Word: efz
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Accompanied by an accordion player dressed as Santa Claus, supporters of the Eviction Free Zone (EFZ), a Cambridge activist group, caroled Saturday afternoon in Central Square to raise awareness about tenants' rights...
...EFZ has spent the past 10 years lobbying for Cambridge-area tenants, raising awareness of housing rights and fighting evictions and rent increases...
...EFZ member and Cambridge resident Bill Cavellini explained that many tenants feel powerless and are unaware that "they don't have to put up with their landlords harassing them...
...Current EFZ efforts are revolving around four issues. The group hopes to double local, state and federal funding levels to create affordable housing. It also hopes to encourage corporations and universities to commit their "fair share" of money and land...
...rally, longtime EFZ supporter Jean M. Keldysz, who said she expects to be evicted from her Cambridge residence of 50 years any day now, said, "I'm just sitting on edge waiting to see what's going to happen...