tiny (lisa) gray-garcia aka “PovertySkola” and co-founder of POOR Magazine was invited to speak at Beyt Tikkun's 2026 High Holiday (Yom Kippur) services. Beyt Tikkun says in their description of the event, "We believe that a Judaism Beyond Zionism calls us not to look elsewhere for belonging or liberation, but to root deeply where we are: cultivating presence, telling the truth, grieving what is broken, celebrating what is beautiful, and transforming our spiritual practice i

This clip of Poor Peoples Radio podcast features a conversation with Jessica from the Berkeley Homeless Union, ally of houseless folks, Robbie Powelson, and former council member, Cheryl Davila, on the topic of the recent sweeps on Harrison Street in so-called Berkeley. The news media are spreading a false narrative that the deaths from leptospirosis were connected to the Harrison Street encampment when the deaths actually took place in an RV about an mile away. To see the wh

Teddy Gant Jr and his wife, Vanessa By Cattrell When I was a kid, I didn't have a lot of time with my family and I always loved helping others, so this story really touched me. This is the story of Teddy Gant Jr, a male birth doula from Houston, Texas. When Teddy was 12, he learned from his mom that he almost died when she was giving birth. Because of this, he cared a lot about becoming a doula and a person that takes care of kids. From that young age onwards, he held a visio

Por Maria/By Maria (English below) SEPTIEMBRE 21 DE 2026 Yo Maria Cordero como migrante relato estas vivencias al cruzar de mi tierra natal hacia el hermoso sueño americano con mucha valentía. Llevas muchas experiencias trágicas y muy malas y enfermas yo platico esto por tener la suerte de comentarlo. En una de las caminatas siempre cuidándonos de la migración en ese paso es como una gran experiencia aterradora como ver a personas fallecidas y a familiares que por venir

By Rebecca Dawn Wu If an SRO like the four that are being sold by the Tenderloin TNDC are run by a non-profit and decommissioned, then they must provide future placement of its tenants and absorb the costs. But in that narrow window where the new owner has the time to decide if it will continue to have the property run by a non-profit, or be converting it to for profit, and the city declares it will be decommissioned as an SRO, then the new owner has options they would not o

Press Contacts: Tiny Gray-Garcia (510) 435-7500 Adrian Diamond, Green Diamond Projects (661) 210-5764 Sabrina (704) 804-0908 Unhoused, formerly Houseless disabled youth, families, and elders from California have created a movie about their lives and their ancestors lost to the ongoing violence of homelessness, evictions, gentrification, poLice terror, and sweeps across the US. The Southern UnTour honors houseless ancestors from Atlanta, North & South Carolina and beyond. Mo

Por Maria (English below) Fecha a 14 de septiembre de 2026 Tema sobre los vendedores y comerciantes Para todo tipo de gente ambulante que requiere un permiso pero muchas de las veces, por no tener lo monetario ni documentos. Es más difícil y muchas de las veces por temor. En situaciones de calle toman los riesgos de pasar desapercibido y por esa razón no tienen otra pauta más que seguir adelante. Con o sin tienen que pagar muchas cosas como renta y gastos exagerados, sin esc

TRABAJADORES EN LA VENDIMIA AMBULANTE Por Gloria (English version below) Soy una persona que vive en esta comunidad que sido vendedora en la calle me impacta en corazón saber que igual que a mi nos siguen maltratando a los trabajadores del comercio ambulante porque aunque nos traten como delincuentes, ante todo somos trabajadores que queremos llevar economía a nuestros hogares y resolver los gastos que se generan allí. La falta de empleos nos orilla a trabajar en diversas for

This clip of Poor Peoples Radio podcast features a conversation Former Councilmember Cheryl Davila on a sweep in in occupied Huichin (Berkeley), at Eighth and Harrison, and draws connections between the settler colonial violence on Turtle Island and Palestine. To see the whole episode go to PoorNewsNetwork channel on Youtube Poor Peoples Radio podcast is a media access project of Poor Magazine broadcast on PNN-KEXU 96.1fm - “the crossroads” - dedicated to providing media acc