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Save the Date: Dec. 23: Honoring South African Shackdwellers Movement and the Western Regional Advocacy Project

Dear Officers, Members and Supporters of the National Union of the Homeless, the Abahlali (Shackdwellers Movement) of South Africa and the Western Regional Advocacy Project: On December 23, 2020, the National Union of the Homeless will host an International Online…

SAVE THE DATE!! 22nd Homelessness Marathon to air Wednesday, December 9th, 6-10 p.m., ET

For immediate release 22nd Homelessness Marathon to air Wednesday, December 9th, 6-10 p.m., ET CONTACT: Jeremy Alderson, 607-546-2084, radio@lightlink.com, http://news.homelessnessmarathon.org Jessica Lockhart, 207-780-4598, programdirector@wmpg.org, http://www.wmpg.org The Covid-19 pandemic has made it harder to do our annual Homelessness Marathon…

RELEASE: PHILADELPHIA HOUSING ACTION CLAIMS VICTORY AFTER 6 MONTH DIRECT ACTION CAMPAIGN FORCES CITY TO RELINQUISH 50 VACANT HOMES TO COMMUNITY LAND TRUST.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2020 CONTACT Wiley Cunningham (215) 626 8818 Jenifer Bennetch (215) 554 1386 philadelphiahousingaction@protonmail.com philadelphiahousingaction.info Philadelphia Housing Action claims victory after 6 month direct action campaign forces City to relinquish 50 vacant homes to community land…

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…

Hotels Not Graves: Preventing The Spread of COVID19 Amongst Unhoused

MEDIA ADVISORY PHOTO OP JULY 2, 2020 Contact: Talya Husbands-Hankin 917-301-4149 talyahh@gmail.com Who Created A Successful Covid19 Hotel Pilot Program for Unhoused Residents in Oakland? Unhoused Leaders & Grassroots Advocates Did OAKLAND CA- Since April 24, 2020, three grassroots homeless…

For Immediate Release UC Hastings Lawsuit: Concerned Public Citizen or Profit-Driven Developer?

For Immediate Release Press Advisory Contact: Paul Boden, pboden@wraphome.org | (415) 621-2533 Executive Director, Western Regional Advocacy Project Read as PDF >>>>>>> UC Hastings Lawsuit: Concerned Public Citizen or Profit-Driven Developer? $450 Million Real Estate Deal Questions Motives For Lawsuit,…

San, Francisco. For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE* UC Hastings Chancellor’s Refusal to Sign Pledge Honoring Basic Human Rights of Unhoused Unmasks True Intentions Behind Tenderloin Lawsuit

For Immediate Release Press Contacts: Jennifer Friedenbach, (415) 577-9779 Executive Director, Coalition on Homelessness **PRESS RELEASE*** UC Hastings Chancellor’s Refusal to Sign Pledge Honoring Basic Human Rights of Unhoused Unmasks True Intentions Behind Tenderloin Lawsuit 27 Tenderloin community organizations calls…

UC Berkeley School of Public Health Releases New Report on COVID-19 Homeless Response

For the good of us all: Addressing the needs of our unhoused neighbors during the COVID-19 pandemic Read the Full Report >>>>> Executive Summary As medical practitioners, public health professionals, and social scientists who are members of the UC…

Oakland Unhoused and Homeless Advocates Town Hall & Speak Out in the Age of Covid19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2020 Contacts: Needa Bee, 510-355-7010, maowunyo@gmail.com or Liz Jacobs, 510-435-7674,lisebethjacobs@gmail.com ZOOM Town Hall Speak Out: Thursday April 9th, 1-2pm PST https://zoom.us/j/173479762, Dial-in: +1 669 900 6833, Meeting ID: 173 479 762 REALITY CHECK:…

SACRAMENTO SERVICES NOT SWEEPS COALITION [SSNSC] DEMANDS

NEED: We are in the midst of a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Sacramento Services Not Sweeps Coalition [SSNSC] feels, as does the Center for Disease Control [CDC], National Coalition for the Homeless, National Health Care for the Homeless Council, and Housing…

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Essay: What I learned about police while homeless

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When I lost my sublet and joined the community of people living at a fixed address, I found that police perceived me as a danger.

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This guy's story is all too common, but one part of it that's not mentioned is what happened to his 6th Amendment right to counsel from the time of his very first court date? Seems that competent counsel could have prevented this horror from the beginning, and it's a fact that right to counsel failures are systemic all across the country, especially in the context of indigent people being brought up on petty and even unconstitutional charges.