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.
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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.
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?
How to respond to an opioid overdose
By Street Spirit staff on How to respond to an opioid overdose Adapted by Street Spirit, based on a training guide by the Harm Reduction
The uncounted
By Ariel Boone on Unhoused people are reversing overdoses and saving lives on the street, but these efforts aren't showing up in official counts.
Opioid overdoses are at record highs. It doesn’t have to be this way
By Ariel Boone on As COVID intensifies the overdose crisis in Alameda County and elsewhere, harm reduction advocates step in where government lags.
COVID’s impact on people who live outside—a look back at the last 17 months
By Alastair Boone on Since March 2020, photographer Mark Leong has been documenting how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted people who live outside. These images bring us from the very early days of the pandemic into the present.