Upcoming events.
Tenant Organizing Fundamentals Training & Canvass Day
Our ‘Tenant Organizing Fundamentals’ training is an in-person training that emphasizes grassroots organizing practices, building relationships grounded in mutual self-interest, one-to-one relational meetings, and building the foundation of powerful tenant unions.
SC Tenants Member Orientation
SC Tenants is a multi-racial, working-class organization dedicated to building tenant power. If you've recently joined, want to learn how we've grown in the past year, or just want to welcome your neighbors into the union -- join us for this online orientation session! You will spend time getting to know your fellow union members, learning about SC Tenant's theory of power, and going through our plan to win rent caps, eviction protections, and more!
Tri-County Tenant Union Meeting - April 2025
** OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTOR COUNTIES, SC.
Tri-County Tenants is a union created and led by everyday renters living in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties to collectively address issues renters in their area face. Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, Tri-County Tenants empowers tenants in the Lowcountry to assert their tenant rights, demand accountability from landlords and policymakers, and create positive change in our local rental housing market.
This hybrid space is hosted on Zoom and in person at Keith Summey North Charleston Library, 3503 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405.
The rent is rising and so are we!
Lowcountry Organizing Fair
Come out for a family-friendly afternoon of music, food, and community to connect with the local organizations building organized working-class power in the Lowcountry.
March 22nd, 12-4PM
St. Julian Devine community center, 1 cooper street, Charleston
Free Food, Games, and Kid's Activities
Bring an instrument!
Campaign Membership Kickoff
🎉 Membership Campaign Kickoff – Join Us at LoLA! 🎉
We’re kicking off the South Carolina Housing Justice Network’s 2025 Membership Campaign with a laid-back gathering right after the Tri-County Tenants meeting this Tuesday. Come hang out, grab some bites, and learn how you can help build tenant power in South Carolina!
📅 Date: Tuesday, March 18
📍 Location: LoLA, North Charleston
⏰ Time: 7:30 PM (right after the Tri-County Tenants Meeting)
We’ll have a round of appetizers and a pitcher of Swamp Water on us—because organizing is better with good food and good people. Whether you’re already a member or just curious, this is a great chance to connect, ask questions, and be part of something powerful.
No big speeches, just community, conversation, and a shared commitment to fighting for housing justice.
See you there! ✊🏽
#TenantPower #HousingJustice #TriCountyTenants
SC Tenant Union New Member Orientation
SC Tenants is a multi-racial, working-class organization dedicated to building tenant power. If you've recently joined, want to learn how we've grown in the past year, or just want to welcome your neighbors into the union -- join us for this online orientation session! You will spend time getting to know your fellow union members, learning about SC Tenant's theory of power, and going through our plan to win rent caps, eviction protections, and more!
Tricounty Tenant Union Meeting - February 2025
** OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTOR COUNTIES, SC.
Tri-County Tenants is a union created and led by everyday renters living in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties to collectively address issues renters in their area face. Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, Tri-County Tenants empowers tenants in the Lowcountry to assert their tenant rights, demand accountability from landlords and policymakers, and create positive change in our local rental housing market.
This hybrid space is hosted on Zoom and in person at Keith Summey North Charleston Library, 3503 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405.
The rent is rising and so are we!
Organizing Conversations
This ‘Organizing Conversations’ training is a core part of our organizing
fundamentals training series, which emphasizes grassroots organizing
practices to build power, developing relationships grounded in mutual
self-interest, and building the foundation of powerful tenant unions.
Participants will meet and build relationships with other tenants and
neighbors organizing in their buildings, neighborhoods, and communities
across SC. Join us to build your skills and get organized!
This is a fully virtual training.
Tricounty Tenant Union Meeting - January 2025
** OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTOR COUNTIES, SC.
Tri-County Tenants is a union created and led by everyday renters living in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties to collectively address issues renters in their area face. Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, Tri-County Tenants empowers tenants in the Lowcountry to assert their tenant rights, demand accountability from landlords and policymakers, and create positive change in our local rental housing market.
