights: Join the Tenants Union!
Washington State tenants have won important legal protections, but these rights don't go far enough. Help build the movement to protect and expand tenants rights and make the promise of safe, healthy, affordable housing a reality: 
Dear Friends,
With our summer crisis behind us, it’s time to build a new, stronger, more sustainable Tenants Union.
If you are passionate about tenants rights and you want to contribute to the long-term vision of the Tenants Union, we need you!
On Thursday, December 17th (6pm to 8pm), the TU will begin work to answer fundamental questions about the kind of tenants services we will provide (tenant counseling and community organizing, for example) and the kind of membership organization we will be.
Our strategic planning process will take us into March. The questions we will ask go to the heart of who we are as a housing justice organization. And 30 years after our creation, you can help to build a new TU that will endure for decades to come.
What do we need from you?
- An open mind as we think about making (radical) changes to the TU
- A willingness to engage in constructive conversations on the direction of the TU
Our first meeting will be at Plymouth Housing Group, in Belltown, Downtown Seattle. 2117 3rd Avenue.
If you are interested in joining us, or you can’t attend but would like to participate, please contact the TU’s executive director, John Lang, at TenantsUnionWA@gmail.com.
- Learn more about the State and Direction of the Tenants Union
- Walk-in and hotline services are available Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 3-6pm. For walk-in service, please arrive by 5:30 pm.
- The hotline service is also available on Tuesdays from 10am-2pm. No walk in service is available during this time.
- Current TU members may still leave messages at our member call back voicemail box, calls are usually returned within 2 weeks.
If you are trained in landlord-tenant law and would like to volunteer with the Tenants Union, please call the TU at 206-722-6848, ext 109.
If you live outside King County and have a question about your rights as a tenant, please call the CLEAR line at 1-888-201-1014.
- Donate to the Tenants Union and become a member
- Become a Fan of the TU and get updates via Facebook
- Invite a friend to join the cause on Facebook