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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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