This hybrid space is hosted on Zoom and in person at Keith Summey North Charleston Library, 3503 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405.
The rent is rising and so are we!
New Year Celebration with South Carolina Housing Justice Network
Start the year energized and inspired with the South Carolina Housing Justice Network (SCHJN). Join us at a local art gallery transformed into a dynamic space for community action, creativity, and connection as we set the stage for impactful work in the year ahead. This engaging event will transform a local art gallery into a vibrant hub of community action, creativity, and connection. From interactive games to hands-on activities, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Tenant Union Federation - Strategy Field Call
Tenant Union Federation will host an open call to understand this political moment for tenants and discuss the organizing needed in the months and years ahead. The call will feature reflections from tenant organizers across the country, including tenants on strike and launching majority unions. We will be joined by Sara Nelson and Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò.
TriCounty Tenant November Meeting
**OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTOR COUNTIES, SC.
Tri-County Tenants is a union created and led by everyday renters with diverse backgrounds to collectively address issues related to habitability, housing affordability, safety, and fairness...Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, Tri-County Tenants hopes to empower tenants to assert their rights, demand accountability from landlords and policymakers, and create positive change in our local rental housing market.
The rent is rising and so are we!
Nature Everywhere Community Meeting
We have teamed up with Tricounty Play Collaborative, MathTalks! and Charleston County Libraries to help us create math trails and storywalks in the Lowcountry that reflect our community’s rich culture, funded by Children & Nature Network and National League of Cities.
Join us for a community meeting to help shape where the math trails & storywalks go and what they'll look like! SC Housing Justice wants to see more nature and play equity in public housing and historically Black neighborhoods.
As always, it’ll be a good time! We’ll have music, dinner, and bevs for everyone. We’ll also have an interactive demo of a Math and Story walk for adults and children to try out. Grow with the Flow will have a snuggling station for children to visit and feed live rabbits.
If you can’t make it...Scan the QR code on the flyer below to take the survey and be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card, books, and access to local parks & museums!
TriCounty Tenant Meeting
**OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTOR COUNTIES, SC.
**Hosted in person at 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401 and virtually via Zoom
Tri-County Tenants is a union created and led by everyday renters with diverse backgrounds to collectively address issues related to habitability, housing affordability, safety, and fairness...Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, Tri-County Tenants hopes to empower tenants to assert their rights, demand accountability from landlords and policymakers, and create positive change in our local rental housing market.
The rent is rising and so are we!
Tenant Union Federation - Rent Strike Strategy Field Call
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACCESS THE CALL PLEASE EMAIL bahieh@tenantfederation.org before September 30 at 9 PT / 10 MT / 11 CT / 12 ET
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The Tenant Union Federation is organizing to win rent regulation in 12 million units with federally-backed loans. Now, a set of tenant unions across the country are organizing towards coordinated rent strikes, one of the most powerful expressions of tenant power. We are emerging out of a period of rent strike readiness assessments, and a group of unions is ready to share lessons and escalate. Join us on September 30 at 9 PT / 10 MT / 11 CT / 12 ET to get an update and find out how your union can plug in.
Tenant Organizing Fundamentals - Part One
Our ‘Tenant Organizing Fundamentals’ training is an in-person, two-part training that emphasizes grassroots organizing practices, building relationships grounded in mutual self-interest, one-to-one relational meetings; and building the foundation of powerful tenant unions.
Tenants will meet and build relationships with other tenants organizing in their buildings, complexes, and neighborhoods in SC.
By the end of the training, attendees will be able to clearly state their self-interest, be equipped to have powerful conversations with their neighbors, and have tools to start organizing with tenants in their complex, city, or state.
Kenya Cummings of SC Housing Justice Network will lead and facilitate this training. SC Housing Justice Network will also provide a delicious lunch, travel support (gas gift cards), and childcare. Please indicate if you’ll need any support when registering.
