Otherwise Society Commons, 19041 Front St NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370 - In downtown Poulsbo

Schedule

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Kitsap Housing for All is putting on a canvassing training regarding the knowledge and skills needed for upcomings canvassing events at mobile home parks across Kitsap county. The goal of this training is to learn the basics of the new housing bill 1217, which limits the amount landlords can raise rent. We will also be going over general “Know Your Rights” material to give out to mobile home park community members. We want to communicate to mobile home owners their rights from the new housing bill and guide them toward available resources if they find that they may have been financially taken advantage of by their landlords. We will discuss what we learned from our recent canvassing event and what to anticipate at future canvassing events. New canvassers will always be paired up with more experienced people, so if this is your first time - we will be there to support you too!

Excited to see you there! Thank you for caring about our community.

Evergreen Rotary Park, 1500 Park Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337 - Pavilions 5 & 6 (near the 9/11 memorial)

Schedule

2:30pm - Welcome!

Grab a beverage, say hi to your neighbors, and find a seat!

3:00pm - Speakers and Q&A

Speakers:

• Deb Wilson and Caroline Hardy are from Leisure Manor Estates, a Hurst & Son Property in Aberdeen. Deb is president of the Leisure Manor Tenants Association and Caroline serves as secretary. The Association has been instrumental in alerting the Attorney General’s office to Hurst & Son violations of tenant protection laws, resulting in a heightened, in-depth, investigation into the company and their business practices. They have also been instrumental in adding a new city ordinance regarding Aberdeen manufactured home parks.
• Lisa deFeria has been advocating for the residents of the Poulsbo Mobile Home Park for over a year. Along with park residents, the Bluebills, and neighbors in Poulsbo she has helped multiple families threatened with eviction.
• Ishbel Dickens is a retired attorney who has worked with manufactured homeowners and consulted on manufactured housing issues for over 30 years. She helped form the Association of Manufactured Home Owners (AMHO), and continues to volunteer with this statewide homeowners’ association.
• Lavender Ciao is a co-chair of the Olympia chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. She is a tenant and a labor activist, a rank-and-file member of AFSCME 3758, and is also on the executive board for the Thurston Lewis Mason Central Labor Council. She believes that by uniting working people together into an independent political movement, we can win the battle for democracy and autonomy in our workplaces, in our homes, and in our communities.
• Zade Willow is an organizer with Puget Sound Tenants Union, a member-run collective of tenants that organizes against rising rent, displacement, and eviction.
• Sebastian Miller is an assistant attorney general who works with the Manufactured Housing Dispute Resolution Program.

4:15pm - Food & Next Steps

Chat with the speakers, other residents, and representatives from other partner organizations over light picnic fare. Help us decide where to go from here!

Sept 15, 2:30pm @ Evergreen Park 1503 Park Ave, Bremerton

Add event to Google Calendar

Facebook Event

Everyone knows we’re facing a housing and homelessness crisis, but what can we do? Come learn about local housing issues and how to take action for housing justice!

This event will help network and train mobile park residents and community members on how to create a tenants union and organize to protect housing rights.

We will talk about our work at local Hurst and Sons mobile parks, help residents get organized, provide contact information for a local group that provides free mobile home repair services, and have a nice day in the park with snacks!

We also encourage park residents and concerned community members to network and share their experiences via the Kitsap Housing for All Facebook Group

WATCH: Short video on Hurst and Sons mobile park situation

For more information, write us at: kitsapforall@gmail.com