Life outside the box
By Andy Pope on "...finding myself sitting down at a bus stop on Shattuck Avenue...I came to a fairly stark realization: 'I have nowhere left to go!'"
People’s Park
‘People’s Pad’ and revolutionary gentrification
By Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics on After UC Berkeley used lethal state force to block People’s Park from public use in 1969, the
community reclaimed a new space to organize the revolution: People’s Pad.
On Place in an Era of Erasure
By Bradley Penner on Here in the East Bay, we find ourselves in a unique position to both honor and expand upon the legacy of place within our communities, or moreover, what those places could become when the community works together.
‘The community is not going away’: A free store for the people
By Daniel Hennessy on Standing at the threshold of the Store, looking at the “welcome” stamped across the mat, it’s hard not to feel like that statement in itself is an act of resistance. Welcome, come in, you are wanted.
Remembering Michael Delacour, People’s Park co-founder and pillar of Berkeley organizing
By Supriya Yelimeli on Delacour hosted the first meetings to organize and build People’s Park at his Berkeley home in the 1960s.
Court decision halts People’s Park construction indefinitely
By Supriya Yelimeli on UC Berkeley said it still has an “unwavering” commitment to building student housing at People’s Park.
All quiet at People’s Park: here’s what’s going on in court
By Lisa Teague and Harvey Smith on The stay on new construction will remain until the case works its way through the appeals process.
What happened to the trees at People’s Park?
By Cam McCuskey (art) and Alastair Boone (words) on A graphic essay that highlights the August protest at People's Park.
Organizing for resistance? Know your rights
By Berkeley Copwatch on Protest thoughtfully to keep yourself and others safe, Copwatch writes.
A march to defend People’s Park
By Alastair Boone on Photo essay: On July 6, some-200 people gathered at Berkeley’s Civic Center Park to to protest development on People’s Park.
What’s been going on at People’s Park?
By Alastair Boone on UC Berkeley plans to begin construction on the housing at People's Park this summer. Meanwhile, park supporters have taken to court to thwart development plans.
Julia Vinograd: poet laureate of the Berkeley Streets
By Alastair Boone on Julia is often described as the unofficial poet laureate of the Berkeley streets. In 2004, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates dubbed June 5 “Julia Vinograd Day.”