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Examines homelessness among former inmates, shares examples of corrections agencies' efforts to address it, and offers insights from the Vera Institute's Project Greenlight, an in-prison program that provided comprehensive transition services, including housing assistance....
Posted: Mon, Jun 14, 2004 9:41am PDT
Reagan's budget cuts and overhaul of tax codes led to an explosion of homelessness in the U.S. during his 8 years in power. We speak with Carol Fennelly, a leading activist on homeless issues during the Reagan presidency. [Includes transcript]...
Posted: Sun, Jun 13, 2004 9:50am PDT
In a 5-4 ruling enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against a government entity, Justice John Paul Stevens said on Monday that previous government efforts have failed to adequately remedy "a pattern of unequal treatment in the administration of a wide range of public services, programs, and activities, including the penal system, public education, and voting."...
Posted: Wed, Jun 2, 2004 1:00am PDT
The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty http://www.ocap.ca/ is a grassroots anti-poverty organization based mainly in the city of Toronto in Ontario, Canada....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 2:01am PDT
People squat for many reasons; to bring attention to the homeless and affordable housing crisis, to build community, etc. The Page Street Squats are such an example. Squatting has a long history and this article looks at the reasons why people squat and HOW to squat today......
Posted: Thu, Apr 29, 2004 10:08am PDT
Furious residents attacked police and vented their anger at passing vehicles, throwing stones at them and hitting them with knobkerries....
Posted: Mon, Apr 26, 2004 12:58pm PDT
Squatters staged mass property invasions in Brazil's largest city Monday, saying President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's effort to redistribute land to the poor is falling short....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 11:52pm PDT
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Posted: Thu, Apr 15, 2004 6:56pm PDT
Below you will find a new detailed article on the case of Leonard Peltier. This article explains why Leonard’s case is so important to all of us and why support events like the Feb. 7th Tacoma Peltier March are needed to be supported by all who believe in social justice and peace....
Posted: Mon, Jan 12, 2004 3:21pm PST
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is considering
dramatic increases in the fees military retirees pay for
prescription drugs, a step that would roll back a
benefit extended just 30 months ago and could alienate
an important Republican constituency at the dawn of the
2004 campaign season....
Posted: Sat, Jan 3, 2004 5:17pm PST
Father Ruiz, regarded as a staunch defender of the poor, was murdered for speaking out....
Posted: Tue, Dec 16, 2003 4:42pm PST
Ayn Rand Institute
WHY CHRISTMAS SHOULD BE MORE COMMERCIAL
Christmas should celebrate reason, selfishness and capitalism...
Posted: Tue, Dec 16, 2003 3:07pm PST
Ca. is leading the way, with AB 205, just passing, to give registered domestic partners many of the same state rights as legally married couples......
Posted: Wed, Sep 24, 2003 7:43am PDT
The Thai authorities have said they want to clear Bangkok's streets of thousands of homeless people ahead of a meeting of world leaders next month....
Posted: Wed, Sep 17, 2003 4:27pm PDT
John Clarke, an Ontario Coalition Against Poverty organizer is facing up to five years in prison for defending the homeless...
Posted: Wed, Aug 6, 2003 9:47pm PDT
This is a groudbreaking essay that helped start the fight against AIDS....
Posted: Tue, May 20, 2003 11:51am PDT
...increased police enforcement of so-called "quality of life" laws disrupted the relative safety found in the loose-knit community of campers and folks living in their vehicles in that neighborhood, and ultimately displaced an estimated 100 homeless people, leaving them at increased risk for hate attacks....
Posted: Mon, May 19, 2003 11:39am PDT