22nd Houseless Family moves into Homefulness- a homeless peoples solution to homelessness
- Tiny Gray
- Nov 25, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 16, 2024
Houseless people build rent-free, forever, healing housing in deep East Oakland and welcome in their 22nd houseless family.
What: Welcoming in Ceremony
When: 8am Friday, November 29th
Where: Homefulness 8032 MacArthur Bl , East Oakland, Ca
"I am excited and scared and so happy to finally reunite with my daughters after struggling with homelessness for over 10 years, we finally have a home," said LeaJay Harper, Houseless resident of Wood Street Commons and now Homeful at Homefulness.
While this classist, racist, ableist, government legislates against us houseless people, we build our own solutions, healing solutions, because after the trauma of homelessness it isn't only housing that we need and we as poor and houseless survivors know what we need to keep us permanently safe and housed
From Grants Pass Vs Johnson to Governor Newsom and London Breed, Karen Bass, Sheng Tao and Eric Adams, all of these towns across occupied Turtle Island are waging a war against houseless residents. Sweeping, disappearing and arresting us to nowhere.Our poor people-led research, RoofLess Radio WeSearch, has revealed the deadly impact of the violence of sweeps, bus tickets, jail-like motel rooms, navigation centers, temporary shelters, cabins, and arrests, that are killing us. The insane part of all the millions and billions spent on disappearing, sweeping and incarcerating us is we have actual solutions created by us for us - solutions like Camp Resolution, Wood Street Commons, Aetna Street solidarity, Reclaiming Our Homes and Homefulness to name a few.
Homefulness #1 was an 11 year long journey
In 2022, after being blocked for over 11 years by the City of Oakland, the 1st Homefulness project located at 8032 MacArthur bl was finally allowed to open its doors to houseless families, elders and youth. Friday's ceremony makes 21 formerly houseless, now homeful, residents living in rent-free forever healing housing.
POOR Magazine is currently working with houseless communities in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and West Oakland at Wood Street to open their own versions of this powerful and doable dream we call Homefulness.
"Friday's event is celebrating a Herstoric Day- 530 years after the violence of colonization we poor and indigenous peoples are building our own solutions..". Muteado Silencio- formerly houseless co-founder,povertyskola and lead builder Homefulness
"With permission, prayer and guidance from 1st Nations Ohlone, Lisjan leaders we are opening a 2nd site for our own self-determined solutions of Healing Housing without the Lie of Rent... only possible because of the radical redistribution of conscious housed residents with resources radically redistributing to us poor peoples so we can mamafest this dream," tiny aka povertyskola, formerly houseless co-founder, povertyskola and visionary of Homefulness
LeaJay Harper's story of finally reuniting with her daughters after a decade of homelessness is truly heartwarming. It highlights the importance of community-led solutions like Homefulness, which offer more than just shelter; they provide a healing space for families. The resilience shown by the residents of Homefulness is inspiring, especially in the face of systematic challenges. As someone who believes in grassroots movements, I'm excited to see how projects like this can transform lives. For those interested in similar community-driven initiatives, you can explore more at GWYF Guide.
It's inspiring to see how Homefulness is creating a real community for those formerly facing homelessness, like LeaJay Harper reuniting with her daughters. This model of self-determined housing is a powerful example of what can be achieved when people come together. For anyone involved in community planning or looking to understand alternative housing solutions, insights from projects like these can be really valuable. If you're curious about practical survival strategies, you might find Decaying Winter Wiki helpful for broader context.
It's inspiring to see the 22nd houseless family welcomed into Homefulness after such a long struggle. LeaJay Harper's story highlights the resilience of those facing homelessness and the importance of community-driven solutions. This initiative shows how grassroots efforts can create lasting change. For those involved in planning similar projects, understanding the impact of community-led housing can be crucial. Tools for assessing data, like the significant figures calculator at Significant Figures Calculator, might help in organizing and presenting findings effectively to stakeholders.
Thank you for your work, imagination, courage, and determination. You are the best of us and model what it looks like to be “good at being human,” as my friend Kiese Laymon has written.