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Protesters gather at University of the District of Columbia to raise public outcry over diminishing public housing

March 20, 2019

Washington — At least 40 protesters from housing activist groups such as Empower DC, People for Fairness Coalition, National Coalition for the Homeless, and others gathered at the University Theater where the Mayor delivered her 2019 State of the District Address starting at 5:30pm. The demonstrators marched, chanted, and sang for nearly an hour despite the presence of police cars […]

Category: Gentrification, Human Rights, Politics, Poverty, Regional Tags: homelessness, housing first

Protests sparked by Trump Order on National Emergency

February 20, 2019

President’s Day is a peaceful day for family gatherings and commemorating our past U.S. Presidents. However this year there are over 230 President’s Day protests planned to fight President Trump’s Declaration of a National Emergency to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The National Emergencies Act is a codified federal law which provides the President emergency powers once such […]

Category: Asian American, Feature articles, Gentrification, Human Rights, National, News, Politics, Regional Tags: Asian-American, grassroots activism, immigration, race

Your Homeless: Do Poor People entrap themselves?

November 14, 2018

There is a wild debate raging on whether or not the urban homeless are really worth supporting, they are such an eyesore, plus they harass people sometimes. Here is commentary from Your Homeless Blogger Why homeless people become entrapped in the stereotype Why poor people entrap themselves into a losing stereotype? First, we want to thank community shelter programs such […]

Category: Gentrification, Mind-Body-Spirit, Poverty, Regional Tags: Asian-American, homelessness, housing first, human trafficking, social justice

Poverty Skola shares latest outrage on Oakland encampment fire

September 27, 2018

~Post-Homeless: Urgent Poverty Skolaship lessons 4 advocates and activists everywhere~ Poverty Skola’ Activist and Creative Artist Lisa “Tiny” Gray-Garcia expresses outrage on evictions after fire at homeless encampment in Oakland, CA Who: Lisa “Tiny” Gray-Garcia is the founder of Poor Magazine (poormagazine.org). She is an independent reporter, writer, educator, and activist. Over the summer she and PNN Radio co-host […]

Category: Entertainment News, Gentrification, Poverty, Regional Tags: homelessness

More conservative media dominating D.C. landscape

September 1, 2018

Ten years ago, there were quite a few newspaper vending boxes in downtown Washington, D.C. Especially they congregated around the Washington Post headquarters near 15th and Massachusetts Avenue. Along 15th Street across from the Washington Post, and adjacent street corners, even offered free newspaper boxes. Newshounds could pick up their free copy of The Diplomat, Politico, The Hill, The Blade, […]

Category: Gentrification, Media, Politics, Regional

Hawaii legislation and homelessness: the good, the bad, the ugly

February 27, 2018

The State of Hawaii is paradise, if you have money to spend. The population of the state in 2017 was 1,427,538 people, but it is decreasing at the rate of 3 people per day. This is after accounting for births and new move-ins. Over a five year period an estimated 37,000 people have left, mostly for the mainland. Invisible people […]

Category: Asian American, Climate change, Ecology, Elections, Environment, Feature articles, Gentrification, Green Party, Healthcare, Human Rights, Labor, National, News, Politics, Poverty, Regional, Technology, Transportation, Universal Basic Income Tags: feminism, grassroots activism, Health, homelessness, human rights, race, social justice, UBI

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