WEEK OF ACTION for Right To Counsel Oct 8-15, 2021
Support the Right to Counsel for Detroit residents facing eviction
Through October 15, do one or more of these actions:
CALL OR EMAIL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS*
SIGN THE PETITION https://chng.it/cMNPrTFvmP
SHARE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS - CALL, TEXT, EMAIL, AND POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA #DetroitRTC
Background Info: Why Detroit needs a 'right to counsel' ordinance for tenants facing eviction | Opinion by Bonsitu Kitaba-Gaviglio
Use these KEY MESSAGES and add your own if you would like. Simply cut & paste or personalize. It’s okay to leave a phone message.
Detroit Needs a Right to Counsel Ordinance RIGHT NOW
Evictions were a big problem before the pandemic. They are a big problem now and will be in the future if we don’t take action right NOW. Federal funding for temporary programs are NOT permanent solutions to the Detroit eviction crisis.
Detroit Cannot Afford More People Being Evicted
A Right to Counsel Ordinance is the RIGHT SOLUTION
Right to Counsel works!
Three states & 10 cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland & Toledo have passed Right to Counsel laws.
Those governments worked with legal aid orgs to provide and pay for full legal right to counsel for people facing eviction.
The program used public and private funds and were phased in over time.
Right to Counsel saves these states and cities money!
RTC will work in Detroit.
Supporters have begun drafting an ordinance and have consulted legal experts in Detroit, Michigan and across the county. We are gathering data and information now to better understand how it'd work in Detroit.
A Detroit Right to Counsel Ordinance Will Work When We Work Together!
*CITY COUNCIL CONTACT INFO
· Brenda Jones, Council President bjones_mb@detroitmi.gov 313-224-1245
· Janeé L Ayers, At-Large ayersj@detroitmi.gov 313-224-1027
· Mary Sheffield, Pres Pro Tem & D5 councilmembersheffield@detroitmi.gov 313-224-4505
· James Tate, D1 councilmembertate@detroitmi.gov 313-224-1027
· Roy McCalister Jr., D2 councilmemberMcCalister@detroitmi.gov 313-224-4535
· Scott Benson, D3 BensonS@detroitmi.gov 313-224-1198
· Raquel Castañeda-López, D6 councilmemberraquel@detroitmi.gov 313-224-2450