Tag Archives: homelessness
Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet
Tweet“We’re not going to allow minorities to run roughshod over what you people believe in!” Happy Black History Month, everyone. Melissa Harris-Perry is teaching a class on environmental justice… and you can kind of take it! Watching porn will turn you into even more of a godless pinko commie than you already are. “Old, Female [...]
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From Katie, some of the countless best of the year
Tweet1)Up with Chris Hayes drops systemic analysis on Penn State Because the post highlights a much-needed critical, thoughtful perspective, which challenges the sensationalism and irresponsible journalism which dominates our media and manages to focus on2) because Jos becomes the 438th person I know to claim Chris Hayes as her boyfriend. Chris Hayes, my morning talk [...]
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Video: Homeless family occupies forclosed home in Brooklyn
Tweet Transcript after the jump On Tuesday, with the support of neighbors, housing activists, and OWS protesters, a homeless family–Alfredo Carrasquillo, Tasha Glasgowa and their three children–took up residence in a foreclosed house in East New York. The move was part of a national day of action to mark the beginning of Occupy Our Homes, [...]
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Bad-Ass Woman of the Day: Cyndi Lauper
Tweet If you didn’t think you could love Cyndi Lauper more, think again. Not only is this woman a pop culture icon and incredible musician, but she’s a staunch LGBT advocate — so much that she’s opening a homeless shelter for LGBT youth in New York, called “True Colors.” She says in her press release: [...]
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