Become a Member

After a year of building in urgency and engaging hundreds of tenants across Los Angeles, we believe it is strategic to formalize the Rent Brigade into a dues-paying membership based structure.  If we are serious about structural change, we have to be equally serious about organization. The real estate industry did not become powerful by accident. It built durable institutions, funded them consistently, developed leadership, and maintained long term political strategy. Having a defined membership also makes it possible to say with credibility that an organization represents a mobilizable constituency.

The Rent Brigade makes a commitment to our members to advocate, campaign, and fight for the interests of renters across the County, where renters constitute the majority. Members receive a newsletter focused on tenant issues, invitations to political education events, access to a members-only reading group, and opportunities to participate in teach-ins and workshops.

*A note on dues. Dues are not primarily about revenue, though sustainable funding matters, but about the consolidation of power. As such, we do not have a minimum membership fee requirement. You can pay $1 a month, or $50 a month. We encourage sliding scale participation. Your contributions help us cover costs such as venues for political education events, printed materials for actions, and research tools that support our organizing and campaigns.