Jail and Housing Conditions, Recovery in Post-Helene Asheville

This week on The Final Straw Radio, you’ll hear three interviews interviews relating to community needs and recovering concerning Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.

• Housing Transcript
• Jail Conditions Transcript
• Yousef on Helene Response Transcript 
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• Zine (Imposed PDF)

First up, you’ll hear Jen Hampton of the WNC Tenants Network about the re-opening of eviction courts in Buncombe County and conditions of housing in an already difficulty place to live.

Then, Bruce and G talk from the Asheville Community Bail Fund speak about conditions in the local jail during and after this unnatural disaster.

Finally, Yousef of the Palestinian and Arab-led Sumud Collective speaks about his experience of the storm and recovery work in the region in an interview recorded a couple of weeks ago.

Other links from Jen:

• Short term rental rules for Asheville: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/news/asheville-homestay-and-short-term-rental-update-regulation-changes-and-active-enforcement/
• Just Economics https://www.justeconomicswnc.org/
• FEMA: https://DisasterAssistance.Gov 1-800-631-3362
• Eblin Charities: https://www.eblencharities.org/
• Pisgah Legal Services: https://www.pisgahlegal.org/
• NC Legal Aid: https://legalaidnc.org/
• WNC Tenants Network: https://bit.ly/WNCTenantsNetwork
• NC Tenants Union: https://nctenantsunion.org/

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