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Street Spirit is an independent newspaper in the East Bay dedicated to covering homelessness and poverty from the perspective of those most impacted. Est 1995. A publication of Youth Spirit Artworks.

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Street Spirit is an independent newspaper in the East Bay dedicated to covering homelessness and poverty from the perspective of those most impacted. Est 1995. A publication of Youth Spirit Artworks.

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East Oakland’s “Housing and Dignity Village” encampment evicted

By Alastair Boone on January 1, 2019
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It was December 6, and Oakland Police officers had stormed Housing and Dignity Village—a homeless encampment for women of color and their children in East Oakland—to evict the residents who lived there.

Homeless activists are resisting Oakland’s encampment sweeps

By Alastair Boone on November 1, 2018
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Many are fighting for dignity and fair housing as the city vows to clear all Lake Merritt encampments.



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Street Spirit Newspaper
1740 Alcatraz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703