I’m not ready to give up: a victory for homeless rights
By Mike Zint on This article originally appeared in the People’s Tribune in July of 2015. What we have here is an occupation, a
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This is a community
By Terry Messman on The poet T.S. Eliot once addressed a deeply disturbing question to city dwellers everywhere, a profound challenge to our consciences that cuts to the heart of everything that has gone wrong in our society.
Occupy Oakland shuts down the banks and the port
By Terry Messman on • FROM THE ARCHIVE • This article originally appeared in the November 2011 issue of Street Spirit. Demonstrators climbed on
39 years of Food Not Bombs
By Keith McHenry on Food Not Bombs has been serving meals at People’s Park five days a week since 1991. And as the Park commemorates its 50th anniversary, Food Not Bombs is celebrating 39 years serving meals to the hungry. In honor of this shared anniversary, Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry shares his project’s origin story.