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40 YEARS OF HOMELESSNESS
40 YEARS OF HOMELESSNESS

Forty years ago, the federal government slashed affordable housing budgets of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), marking the beginning of the contemporary crisis of homelessness. It has become political fodder for local politicians to say they will end homelessness “in this city” with complete disregard for the fact that no one city created homelessness, and none will end it on their own.

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STAND WITH WOOD STREET – from THE WOOD STREET COMMONS
STAND WITH WOOD STREET – from THE WOOD STREET COMMONS

Hello, My name is Jessica Blalock, but I most commonly answer to “Freeway”. My husband, Joel, and I are residents of the Wood Street Commons, and today I am writing to you on behalf of our community. We need your help.

Since 2018, the Wood Street settlement has blossomed as a place of refuge for many of Oakland’s unhoused citizens. The majority of us were displaced when the city conducted sweeps at other encampments. Through one avenue, or another, we found a home on Wood St. The numbers started small, then grew over the last few years. But something else grew as well, our sense of community and belonging.

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Oakland, CA. STOP THE SWEEPS PRESS CONFERENCE
Oakland, CA. STOP THE SWEEPS PRESS CONFERENCE

When: Dec 22, 2022 at 11am
Where: Ronald V. Dellums
U.S. Court House 1301 Clay
Oakland CA. 94612

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Oakland, CA. TELL OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL: STOP CRIMINALIZING THE UNHOUSED & THEIR ADVOCATES!
Oakland, CA. TELL OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL: STOP CRIMINALIZING THE UNHOUSED & THEIR ADVOCATES!

Join the next Public Works Committee Meeting to reject the “safe work zone” ordinance that aims to further criminalize unhoused… More

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CARE COURT IS ANOTHER TOOL FOR OPPRESSION. CARCERAL COURTS DON’T CARE.
CARE COURT IS ANOTHER TOOL FOR OPPRESSION. CARCERAL COURTS DON’T CARE.

TLDR: Newsom’s CARE Act (SB 1338) weaponizes care (read: conservatorship) against poor and Disabled people, doubles down on racist and… More

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Conceal, Criminalize, Capitalize WRAP Webinar

How government sanctioned tent cities promote the criminalization of homelessness under the guise of service.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -Media Contact – LookingForMyRights@gmail.com(541) 414-5166 On Friday, January 27th, HouseLess community members…

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Forty years ago, the federal government slashed af Forty years ago, the federal government slashed affordable housing budgets of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), marking the beginning of the contemporary crisis of homelessness. https://conta.cc/3k4mDpA
Theatre of the POOR presents CRUSHING WHEELCHAIRS Theatre of the POOR presents CRUSHING WHEELCHAIRS 
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One of the questions we asked people we love about One of the questions we asked people we love about this continuing forty-year process of addressing the root causes of homelessness in America was recognizing that our comrade Paul has also been fighting this neoliberal bullshit for forty years. In earlier emails people spoke about the importance of WRAP. Here is what some of our friends had to say about Paul’s role over the last forty years. https://conta.cc/3vbUnUx
Next Thursday, the 22nd, at 11am we are having a p Next Thursday, the 22nd, at 11am we are having a press conference as the preliminary hearings begin and need all our allies to show up and call for justice! https://conta.cc/3FyNtgH
A lot of work done addressing oppressions across t A lot of work done addressing oppressions across the country takes place in courtrooms and legislative bodies. This work is not always successful due to the fact that the oppressors are the ones making the laws. But we know you can’t fight a system if you don’t know the ins and outs of how that system works.  https://conta.cc/3VQrVDl
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