Staying dry during the first rains of the season
By Ace Backwords on Ace Backwords reflects on the struggle of trying to stay dry in the rain while sleeping outside.
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Their original faces: a soul, not a homeless person
By Jesse Mentken on "I do not think of people as homeless; I think of people as having been betrayed," Mentken writes.
Celebrating Halloween indoors
By Ace Backwords on Ace Backwords celebrates Halloween indoors after years on the street.
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?
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.
Money can be used as a weapon
By Jack Bragen on Money brings power. While it doesn’t give power over oneself, it gives power over external conditions, events, and people.
On Cal’s development plans: Don’t let the UC call it housing
By Carol Denney on High-end, for-profit housing is no substitute for real housing and honest efforts to permanently address the housing crisis, Denney writes.
There is not enough hope for older people with disabilities who are looking for work
By Jack Bragen on There are many causes of unemployability. Being disabled and older, and not having a college degree are near the top of the list.
UC regents, City Council have turned their backs on Berkeley community
By The People’s Park Historic District Advocacy Group on To put it bluntly, Berkeley citizens feel besieged by the overreach of UC Berkeley. Our concerns include the campus’s surreptitious adding of students, its lack of housing, its gobbling up of property in the city, and more.
The power of speaking up: how to use your voice in situations of injustice as a homeless youth
By Marisa Gonzalez on When a person in power makes you feel like you’re making everything up, it can feel easier to just walk away. But our voices are powerful, and we are our own strongest advocates.
New Berkeley budget takes aim at unhoused community
By Berkeley Copwatch on The City of Berkeley passed a one-year budget on the evening of Tuesday, June 30. Here are some of the implications.