Communities United For Action organizes low-income residents and people of color to address the racism and classism that have led to environmental genocide. We believe that access to water, affordable utilities and fair housing are human rights. We work together to hold decision makers accountable for fixing our sewers, making our utilities affordable, and ensure everyone has access to housing they can afford. We support efforts that are good for the earth, reduce our bills, and create sustainable jobs.
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Tell your state legislators to pass the bill to allow expansion of sewer bill assistance programs
Write an email to City Council & the Mayor to tell them to require meaningful public engagement
Individuals: Tell County Commissioners to make sewer rates fair & affordable for everyone
Organizations: Join our Fair Sewer Rates Coalition to demand sewer rate equity
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Cincinnati, Ohio - On Friday, June 25, Communities United For Action lit up Carew Tower with a message for Governor DeWine: Stop Utility Shutoffs. Since being allowed to resume shutoffs by the Governor and Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Duke Energy suspended service to more than 21,000 households in its Ohio service area (October 2020 to March 2021). Check out the FB Live posts and pictures from the action!
Cincinnati, Ohio – On Thursday, June 17, Communities United For Action (CUFA) and its allies announced the launch of the Fair Sewer Rates Coalition and delivered demands to the Hamilton County Commissioners calling for restructuring sewer rates.
Ball, who emceed the rally, continued, “Water is a basic human need, and because of the unfair sewer rates, it has been difficult for me, at times, to pay my water. The Customer Assistance Program that was implemented by the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) was designed to limit who can qualify, and that’s not acceptable. I shouldn’t be told I don’t qualify for the program because I’m not dirt poor.”
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Facebook TwitterCommunities United For Action truly lives out their commitment to the people of Cincinnati as well as being a supporter of like organizations throughout our United States. CUFA has been a supportive family of citizens proving that “We, the people” are diverse in our ethnicity, race, culture, gender yet we strive and rise together. CUFA has also been there to uplift many leaders locally, state-wide and even in Washington as long as they are looking out for “We, the people”. CUFA Leadership and supporters, I THANK EACH OF YOU for your commitment to take action and make it happen on our “Citizens across the country’s” behalf. Many more years of success and blessings – TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!
Marcia M. Battle!