Obama Cba Demands Housing Ordinance Amid Multiple Crises

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Five years ago, the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) declared its home on the south side of Chicago; it was presented as an opportunity to “revitalize” the area. Since then, we’ve been engaged in fierce community discussions about the economic impact of the center. 

For many essential workers who are unable to work from home, wages are often too low to afford rising rents in their neighborhoods. Almost 40 percent of Woodlawn residents work in essential jobs while nearly 20 percent are unemployed. COVID-19 will accelerate evictions and displacement in the neighborhood as residents have to fight to remain home as more than 20 million Americans face evictions in the coming months.

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