LinkLinks Street Sense: Tenants at Marbury Plaza renew a decade-old rent strike as COVID-19 exacerbates a history of neglect By Editor On Feb 26, 2021 Last updated Feb 26, 2021 104 Share On Oct. 31, 2020, Barbara Cooper left her apartment at Marbury Plaza in Southeast D.C. to attend a “cancel the rent” protest across town at Mayor Muriel Bowser’s home in Shepherd Park. Cooper, a tenant organizer at Marbury Plaza, spoke in front of approximately 150 people about her experience suffering through not only the pandemic, but also poor conditions in her apartment, rental debt, and lack of security. She pleaded for Bowser to take action and cancel the rent for struggling Washingtonians barely able to put food on the table. 104 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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