

8 Years Old: Haitian Boy Kidnapped by ICE
ICE agents walk the kidnapped boy into the San Diego federal building An eight year old boy from Haiti was taken away like he was just trash. I myself feel the pain from what happened to him, like it was happening to me when I was young, so I for sure have a connection with this story. This crazy drama unfolded and happened to an eight year old Haitian boy whose dad lost his protected status while he was at school. He was taken away, not by the cops but the shady ICE immigrat
Cattrell
2 days ago


The Homefulness Yelamu Vision by Poverty Skolas (Español Debajo)
Writing Prompt: What are your visions and wishes for the Yelamu (so-called San Francisco) Homefulness land? Ricardo I wish there were aid programs available to everyone and for the community. Cesar It would be good if it were a place for people who have nowhere to live. Or if not, a place where they could help poor people with different aspects of guidance. Choco It's very difficult being homeless and unemployed. I wish no one had to go through what I went through, and I wish
POORMAG
3 days ago


Mercado de Cambio: Call for Vendors (Space Limited!) | Convocatoria de Vendadores (¡espacio limitado!)
This years Mercado de Cambio / Tha Po' Sto' - poor people's holiday art market of change - is December 19th at 2 pm. Pull up for the best OG art, ComeUnity crafts, handcrafted medicine, music, free yummy food, poetry, Prayer and love - spend yo holiday dollaz wit the povertyskolaz! On the sacred land us houseless peoples call Homefulness <3 Este año Mercado de Cambio - mercado de las artes navidenas para los pobres - es el 19 de diciembre a las 14:00. Únete a nosotros para d
POORMAG
3 days ago


Cazo Gaza y sus inundaciones sin salida/Gaza and inescapable flooding
English below Fecha a 9 de noviembre 2026 Cazo Gaza y sus inundaciones sin salida Las autoridades sanitarias son sin poder hacer nada por la situación y es que al llover mucho en ese tipo de zona, provoca derrumbes, y demasiada inestabilidad. Para la gente, muchos son atendidos de que quieren apoyo, pero desafortunadamente no se los dan por las diferencias de estados o países. Y es cuando empiezan todas las enfermedades (desde un resfrío de pulmones y gripes entre otras en
Maria
5 days ago


Día de Muertos
Fecha a 2 de noviembre 2026 Date: November 2, 2026 Hoy en este día es el más fuerte de la celebración de los muertos. Empieza el día 28 de octubre y los días más fuertes son el 1 y 2 de noviembre. En mi cultura, se resguardan esos días para celebrar en grande con nuestros ancestros y llevarles flores, veladoras, comida, música, y hasta vestirse con disfraces, comer lo que más les gustaba, hasta tomar con ellos los fieles difuntos. Para nosotros la muerte es un símbolo de ale
Maria
5 days ago


“Everyone is Angry” on RyuKyu Islands; Naha, Okinawa and JapanMARINE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANNA YAGI’S DEATH
Momii Palapaz “I just can’t accept this anymore. As a woman, I absolutely cannot tolerate it. How many more women in Okinawa (RYUKYU ISLAND) have to suffer like this? We’re all angry. Everyone is angry. I have a daughter too and it's terrifying” said an elder on the streets of Naha, the capital. 39 year old Anna Yagi was robbed and strangled to death by Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, a Marine stationed at Okinawa military base October 3rd, 2026. The latest murder
Momii Palapaz
Nov 4


Street Newsroom Yelamu: Día de los Muertos
RoRoRo I would like to write about my abuelita. I met her a handful of times. What I remember the most was when I would go to Mexico. She had a lemon tree, and she would make me fresh lemonade. She was very important to my mom. To this day, she still wears black in remembering her. I believe I was her favorite grandson. I still walk with her. Much love & respect, RoRoRo Susan Daws Anderson I walk through, with my grandmas spirit. My ancestors were all very amazing past life
POORMAG
Nov 3


The Revolt of the Cockroach People/La rebelión de las cucarachas
Por/By Juan Francisco Esteva Martinez ENGLISH BELOW El movimiento de las cucarachas en la India surgió en mayo de 2026, después de que unas declaraciones del presidente de la Corte Suprema, que utilizó ese término despectivo, provocaran una reacción entre los jóvenes. En lugar de aceptar el insulto como una condena, lo transformaron en una identidad colectiva y una herramienta de movilización. Sus protestas contra las filtraciones de exámenes y por la rendición de cuentas en


The Financially Insecure Class: Why I Support Proposition 40
By/Por Juan Francisco Esteva Martinez ESPAÑOL DEBAJO Recently, I became very ill while visiting my family in San Francisco and needed to go to the emergency room for inflammation throughout my body. When I was employed and had health insurance, the decision was straightforward: get treatment now and pay the copayment later. Now, as a retiree without employer-sponsored coverage or eligibility for Medi-Cal, that decision is much harder. Like many people struggling financially,


Join the Neighborhood Housing Tour on Saturday 11/14 - visiting different housing models in so-called Oakland, including HOMEfulness
"Join the Oakland United Coalition in East Oakland on Saturday, November 14th for a Neighborhood Housing Tour to learn about the types of transformative housing models that could benefit folks in the Town! At each stop we will learn how affordable, communal, and green social housing models can create sustainable living for all. We will share community resources as well as ways to advocate for housing with dignity at the Coliseum site and in our communities. The Oakland United
POORMAG
Oct 29




