Tag Archives: Civil Rights

No Newspaper Sales?!

This guest post comes to us from Board Member G.W. Rolle who works with Pinellas County Coalition for the Homeless in Florida. Over a week ago now, the St. Petersburg City Council passed an ordinance outlawing all roadside solicitation.  The … Continue reading

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Protecting Against Hate

Earlier this month, Florida became the fourth jurisdiction in the United States to add homeless people as a protected class to its hate crimes statute.  In prior years, Maine, Maryland, and the District of Columbia have all added homeless people … Continue reading

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Arizona on my Mind

Late last week, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty joined other civil and human rights organizations in the Arizona boycott, pulling out of a major public interest law conference planned in Phoenix this week for which we had … Continue reading

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Two Weeks to Victory!

Two weeks ago, I did a web training on human rights and homelessness for a small group of advocates in Salt Lake City, Utah at the request of Bill Tibbits, from Crossroads Urban Center.  The training focused on issues of … Continue reading

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Carrying the Legacy of Dr. Dorothy Irene Height

On Thursday, as President Obama delivers her eulogy, we will say goodbye to the godmother of the civil rights movement. But for me, it’s not a goodbye, because I will carry her in my spirit. Dr. Height embodies the true … Continue reading

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A Great Day for Homeless Advocates

Today, friends, is a great day for homeless advocates across the country – with big victories appearing in a number of communities. In Seattle, a letter submitted to the City Council by the Law Center lead to a mayoral veto … Continue reading

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Painting Over the Leak

The following is a guest post from Paul Boden, executive director at Western Regional Advocacy Project in San Francisco: People are nervous these days. Unemployment is at the highest level since the depression, foreclosure rates continue to rise despite massive … Continue reading

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