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Novato, CA. Violent Attacks on Unhoused People in Novato Spur Camp-In Protest at City Hall Today

For Immediate Release Contact Robbie Powelson: 415-847-7500 — Novato CA – A week after a person was caught on camera slashing tents in a Novato homeless encampment, unhoused community members and supporting activists are camping outside of Novato City Hall…

Portland, OR. Save Hazelnut Grove

We are writing today to request your endorsement on a petition and campaign to save Hazelnut Grove. Hazelnut Grove is a self-governed tiny cabin village in North Portland. It is a community, a village, and a model for housing in…

TOMORROW! International Online Celebration: 15 Years of Empowering the Homeless!

FINAL REMINDER!! Tomorrow, December 23, 2020 The National Union of the Homeless presents: HOUSING NOW!! No More Death in the Streets!! The15th Anniversary Celebration Honoring the South African Shackdwellers (Abahlali) Movement and the Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP) in the…

TODAY @ 6PM: Police State & 2020 WEBINAR

Police State and 2020 WEBINAR PART 39 – Tuesday December 15 at 6PM Recordings of Webinars 1 – 38 HERE — Surveillance 101 Teach-In: 1 – 4 HERE Not A Moment In Time: Zine Issue: 1 – 2 HERE The…

15 Years of building power for Human Rights

Enjoy Our Celebration Video from Upstart Media on Vimeo. Hey Everybody, As we celebrate our 15th Anniversary, our work at WRAP is more urgent than ever. We need your support to raise funds for 2021. We have started strong:…

Weigh in TODAY on Oakland’s Encampment Proposal

Bay Area Legal Aid’s Comments to Oakland’s Proposed Homeless Encampment Management Policy PDF Action Alert: Reach out to the City Council of Oakland and urge members to reject the Oakland City Administrator’s proposed encampment policy that will result in unconstitutional…

San Francisco, CA. Cited in Plain Sight: How California Polices Being Black, Brown and Unhoused in Public!

The release of our new report revealed thousands of non-traffic infractions are disproportionately enforced on Black, Latinx and unhoused Californians each year, primarily for behavior that amounts to simply existing in public: sitting, sleeping, and loitering (standing). Here are resources…

Cited for Being in Plain Sight: How California Polices Being Black, Brown and Unhoused in Public.

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area is excited to invite you to a panel discussing our new groundbreaking report, Cited for Being in Plain Sight: How California Polices Being Black, Brown and Unhoused in…

Denver, Co. Arrested for being Black and Homeless

City Arrests and Takes Property of Houseless People with No Notice Today, September 10th 2020, the police arrested two black homeless men – one for being 6 minutes late to move his stuff, the other for supposed threats – after…

Oakland, CA. For Immediate Release:Black, Brown, Disabled, Houseless & Poor people teach a workshop on how they have built a community that NEVER engages with PoLice

Press Contact:Lisa Garcia/Leroy Moore (510) 435-7500 – email: poormag@gmail.com Black, Brown, Disabled, Houseless & Poor people teach a workshop on how they have built a community that NEVER engages with PoLice thru a powerful healing model of accountability This workshop…