Decolonizing Homelessness
By Tiny on Poverty has been a consumer product of krapitalism since the settlers first came here. As a matter of fact, poverty and disability was a crime in all the countries the settlers came from.
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Reclaim the Land
By Jocelyn Radeny on ...many Indigenous people no longer live on lands to which they have ancestral ties. They have been forced to move, making space for greedy and selfish private developers who are only concerned with making their lives better. Indigenous land that could be beneficial to generations and generations is now owned by a few.
A love letter to the Wood Street Commons
By Jaz Colibri on A love letter to Wood Street Commons by a former resident and advocate for her community.
Berkeley Copwatch solidarity statement: STOP COP CITY
By Berkeley Copwatch on The protest around the planned construction of Cop City lands at the very heart of the current movement to defund the police.
San Francisco’s alternative response to policing may turn into alternative policing
San Francisco’s Compassionate Alternative Response Team (CART) is supposed to present a safe and dignified way to respond to complaints from the public about street-based folks. Whether or not it meets this goal will depend on how it is run.
Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ is putting policing before the climate
By Hannah Riley and Micah Herskind on Atlanta's "Cop City" project, now marred by the police killing of forest protector Tortugita, should never have been approved.
The weight of depression after a year of isolation in prison
By Christopher Blackwell on In prison, illness means isolation, which has harmful effects, Blackwell says.
40 years of homelessness—a look back through history
By The Western Regional Advocacy Project on Overthrow of neoliberal governance – freaking soon.
Three months into the new year, we ask ourselves: are things getting any better?
By Berkeley Copwatch on A look at the progress we have made—or lack there of—as we move into the new year.
Berkeley, 94700
By Katherine Chen and Henry DeMarco on The story of First They Came For The Homeless, the protest movement that made city streets into home.
‘We need your support’: An open letter from Wood Street
By members of the Wood Street encampment community on The Wood Street Commons is scheduled for eviction on January 9. The Commons is a resource hub for unhoused in the West Oakland area.
Berkeley’s Specialized Care Unit was designed to be an alternative to police—let’s keep it that way
By Berkeley Copwatch on As the City of Berkeley prepares to roll out the Specialized Care Unit, let’s not forget where it came from, Berkeley Copwatch writes.