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Homelessness Ends With A Home Report Back |
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A Change Is Gonna Come
On January 20th, WRAP members and our allies from Portland, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Fresno, San Jose, Eureka, Philadelphia, and all over the Bay Area came together in San Francisco to weave together the freedom dreams of our diverse communities fighting for survival.
The weather forecast was “continued heavy rain and gale force winds.” We knew this would impact the size of the crowd for our first public event, but it didn’t matter. The stormy weather seemed fitting for the tumultuous times we’re in. It was a sharp reminder that people live and die in these conditions all winter long. This doubled our resolve.
Around ten in the morning the rain mellowed and by the time the rally began the clouds had parted to reveal bits of blue sky that had been hidden for over a week. The plaza crowded with people and banners, energy and anticipation filled the air. There were a lot of smiles going around. Eyes shone with determination and recognition that this was the time to take the next step together in this nascent West Coast movement. READ MORE>> |
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House Divided: Portland housing activists head to S.F. for mega-protest of Obama’s policies on homelessness |
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 When Barack Obama took office one year ago, he pledged to devote at least $50 billion to combat homelessness by creating jobs and distributing federal money to affordable housing programs nationwide.
One year into Obama’s presidency, Sisters of the Road, Street Roots, Community Alliance of Tenants and hundreds of housing activists from about a dozen other Portland organizations plan to highlight what they say has been the president’s broken promise.
Timed to the Jan. 20 anniversary of Obama’s inauguration, they’re planning to travel in vans for a mega-protest planned in San Francisco at the federal building. READ MORE>> |
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Homelessness Ends With A Home Action - January 20, 2010 - San Francisco |
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 Please take a stand with the following social justice groups for affordable housing and civil rights on January 20, 2010! To endorse and get involved click here. For more information on the action and our demands click here.
Action Organizers
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency
Coalition on Homelessness, San Francisco
Los Angeles Community Action Network
Sisters Of The Road
Street Roots
Street Spirit
Action Endorsers
National
Code Pink
National Economic and Social Rights Initiative
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
Network of Spiritual Progressives
Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign
Tikkun Magazine
California
Affordable Housing Network of Santa Clara County
American Friends Service Committee Pacific Mountain
Berkeley Community Coalition
Berkeley Food and Housing Project
Caduceus Outreach Services
California Network of Mental Health Clients
CALPIRG
Central City Hospitality House
CHAM Deliverance Ministry
Circle K International, UC Berkeley Club
Community Housing Partnership
Community United Against Violence
Complete Chiropractic Healthcare
Council of Community Housing Organizations
Dolores Street Community Services
East Bay Food Not Bombs
Esperanza Community Housing Corporation
EveryOne Home
Grassroots Democratic Club
Just Cause Oakland
Homeless Health Care Los Angeles
Homeless Leadership Project
Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco
Inner City Law Center
Mission Neighborhood Resource Center
National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Chapter
People Organized To Win Employment Rights
People Project
Peoples' Action for Rights and Community
Planning for Elders HealthCare Action Team
Poor Magazine/Poor News Network
Saint Mary’s Center
San Francisco Homeless Service Providers' Network
San Francisco Labor Council
San Francisco Living Wage Coalition
San Francisco Network Ministries
San Francisco Tenants Union
Senior Action Network
SHOC/Safe Ground Sacramento
Socially Responsible Network
Tenants Together
The Suitcase Clinic
Union de Vecinos
Youth Spirit Artworks
Oregon and Washington
American Friends Service Committee Pacific Northwest
Coalition for a Liveable Future
Community Alliance of Tenants
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House
Downtown Chapel Roman Catholic Parish
Jobs with Justice
Mental Health Association of Portland
National Lawyers Guild Portland Chapter
Northwest Pilot Project
Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
PeaceVoice
Portland State University Progressive Student Union
Rose Community Development
Social Welfare Action Alliance
Tenant Rights Project
Transit Riders’ Union
Whitefeather Peace House
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