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HOUSING ORGANIZING FOR THE LONG HAUL: BUILDING ON EXPERIENCE

by Larry Lamar Yates

lamaryates@igc.org

August 2002

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Acknowledgements
Introduction
I. 1933-1948 -- Undeniable Need -- and Organizing -- Put Housing on the National Policy Agenda
    The Housing Situation of the Period
    The Government Response
    The Activist Response
II. 1949-1965: The Modern Housing Policy Framework is Created
    The Housing Situation of the Period
    The Government Response
    The Activist Response
III. The "Sixties" -- Housing Issues Key to Empowerment of Urban Communities of Color
    The Housing Situation of the Period
    The Activist Response
    The Government Response
IV. 1971-1988: Grassroots Housing Work Grows
    The Housing Situation of the Period
    The Government Response
    The Activist Response
V. 1988-1993: Moment of Opportunity for the Housing Movement
    The Housing Situation of the Period
    The Government Response
    The Activist Response
VI. Mixed Signals in the 1990s
    The Housing Situation of the Period
    The Government Response
    The Activist Response
VII. Summary and Analysis
    Resident Self-Defense
    Technical Assistance
    Including Housing in Progressive Politics
    Housing as a Right
    Anti-Racism
    Closing Thoughts
References
Notes
Author Biography

Acknowledgements

This is a chapter from a book tentatively titled "Housing: Foundation of a New Social Agenda," edited by Chester Hartman, Michael Stone,and Rachel Bratt, to be published by Temple Univ. Press. by Larry Lamar Yates copyright 2002.