I’m not ready to give up: a victory for homeless rights
By Mike Zint on This article originally appeared in the People’s Tribune in July of 2015. What we have here is an occupation, a
Month: March 2020
Community grows on Wood Street
By Dayton Andrews on Faced with displacement, bonds between residents are strengthening Located at the edge of West Oakland, it spans several blocks along
Caltrans settlement to homeless people: $2 million
By TJ Johnston on Unhoused people in the East Bay will be compensated by Caltrans for property that the state agency damaged or destroyed in encampment sweeps, thanks to a newly reached legal settlement.
Wood Street encampment residents host memorial
By Zack Haber on More than a dozen unhoused Oakland residents and housing justice advocates gathered on the afternoon of February 15 just west of Wood and 24th Streets to memorialize unhoused local residents who’ve passed away.
The day I lost my campsite
By Ace Backwords on Everything is in a state of chaos and complete upheaval at my campsite in the Berkeley hills. They’re doing a
Twisted Image
By Ace Backwords onBerkeley’s Downtown Streets Team helps people learn how to care again
By Timothy Busby on Through the long hard process of becoming homeless, you break, lose sight of the basic values of life and become depressed to a level only the home- less few experiences.
Youth Spirit Artworks secures Oakland site for Youth Tiny House Village
By Alastair Boone on Youth Spirit Artworks (YSA) is celebrating a long awaited accomplishment: After scouring the East Bay for a site for their Youth Tiny House Village, YSA has secured a site in East Oakland.
In Dialogue with Moms 4 Housing co-founder Dominique Walker
By Alastair Boone on Street Spirit sat down with Dominique Walker to talk about her history as an organizer, and the future of the Moms 4 Housing movement.
Full Moon for Mike
By Sarah Menefee on oh Mike Mike!let’s all drop our drawers and moon them again.moon them right outof their meannessa mooning revolution.I can hear
Celebrating the life of Mike Zint
By Natalie Orenstein on Michael “Mike” Zint, an outspoken activist whose “Poor Tour” around Berkeley thrust the plight of homeless people in city officials’ faces, died on February 14. He was 53.