As we reported Friday, homeless advocates announced Valentine’s Weekend that they’ve been running a “modern underground railroad” of sorts: they’ve been taking over some of Minneapolis’ hundreds of foreclosed and vacant homes to provide shelter for homeless…
While delivering a where’s-the-love message on Valentine’s Day may seem like a gimmick, an action by homeless advocates to be announced this weekend is anything but a stunt, according to its organizer. On Saturday, Cheri Honkala of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign will reveal to members of the media its long-running project to find housing for homeless people in some of the many foreclosed and vacant homes on Minneapolis’ North Side and South Side.
Protesters blame police for violence that broke out at the conclusion of last night’s protest parade organized by the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign. The group’s national organizer, Cheri Honkala, spoke to reporters this morning at…
Reports of media suppression by local law enforcement have activists concerned that their message might not get heard — and that a free press at the Republican National Convention will be trumped as police throw homeland security in front of the cameras.
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