Gentrification Tax

Artist(s)

GTA (Gentrification Tax Action)

Date

June 2018 – July 2018

GTA (Gentrification Tax Action) is a group of friends, artists, and architects (Kika Thorne, Jane Hutton, Sameer Farooq, Adrian Blackwell) who have formed a collective to fight the predatory real estate market in our neighborhoods. Their installation aims to build a campaign for a Gentrification Tax in Toronto – a declining percentage tax of the after-inflation increase in home prices over ten years. The income from the tax will be used to support local community-controlled housing initiatives such as land trusts and cooperatives. Stay tuned for more updates soon!

A storefront with a large window covered in colorful posters. The posters have text discussing issues like "gentrification" and "tax incentives." The exterior building is weathered with peeling paint. A "No Standing" sign is mounted on a nearby pole.

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