Anita de Asis Miralle, also known as Needa Bee, is an unhoused mother, educator, mentor, writer, poet, activist, organizer, and trouble maker, with a passion for justice and love for the masses.
How COVID-inspired charity can hurt more than help
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?
Oakland’s new Encampment Management Policy isn’t new at all
Oakland's new Encampment Management Policy is harmful, and cements some of the city's longtime harmful practices.
Introducing ‘Right to Exist Curbside Communities’
Meet the group of informal settlements upgrading their encampments and suing the city of Oakland Right to Exist Curbside Communities
Encampments sue the City of Oakland
On March 6, the City of Oakland backed down from evicting the residents of a homeless encampment on a plot of land at the corner of E12th Street and 22nd Avenue in East Oakland. This happened after one resident filed a lawsuit on behalf of himself and the six other residents.
The history of The Village Movement
In January 2016, me and my daughter started feeding our unhoused neighbors in the streets. Little did we know that simple sharing would evolve into a crew of 70 people called Feed The People. Who knew that Feed The People would transform into a movement called The Village, which fights to decriminalize homelessness, builds emergency shelters, asserts that housing is a human right, and joins the call for another model of urban development that does not displace lifelong residents of The Town.
Three Haikus by Needa Bee
Politricksters Babylon leadersRule with lies, harm those with lessGet paid for their crimes Homefull Houseless on the streets.But with love