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 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 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...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Calverton Park Agrees to Change Alleged Illegal Towing Practices, Pay Damages to Class Members in Settlement
April 28, 2026 (ST. LOUIS, MO)–Over two years after filing the class action lawsuit Christina Reise, et al. v. City of Calverton Park, et al., the federal court has preliminarily approved a $465,000 settlement...
read moreHell on Hall Street-A Documentary Premiere
A documentary premiere on closing the Workhouse–and what comes next. For generations, the Workhouse stood as a symbol of punishment, neglect, and the criminalization of poverty in St. Louis....
read moremedia advisory: ST. LOUIS TENANTS DEMAND FULL FUNDING FOR RIGHT TO COUNSEL PROGRAM AMID ONGOING EVICTION CRISIS
(St. Louis) WHAT: St. Louis renters, housing advocates, and tenant organizers will hold a rally and press conference to highlight insufficiencies of the existing Right to Counsel program and...
read moreFor immediate release: archcity defenders Issues Statement following the acquittal of Client Janis Mensah
July 24, 2025 Two years ago, Janis Mensah, a leader on the City’s jail oversight board, went to the jail to investigate the reported death of Terrance Smith. Police...
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