MEDIA ADVISORY: Northern Village Tenants UNION to Present Signed Petition of Demands to County Council Committee of the Whole
October 27, 2026 Media Advisory Northern Village Tenants Union to Present Signed Petition of Demands to County Council Committee of the Whole St. Louis, MO — On Wednesday, October...
read moreThe St. Louis Playbook: We Get What We Pay for (Part Two)
Evictions and the Role of Media: How Displacement is Perpetuated By Z Gorley November 2, 2026 The first column in this two-part series explored how St. Louis City’s budget...
read moreThe St. Louis Playbook: We Get What We Pay for (Part One)
Funding Punishment Over Care, and How Grassroots Organizing Fights Back By Z Gorley October 28, 2026 There is an Associated Press article from December 24, 2004, titled “Bitter Cold...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ArchCity Defenders Files Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Illegal Towing in University City
October 22, 2026 (ST. LOUIS, MO)– ArchCity Defenders is filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of St. Louis residents whose vehicles were towed as a result of University City...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. Louis Renters Stand United, Demanding $450K in Relocation Assistance and Landlord Compensation Following Years of Exploitation
October 20, 2026 (ST. LOUIS, MO)–Ahead of tonight’s County Council meeting, Northern Village tenants, joined by housing advocates and public officials, held a press conference demanding immediate relocation assistance...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Racial Justice Coalition Rejects St. Louis NAACP’s Call for Jail Expansion, Corrects Misleading Claims in Public Response
October 20, 2026 (ST. LOUIS, MO)–A coalition of local, Black-led organizations dedicated to decarceration and re-envisioning public safety has issued an open response to the St. Louis City NAACP...
read moreSt. Louis Renters Demand Respect, Relocation Assistance from the County Council, and Compensation from Northern Village Landlord
October 19, 2026 (ST. LOUIS, MO) WHO: Organized tenants of Northern Village apartments, housing advocates, and organizers with We the Tenants campaign: ArchCity Defenders, Action St. Louis, and Tenants...
read moreShort on Food, and Low on Options
How SNAP cuts deepen food insecurity for ACD clients and Missouri families By Ymani Wince, with editorial support from Johnny Gabbert and Z Gorley October 7, 2026 Our clients’...
read moreStatement from the Hands Off Coalition STL
July 2, 2026 This budget season in St. Louis, the stakes were extremely high. The people of St. Louis have navigated the aftermath of political and natural disasters: the...
read moreMEDIA ADVISORY: Hell on Hall Street to Screen at 2026 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase
Documentary chronicling the historic grassroots movement to close and demolish St. Louis’s notorious Workhouse screens at Hi-Pointe Theatre, followed by a live panel Q&A. (ST. LOUIS, MO)–On Sunday, July...
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