*This training is geared specifically for South Carolina renters.
Know Your Tenant Rights Workshop
Our most attended workshop!
SC Housing Justice Network is partnering with SC Legal Services for an educational opportunity to learn about our tenant rights, how to enforce them, and what to do if our tenant rights are violated. At the end of the workshop, there will be time to ask the attorney general questions. This is a virtual event hosted via Zoom for renters in South Carolina.
TriCounty Tenant Meeting (August)
**OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTOR COUNTIES, SC.
Tri-County Tenants is a union created and led by everyday renters with diverse backgrounds to collectively address issues related to habitability, housing affordability, safety, and fairness...Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, Tri-County Tenants hopes to be a vehicle for empowering tenants to assert their rights, demand accountability from landlords and policymakers, and create positive change in our local rental housing market.
The rent is rising and so are we!
TriCounty Tenant Meeting (July)
**OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTOR COUNTIES, SC.
Tri-County Tenants is a union created and led by everyday renters with diverse backgrounds to collectively address issues related to habitability, housing affordability, safety, and fairness...Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, Tri-County Tenants hopes to be a vehicle for empowering tenants to assert their rights, demand accountability from landlords and policymakers, and create positive change in our local rental housing market.
The rent is rising and so are we!
Know Your Tenant Rights Workshop (July)
Our most attended workshop!
SC Housing Justice Network is partnering with SC Legal Services for an educational opportunity to learn about our tenant rights, how to enforce them, and what to do if our tenant rights are violated. At the end of the workshop, there will be time to ask the attorney general questions. This is a virtual event hosted via Zoom for renters in South Carolina.
TriCounty Tenant Meeting (June)
**OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTOR COUNTIES, SC.
Tri-County Tenants is a union created and led by everyday renters with diverse backgrounds to collectively address issues related to habitability, housing affordability, safety, and fairness...Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, Tri-County Tenants hopes to be a vehicle for empowering tenants to assert their rights, demand accountability from landlords and policymakers, and create positive change in our local rental housing market.
The rent is rising and so are we!
Tenant Organizing Fundamentals - Part One
Our ‘Tenant Organizing Fundamentals’ training is an in-person, two-part training that emphasizes grassroots organizing practices, building relationships grounded in mutual self-interest, one-to-one relational meetings; and building the foundation of powerful tenant unions.
Tenants will meet and build relationships with other tenants organizing in SC.
By the end of the training, attendees will be able to clearly state their self-interest, be equipped to have powerful conversations with their neighbors and have tools to start organizing with tenants in their complex, city, or state.
Kenya Cummings of SC Housing Justice Network will facilitate this training. SC Housing Justice Network will also provide a delicious lunch, travel supports (gas gift cards) and childcare. Please indicate if you’ll need any supports when registering.
*This training is geared specifically for South Carolina renters.
TriCounty Tenant Meeting (May)
**OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTOR COUNTIES, SC.
Tri-County Tenants is a union created and led by everyday renters with diverse backgrounds to collectively address issues related to habitability, housing affordability, safety, and fairness...Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, Tri-County Tenants hopes to be a vehicle for empowering tenants to assert their rights, demand accountability from landlords and policymakers, and create positive change in our local rental housing market.
The rent is rising and so are we!
TriCounty Tenant Meeting (April)
**OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTOR COUNTIES, SC.
Tri-County Tenants is a union created and led by everyday renters with diverse backgrounds to collectively address issues related to habitability, housing affordability, safety, and fairness...Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, Tri-County Tenants hopes to be a vehicle for empowering tenants to assert their rights, demand accountability from landlords and policymakers, and create positive change in our local rental housing market.
The rent is rising and so are we!
Know Your Tenant Rights Training
Our most attended workshop!
