About the HJWG

Our Vision

The HJWG defines housing justice as securing stable, affordable, and high-quality housing for all Stanford affiliates and the communities surrounding the Stanford campus by confronting historical and ongoing disparities caused by systems of oppression.

Our Story

Inspired by the Stanford Environmental Justice Working Group, our coalition emerged from a shared recognition that the housing justice movement on campus would benefit greatly from unity. The HJWG emerged from convening meetings throughout the 2022-23 academic year at which Stanford student groups gathered to identify overlapping resources, initiatives, and areas of need. Today, our coalition includes student groups like the Stanford Housing Equity Project, Heart + Home Collaborative, Students for Workers Rights, and Students for Housing Justice. 

Local Community Partners:

• Faith in Action Bay Area
• Fondo de Solidaridad Mountain View
• Heart and Home Collaborative
• Nuestra Casa
• Palo Alto Forward
• Move Mountain View
• Silicon Valley @ Home
• The United Effort Organization

Steps We're Taking to Establish Housing Justice

1. Strengthen communication between housing-focused student organizations to promote opportunities for alignment, connect students with ongoing initiatives, solutions for housing injustice and homelessness in the Bay Area. 
2. Engage and educate the Stanford community in order to promote support for Bay Area housing initiatives. 
3. Leverage existing relationships and establish new connections with community partners to inform outreach, advocacy, and activism carried out by student organizations.