This training provided advice and examples from M+R and local housing advocacy organizations about how to successfully 1) reach and bring in tenant voices; 2) get to know those tenants; 3) prepare them to interview with reporters or publish opinion pieces.
We know how powerful tenant voices can be in the press. We also know how tough it can be to connect with people who are comfortable and able to speak out publicly about their housing situation. This training provided advice and examples from M+R and local housing advocacy organizations about how to successfully 1) reach and bring in tenant voices; 2) get to know those tenants; 3) prepare them to interview with reporters or publish opinion pieces.
Shift the Bay Communications Series: This series of interactive trainings offered through the Shift the Bay initiative is designed to grow our collective skill and strategy with media relations and social media, gaining more power to shift the narrative and conversation in the Bay Area toward affordable housing and homelessness solutions that are a win-win for all our neighbors and communities.