SC Housing Justice Network is partnering with SC Legal Services for an educational opportunity to get to know our tenant rights, how to enforce them, and what to do if our tenant rights are being violated. There will be time at the end of the workshop to ask the attorney questions. This is a virtual event hosted via Zoom.
SCHJN Orientation
Want to start building tenant power in your neighborhood? This is a brief orientation to SCHJN, our current local, state & national campaigns, and how we move our work together. This orientation is REQUIRED for folks who are looking to volunteer or become a tenant leader.
TriCounty Tenant Meeting (March)
**OPEN TO ALL TENANTS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTOR COUNTIES, SC.
Tri-County Tenants is a union created and led by everyday renters with diverse backgrounds to collectively address issues related to habitability, housing affordability, safety, and fairness...Through community organizing, education, and advocacy, Tri-County Tenants hopes to be a vehicle for empowering tenants to assert their rights, demand accountability from landlords and policymakers, and create positive change in our local rental housing market.
The rent is rising and so are we!
Community Canvassing - Tricounty Tenants & SCHJN (Copy)
Come thru and community canvass with us! It’s not your traditional knocking on people’s doors and persuading them to vote. We’ll be in neighborhood parks that are high (human) traffic spots, community gathering areas, and bus stops … meeting our community - literally - where they are and offering the information or resources they need to know.
SC Housing Justice Network is pairing up with TriCounty Tenants to hit our favorite neighborhood parks, both in areas with high eviction rates and very little tenant protections. We invite “anyone anywhere” to hang out at the park with us and help us:
Engage in conversations with community members about tenant issues in the neighborhood
Give folks info about current tenant protections and available resources
Build awareness about Tri-county Tenants fighting for more protections in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties.
No experience? No problem!
Each canvassing session will start with a 20-minute 'Canvassing Best Practices' conversation, give out talking points and FAQs, and then we'll get into groups and assign park areas.
** SCHJN will have childcare available and gas cards.
SCHJN Orientation - March
Want to start building tenant power in your neighborhood? This is a brief orientation to SCHJN, our current local, state & national campaigns, and how we move our work together. This orientation is REQUIRED for folks who are looking to volunteer or become a tenant leader.
Community Canvassing - Tricounty Tenants & SCHJN
Come thru and community canvass with us! It’s not your traditional knocking on people’s doors and persuading them to vote. We’ll be in neighborhood parks that are high (human) traffic spots, community gathering areas, and bus stops … meeting our community - literally - where they are and offering the information or resources they need to know.
SC Housing Justice Network is pairing up with TriCounty Tenants to hit our favorite neighborhood parks, both in areas with high eviction rates and very little tenant protections. We invite “anyone anywhere” to hang out at the park with us and help us:
Engage in conversations with community members about tenant issues in the neighborhood
Give folks info about current tenant protections and available resources
Build awareness about Tri-county Tenants fighting for more protections in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties.
No experience? No problem!
Each canvassing session will start with a 20-minute 'Canvassing Best Practices' conversation, give out talking points and FAQs, and then we'll get into groups and assign park areas.
** SCHJN will have childcare available and gas cards.
Know Your Tenant Rights Training
Our most attended workshop!
SC Housing Justice Network is partnering with SC Legal Services for an educational opportunity to get to know our tenant rights, how to enforce them, and what to do if our tenant rights are being violated. There will be time at the end of the workshop to ask the attorney questions. This is a virtual event hosted via Zoom.
TriCounty Tenant Meeting
This is a meeting for folks who live in Berkeley, Charleston, or Dorchester Counties, SC and are dues-paying members of SCHJN. In this meeting, we will strategize how to use our power to demand better from landlords, reach more tenants, and get to know each other better to begin building community.
The rent is rising and so are we!
SCHJN Orientation - February
Want to start building tenant power in your neighborhood? This is a brief orientation to SCHJN, our current local, state & national campaigns, and how we move our work together. This orientation is REQUIRED for folks who are looking to volunteer or become a tenant leader.