Poor in public: Socia, my RV neighbor
By Martha Cast on An excerpt from Martha Cast’s book, Poor in Public: a collection of essays about the people she met and experiences she had while homeless in Berkeley between the years of 2014 and 2015.
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Staying warm and dry 101
By Ace Backwords on As the weather changes, some tips for staying warm and dry on the street.
Promises to protect incarcerated LGBTQ people go unfulfilled
By Gary K. Farlow on Despite recent legislative wins, prison remains unsafe for LGBTQ+ people.
Societal shame degrades self-esteem; makes it hard to get off the street
By Andy Pope on Often, society’s expectations of unhoused people are degrading, and do nothing to help get people indoors.
The aspects of homelessness that followed me indoors
By Ari Wolf on Even after moving off the street, some never fully leave homelessness behind—for better and for worse.
An open letter from the Wood Street community
By members of the Wood Street encampment community on As the city, county, and state discuss the fate of Wood Street, residents provide solutions of their own.
Housing for all: despite settlement, the fight continues
By Anita de Asis Miralle aka Needa Bee on Even though the city settled, we will continue fighting for the end of encampment evictions; housing for all.
The terror that comes with being poor, aging, disabled
By Jack Bragen on Fear is a constant burden for people living in poverty, but it can also be a helpful guide.
Poor in public
By Martha Cast on In the introduction to her book, Poor in Public, Marta Cast explains her relationship to homelessness.
How I celebrate Pride in prison
By Lexie Handling on Despite being incarcerated, people in prison find a way to build community and celebrate Pride.
Why would anyone want to live on the street?
By Timothy Busby on Accepting one’s homelessness can yield a kind of psychological peace, Busby writes.
The real-world impact of Trump’s crackdown on government benefits
By Jack Bragen on Bragen received an unprecedented amount of mail from Social Security starting in the year 2020, forcing him to engage in a rigorous process of proving his disabilities were legitimate. This was the result of a policy change by the Trump administration.