The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Federal Court: First Amendment Protects Sharing Food With Homeless People
In a colorful decision that managed to invoke the Boston Tea Party, Lady Macbeth and Jesus of Nazareth, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that feeding the homeless is “expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment.”
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Infographic: Combating Homelessness Using the Principles of Social Justice As a Guide
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) describes homelessness as the state of being food and shelter insecure.
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Act Out! [56] - Activism Spring, a Tiny Way to Help the Homeless, and Artists Capture Crooks
This week, from marches to sit-ins to teach-ins and rallies, activism is in full swing.
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New Homeless Bill of Rights Could Legalize Sitting, Sleeping, Eating in Public
A coalition of over 125 social justice groups seeks to impact state laws that increasingly target basic rights of the homeless – such as eating and exchanging food in public.
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Don't Outlaw Living in Cars – Unless You're Giving Out Houses
Depriving the homeless of their last shelter is Silicon Valley at its worst – especially when rich cities aren't doing anything to end homelessness.
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Film: "Real Change", the less visible side of homelessness.
Life in tent encampments, vehicles, motels, and storage units - REAL CHANGE focuses on four men who sell Real Change News, a street newspaper in Seattle. Follow ROBERT, GEORGE, DANIEL, and BUDDY as they navigate the less visible side of homelessness in America. Despite their struggles, they persevere. Each sells newspapers to get by.
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Number Of Homeless Students In United States Hits Record High
More than 1.1 million students in the U.S. were homeless last year, a record high, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Education. Nearly 2 percent of all students in K-12 are now living without homes.
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New Law Exiles Homeless People From South Carolina Capital
The Columbia City Council called an emergency meeting and passed a bill at 3:30am, now known as the “Emergency Homeless Response Plan,” which enables the forcible removal of homeless people from the city center.
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Portland Residents Debate Austerity Cuts Ahead of Final City Budget
Along a stretch of sidewalk in front of Portland's City Hall, some 50 people stood braving the rain in the hours before the city's final public budget hearing last week, where heavy austerity cuts are expected to go through.
