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Stanford Social Innovation Review: Driving Change in Housing Policies With Advocacy and Organizing

November 10, 2022-Stanford Social Innovation Review interviews Alliance for Housing Justice Project Director, Liz Ryan Murray, who discusses different approaches to policy change and the importance of centering the voices of people most affected by systemic barriers and inequities in housing.

Liz explains how national policy advocacy and grassroots org complement each other, “You cannot move the policy reforms without actually building the power of a tenant movement and of those who are most seriously impacted by the housing crisis.”

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