The organizing power of a Homeless Union
By Alastair Boone on The National Union of the Homeless has been instrumental in securing basic human rights for homeless people for decades. We spoke to founding member, Anthony Prince.
In Dialogue
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In Dialogue is a column in which Street Spirit speaks with community leaders.
In Dialogue with Sakhone Lasaphangthong: An advocate for unhoused people in Oakland Chinatown
By Alastair Boone on Sakhone is a community organizer who has become a key player Oakland Chinatown's homeless response.
Who holds the key to housing? CA’s project Homekey enters next phase
By Paolo Bicchieri on To learn more about Project Homekey, Street Spirit got on the phone with Ora Prochovnick and Tyler Rougeau of Eviction Defense Collaborative
COVID-19 in the homeless community: In Dialogue with Dr. Harrison Alter
By Alastair Boone on At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, it seemed a given that the virus would ravage the homeless community—but this has not taken place. We spoke to Dr. Harrison Alter about why.
What’s that book Street Spirit vendors are selling?
By Alastair Boone on In July 2019, Rick Paulas generously donated hundreds of copies of his book, Eastern Span, for Street Spirit vendors to sell along with their papers. Because of this success, he donated an additional 775 books for our vendors to sell in the coming months.
In Dialogue: Lil B talks music, humanity, and homelessness
By Alastair Boone and Elias Domingo on After he dropped the song “Street Spirit Newspaper" in February 2020, we connected with Lil B to talk about his life, career, the song, and more.
In Dialogue with US Congresswoman Ihan Omar
By Ann-Derrick Gaillot on We caught up with US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar about housing, the coronavirus pandemic, and her first term in Congress.
In Dialogue with Matthew Desmond
By Anna Pedersen on It’s time to rethink eviction policies in light of the coronavirus crisis, says author Matthew Desmond, who has been tracking eviction moratoriums, utility cutoff bans and other renter protections during the pandemic.
In Dialogue with Dr. Jason Reinking—aka “Dr. Jay”—of LifeLong Medical Care
By Ricky Rodas on Dr. Jay speaks about how unsheltered people can protect themselves during these tough times, and what their housed neighbors can do to provide support.
In Dialogue with Moms 4 Housing co-founder Dominique Walker
By Alastair Boone on Street Spirit sat down with Dominique Walker to talk about her history as an organizer, and the future of the Moms 4 Housing movement.
The early days: a conversation with Street Spirit co-founder Sally Hindman
By Alastair Boone on In 1995, Sally Hindman wanted to start a home- less advocacy newspaper in the East Bay. Street Sheet already existed in San Francisco, and she saw an opportunity in Berkeley and Oakland. She quickly enlisted Terry Messman to be the founding editor and together, they got to work.
In Dialogue with Rick Paulas
By Alastair Boone on In July, Rick Paulas generously donated hundreds of copies of his book, Eastern Span, for Street Spirit vendors to sell