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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

RePHRAME: Residents of Public Housing in Richmond Against Mass Eviction: Is PETRA Right For Richmond? "FORUM"

RePHRAME: Residents of Public Housing in Richmond Against Mass Eviction: Is PETRA Right For Richmond? "FORUM"
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Who is RePHRAME?

RePHRAME, Residents of Public Housing in Richmond Against Mass Evictions, is an alliance of public housing residents, advocates, and allies committed to housing justice for all in Richmond.

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RePHRAME



email: rephrame@gmail.com



123 East Broad St.

Richmond, VA 23219

(804) 476-0756 (Leave Message)



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The RePHRAME Concerns & Demands:

1. There should be 1-for-1 replacement of any public housing units lost through public housing redevelopment. In other words, there should be no net loss of public housing units. In addition, location of newly created public housing units, and other aspects of the redevelopment process, should increase the employment, education, and other opportunities of public housing residents.

2. Current residents should have the right to return to newly developed public housing without any additional screening or requalification process. In the past, additional credit checks and other screenings (above and beyond those to which public housing residents are routinely subjected) have been used to effectively prevent previous residents from coming back to the newly developed housing. We believe redevelopment should not be used to get rid of residents who have done nothing to warrant eviction.

3. Public housing residents should have a meaningful voice in decisions regarding their housing and communities. Currently only 1 out of 7 RRHA commissioners is a public housing resident. RePHRAME proposes adding 2 additional seats to the RRHA Board of Commissioners which would be filled with RRHA residents.

4. RRHA currently requires that residents mail their rent payment to a SunTrust bank address in Baltimore, MD. Residents must often pay late fees through no fault of their own due to delays in the mail system or processing delays in Baltimore. In February, hundreds of residents paid late fees when a blizzard caused the mail system to shut down. According to RePHRAME's research of dozens of housing authorities in Virginia and nationally, RRHA alone requires residents to mail rent out of state. RePHRAME surveyed hundreds of public housing residents in Richmond, and the overwhelming consensus is for a local rent payment option, at either the RRHA rent office in their neighborhood or at a local bank.


Also take a look at this ongoing petition:

Residents' Bill of Rights for Redevelopment


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::::Letter Writing Campaign
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::::Petition for Residents' Bill of Rights for Redevelopment

Individual & Partner Organizations:

  • Adria Scharf (2)
  • Andrew Schoeneman (1)
  • Ceonna Johnson (2)
  • Cora Hayes (7)
  • Curtis Evans (1)
  • IWW (1)
  • Kenneth Yates (1)
  • Max Daniel (3)
  • Richmond Jobs With Justice (1)
  • Richmond Peace Education Center (1)
  • Thad Williamson (2)
  • Vanessa Valentine (3)

Events, Past & Future:

  • 2nd Annual Community Forum on Public Housing in Richmond (1)
  • Third Anual RePHRAME Community Forum September 16th 2010 (1)

Press:

  • Adria Scharf (2)
  • Alex Gulotta (1)
  • David Ress (1)
  • Huffington Post (1)
  • John Moeser (1)
  • Maria Foscarinis (1)
  • Michael Martz (2)
  • Richmond Times Dispatch (4)
  • Scott Bass (1)
  • Silver Persinger (3)
  • Style Weekly (3)
  • Thad Williamson (2)

Richmond City Officials:

  • Anthony Scott (3)
  • Betty L Squire (1)
  • Bruce W Tyler (1)
  • Charles R Samuels (1)
  • Chris A Hilbert (1)
  • Doug G Conner (1)
  • Ellen F Robertson (1)
  • Kathy C Graziano (1)
  • Martin Jewell (3)
  • Mayor Dwight C Jones (3)
  • Reva M Trammell (1)
  • RRHA (10)

External Links For Partner Organizations:

  • Center for Neighborhood Enterprise and Economic Development (CNEED)
  • Fay Towers Tenant Council
  • Legal Aid Client Advisory Council
  • Legal Aid Justice Center
  • Richmond Crusade for Voters
  • Richmond Food Not Bombs
  • Richmond Industrial Workers of the World
  • Richmond Jobs With Justice
  • Richmond NAACP
  • Richmond Peace Education Center
  • Richmond Tenants Organization (RTO)
  • Virginia Organizing Project

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