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Food Not Bombs Venice/ SantaMonica/ L.A./ Valley/LongBeach
Former houseless person/amatauer photographer captures stills of L.A. humanity...
Posted: Wed, Dec 8, 2004 11:24am PST
12/3: International Day of Disabled Persons
International Day of Disabled Persons
3 December
"Nothing about Us Without Us"...
Posted: Fri, Dec 3, 2004 1:13am PST
NCD Calls for Cohesive Public Policy Agenda for Livable Cmties for Adults w/ Disabilities
The National Council on Disability (NCD) today called on the Administration and Congress to develop a cohesive public policy agenda for livable communities for adults with disabilities....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 12:08pm PST
National Council on Disability Calls for Changes to Americans with Disabilities Act
The National Council on Disability (NCD) today called on the Administration and Congress to support legislation that will "right" the course of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and protect the civil rights of people with disabilities....
Posted: Wed, Dec 1, 2004 11:39pm PST
NRHA Releases National PSA in Response to HIV Rates in Rural Communities of Color
The National Rural Health Association Releases a National Public Service Announcement in Response to the Increasing Number of HIV/AIDS Cases in Rural Communities of Color...
Posted: Tue, Nov 30, 2004 3:17pm PST
Surviving Bush-- HUD Targets Low-Income Renters
The $388 Billion Spending Bill Has language In It That Offers A Bonus to Housing Agencies That Coerce Tenants Out Of The Nations Housing Assistance Programs, Plus $8 Million In Funding That Was Intended To Operate Public Housing Is Now Being Shifted To The Justice Department To Target Public Housing Renters As Criminals!...
Posted: Tue, Nov 23, 2004 4:48am PST
No Help For Chechnya’s Street Kids
At a petrol station in the centre of Grozny, cars draw up every few minutes and are besieged by a crowd of grubby ten-year-old boys. The boys ask the driver how much petrol he wants, fill up the car, receive a few roubles and mutter a few words of thanks. These are just some of the street children of Chechnya....
Posted: Sun, Nov 21, 2004 7:53pm PST
NAACP Outraged By Move To Suppress The Poor Vote
In The News--The NAACP Is Outraged By Efforts To Suppress The Poor Vote, Plus Links To The Human Rights Report Which Details How Hundreds Of Thousands Of Poor People Are Deprived Of Housing For Petty Crimes Or For Only Being Arrested, But Not Convicted Of Anything!...
Posted: Sat, Nov 20, 2004 7:27pm PST
12/1: Nationwide Protest- Families Before Fostercare!!
Foster children have families! Foster children have roots! They have a heritage that
must be honored and maintained! Our family trees are becoming stumps and our
children are becoming “Nationalized” by the Child Protective Services…...
Posted: Tue, Nov 16, 2004 7:12pm PST
HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT:100's Of Thousands Denied Access To Public Housing Due To Petty Crimes
Petty Crimes Keep Hundreds Of Thousand Of Americans From Access To Public Housing & The Section 8 Program Is On The Verge Of Being Gutted By The Bush Administration!...
Posted: Mon, Nov 15, 2004 8:18pm PST
Vancouver B.C. plans to fight homelessness
A little good news from our friends up North. Visiting Vancouver once or twice a year can revive our spirits. Life can be very different. Inclusion, interdependence and sharing are imperatives. The mosaic could humanize the melting pot....
Posted: Fri, Nov 5, 2004 6:23am PST
BIG BROTHER TO INTRUDE SHELTERS & SOUP KITCHENS
Under Republican Control, BIG BROTHER Extends It's Reach Into The Under Ground World Of The Poor & Unfortunates!...
Posted: Sat, Oct 30, 2004 8:00pm PDT
Elderly vent anger over flu shot crisis
CHICAGO — “I can’t believe that seniors citizens have got to go through this mess,” Anna said to me as we stood in line for a flu shot early Monday morning out side the Atlas Center for the Aging here.
“This is horrible,” she added as adjusted the oxygen lines to her nose. “I don’t believe it.”...
Posted: Tue, Oct 26, 2004 6:01pm PDT
The US flu vaccine crisis: a debacle for profit-based medicine
The shortage of flu vaccine has become a major social issue in the United States, with thousands of elderly people—those most at risk of life-threatening complications from influenza—lining up to receive vaccinations at the limited number of clinics and hospitals that have a supply....
Posted: Tue, Oct 26, 2004 5:06pm PDT
Housing Vouchers Decrease In Value
The Section 8 Meltdown Continues Despite The Fact That Congress Has Fully Funded All Vouchers Already In Use!...
Posted: Sat, Oct 23, 2004 2:59am PDT
BTL:Growing Income Inequality in U.S. All But Ignored in Presidential Campaign
Interview with Ellen Frank, senior economist, Poverty Institute at Rhode Island College conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris...
Posted: Fri, Oct 22, 2004 3:08am PDT
HUD's $300 Million Disaster
HUD's $300 Million Disaster Wreaks Havoc Across The Nation!...
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 3:23am PDT
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Budget-Based Renewal Leaves Agencies with Shortfa
NAHRO analysis of FY 2004 changes in federal funding for the renewal of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program indicates that nearly 500 housing agencies nationwide will be left with a shortfall of as much as $93 million for this year. The shortfall is estimated to affect housing assistance for 52,000 families....
Posted: Mon, Oct 11, 2004 10:06am PDT
HUD Suppressing Poor Vote
Read all about HUD's effforts to suppress the POOR VOTE!...
Posted: Sat, Oct 9, 2004 7:33pm PDT