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Collected Item: “Bite Back Rent Strike Poster”

Give your story a title.

Bite Back Rent Strike

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Photograph

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

A sign hanging outside a grocery store reads "Bite Back Rent Strike A E May Day." During the pandemic, many people are unable to work or earn income and attempts have been made to organize a rent strike.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

rent, strike, poster, sign, signage, income, unemployment, landlord, housing

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Kathryn O'Dwyer

Give this story a date.

2020-06-03
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