15 Luiza Street in Budapest, Hungary is home to 14 families — and a story of what organized people can win.
The building is one of 120 public housing properties in Józsefváros, an ethnically and economically diverse district in the Hungarian capital, where 20,000 people live in public housing. For the past four years, residents at 15 Luiza and 40 other buildings in the district have been organizing together, supported by Mandak House, a Lutheran church that has become a vibrant community center under the leadership of Pastor Marta Bolba. Mandak brings together diverse communities — including the district’s large Roma population and many migrant families — and has been a hub for civic organizations working to build democracy at the local and national level.
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