Encampment residents fight for their rights in court
By Alastair Boone on Their victory is the first step in a case that could bolster the rights of unsheltered people with disabilities in California and beyond.
Month: October 2021
Street Spirit ghost stories
Each October we reflect on 'ghost stories and other legends from the street'—the lived experiences of folks on the street that feel distinctly scary or surreal. Please enjoy the stories linked below from our October 2021 issue.
My mind, the haunted house
By Tiara Swearington on Living with mental illness can feel like living in a haunted house all the time.
We are the haunted, not the horrors
By Stefani Echeverría-Fenn on Unhoused people are too often viewed as the "horrors" of society. But the crisis of homelessness haunts the people who live on our city streets. That, in fact, is the true horror.
The oracle in the tent next door
By Timothy Busby on Tim Busby hears a whole crowd of people talking to each other in his neighbor's tent. But when he looks inside, she is the only person there.
Taking my own flight
By Yuli Gerardo on 18-year-old poet Yuli Gerardo writes about the search to find home in the US—a challenging experience that demanded she leave the nest, spread her wings, and fly.
From George Jackson to George Floyd
By Kevin D. Sawyer on Half a century since George Jackson was murdered, with so many Black lives slain since, remember that everyone is a potential George until wanton police violence against all people is stopped.
How COVID-inspired charity can hurt more than help
By Anita de Asis Miralle aka Needa Bee on The coronavirus pandemic inspired many to get involved with lending aid to the unhoused community. Author Needa Bee asks, are these groups truly providing mutual aid?
Beneath the grass, the sprinklers, and the frogs
By Jack Bragen on For cover, I inhabited the biggest of the frogs. But then I...realized that I was about to be eaten, too, and this would truly be my end.
An economic straightjacket traps people with disabilities
By Jack Bragen on Let’s face it: we are harshly penalized for any work activity that we might try to do. I’ve experienced this firsthand. The Social Security Administration boasts otherwise and claims that they offer incentives toward working. This is bogus.