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Market report from Reclaim the Commons - DIRECT from SF's Conspicuous Consumption Center...A call to take it to the streets June 8, 6:30 am on...A call for build the gift economy at freecycling.org...And...A Short History of FREE...
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 6:32pm PDT
The money wasted this morning on the unnecessary heavy police presence could have been spent on programs for the homeless, abused women shelters, senior services etc, etc, etc. The police must not be allowed to use demonstrations as a padding for overtime....
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 4:42pm PDT
100 renters of Alameda are to lose their Section 8 housing vouchers on July 1, 2004 as a result of the funding shortfalls for Section 8 vouchers already in use! Recent housing news from around the nation paints a grim picture low-income renters....
Posted: Sat, Jun 5, 2004 9:29pm PDT
A leading Christian activist on the most overlooked constituency in America. The writer is convener of "Call to Renewal", a network of churches and faith-based organizations working to overcome poverty, and editor of "Sojourners" magazine....
Posted: Sat, Jun 5, 2004 5:52am PDT
Want to keep kids out of foster care? A child welfare expert brings Grandma's top 10 list to the table....
Posted: Sat, Jun 5, 2004 5:40am 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
THOUSANDS will be pouring into San Francisco this weekend to RECLAIM THE COMMONS
(RTC)! One of the main goals of the RTC Mobilization is Movement Building,
specifically to strengthen the ties among the Racial Justice, Peace, and Global
Movements. With this in mind, organizers across the country have planned an
incredible week of actions and events June 3--9 (check out
http://www.reclaimthecommons.net). Please join us on June 7 for the Racial Justice
Day of Actions......
Posted: Tue, Jun 1, 2004 5:16pm PDT
The Section 8 Voucher Programs In Crisis. Secretary of HUD Alphonso Jackson claimed that, “being poor is a state of mind, not a condition.”...
Posted: Mon, May 31, 2004 8:32pm PDT
The Recent Federal Cut-backs In Funding Existing Housing Vouchers Already In Use Has Set Off A Housing Crisis from Coast To Coast!...
Posted: Fri, May 28, 2004 5:49pm PDT
- By the Skin of Our Teeth -
a night of solidarity and creative resistance
to benefit Project X - formerly of PUEBLO
This Friday, 7pm - at AK Press in Oakland...
Posted: Thu, May 27, 2004 4:43pm PDT
Thursday May 27th, 7 pm -- Panel on Landlords, Tenants and Rent Control New College of California, 777 Valencia Street, SF, Free....
Posted: Wed, May 26, 2004 9:25pm PDT
From health care, to job creation, to education, Republican policies simply do not respond to the challenges facing American families....
Posted: Thu, May 20, 2004 2:02pm PDT
Housing Activists Urge Everyone To Call Their Member Of Congress To Insist That HUD Must Withdraw It's New Voucher Policy That Cuts Funding For The Section 8 Housing Voucher Programs And Puts Thousands At Risk Of Homelessness! Capital Switchboard; 1-888-818-6641....
Posted: Tue, May 18, 2004 5:50am PDT
CARE Doesn't Care For Latinos: Health And Legal Assistance Programs Cut....
Posted: Sun, May 16, 2004 12:48pm PDT
The candlelight procession leaves the intersection of Market and Castro Streets at 8:00 p.m. and is followed by a short program of speeches, music, performance art and remembrances in Civic Center. Castro and Market Sts., San Francisco....
Posted: Fri, May 14, 2004 9:18am 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
What's next for the homeless in Fresno?...
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2004 3:25pm PDT
I am calling out despereatly for a San Fransisco squat...
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2004 5:03pm PDT
report on direct actions against Care Not Cash...
Posted: Tue, May 4, 2004 11:06am PDT