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.
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The ‘unemployable’ also have a right to exist
By Jack Bragen on I’m disabled and I’m unable to make it in a conventional job. I’m facing very hard challenges at this point in life.
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.
Mission Gold:
By Nick Marzano on A magazine exploring the money, magic, and misfits of San Francisco’s shadow economy.
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.
How the climate emergency exacerbates homelessness
By Kathryn McKelvey on Building networks of trust in our community will allow us to help each other survive as the climate crisis pushes marginally housed people onto the street.
Why we made our encampment beautiful
By Stefani Echeverría-Fenn on An encampment, like any city neighborhood, draws support and investment when it is beautiful. This safety can be a lifeline for unsheltered communities.
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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.