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. Movie Trailer HERE Crushing Wheelchairs Movie Southern UnTour Screenings Dates and Locations: From October 19-22 you can catch “Crushing Wheelchairs” in Atlanta GA, Columbia SC, Charlotte NC, and Durham NC! Monday Oct. 19: Morehouse College Shirley A. Massey Conference Center 5pm @morehousecollege 830 Westview Dr SW Atlanta, GA 30314 Tuesday Oct. 20: Babylon Kino 6:30pm @babylonkino 631 Harden Street, Suite I, Columbia, SC 29205 Wednesday Oct. 21: VisArt Video Theatre 6:30pm @visartvideo 3104 Eastway Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205 Thursday Oct. 22: The People’s Solidarity Hub 6pm @peoplessolidarityhub 1809 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC 27707 From Cornelius Taylor killed by a bulldozer in a sweep in Atlanta, to Abdul Wright who died on the streets of Charlotte, NC, and so many more unknown houseless residents who die every year across the US, Houseless and formerly houseless cultural workers from Oakland, Ca, who call themselves “povertyskolaz” bring the ground-breaking movie they have created about their lives and their communities' lives in poverty to four cities in the South beginning with MoreHouse College in Atlanta. Image of Cornelius Taylor - killed by a bulldozer in a sweep in Atlanta The powerful new movie depicts Six houseless residents of San Francisco, LA and Oakland live outside in tents, cardboard boxes & RVs, surviving together in community, interdependently, until each city deploys a giant machine and multiple poLice and state agencies that crush all of their belongings, tents, walkers, wheelchairs and more. The exciting new movie Crushing Wheelchairs, which incorporates magical realism, poetry, and myth in the stories of each of the characters, culminates in violent tragedy and hope rooted in decolonial self-determination. The production includes a cast of only houseless or formerly houseless and disabled actors who have been participants in a series of theatre and writing workshops led by formerly houseless screenwriter, povertyskola and poet Tiny (Lisa) Gray-Garcia aka @povertyskola. The film was produced in partnership with LA-based filmmaker, Adrian Diamond (Green Diamond Projects). "I had everything taken from me, things I will never be able to replace no matter how many hoops I went through—I could never get them back from CalTrans,” said Brokin Cloud. Houseless in Oakland for over fifteen years, Brokin Cloud is one of the over twenty co-creators, actors, and writers who have been meeting in a workshop led by the playwright, poet, actor and visionary PovertySkola also known as Tiny Gray-Garcia, who herself was a houseless child with her disabled mother for the majority of her childhood, and then again as a single mother with her son due to the violent gentrification of the Bay Area throughout the last decade. "I created this movie based on my life as a child and young adult who barely survived poverty and homelessness, criminalization, sweeps and incarceration. I created this movie based on my mama's life and the lives of countless fellow houseless youth, mamas, and elders who have barely survived and often died from the position of being without shelter in a system that values "private property" over people. Values the hoarding and acquiring of stolen resources and indigenous land over the safety of children and families and elders and disabled people, and actually views us as trash when we are outside—to be swept—or put to death," said writer and co-director tiny Gray-Garcia, formerly homeless, incarcerated, single mother, poet, co-founder with her mama Dee of POOR magazine, visionary of Homefulness and co-author of many publications including Criminal of Poverty - Growing Up Homeless in America and more. "This movie honors and pays tribute, prayer, and art to the stories and spirits of Cornelius Taylor, Abdul Wright, Steven Taylor, Tyrell Wilson, Luis Demetrio Góngora Pat, Luis Temaj, Laure McElroy, Anjileen “Green Eyes” Swan, Desiree Quintero, and Shannon Marie Bigley, and so many more, all who passed from the violence of sweeps, poLice terror, and hate of us poor people,” said Tiny. “This movie honors our lives as well—currently in struggle homeless poverty skolaz, in cities like ours where, in San Francisco we are being swept in the rain, or hosed down by individuals like art gallery owner Collier Gwin, or Oakland like the Wood Street Commons residents who were violently evicted from their longtime neighborhood in West Oakland in the middle of torrential rains.” Each screening of the movie includes Indigenous and all nations prayer for ancestors of homelessness, poLice terror and sweeps. As well, in all of the cities we are visiting, also besieged by violent sweeps, we are honored to be co-sponsored and in collaboration with Morehouse Sociology Department, Morehouse College and houseless sweeps and displacement survivors, mutual aid workers and advocates like the Community Land & Power, The Peoples Table, Food Not Bombs Charlotte, Durham Beyond Policing, Durham Community Fridges, Really, Really Free Market CLT and Reproductive Rights Coalition to name a few of the orgs signed into to support this powerful Untour. In addition to local organizers and houseless povertyskolaz, we will be featuring a discussion with sweeps and eviction survivors from POOR Magazine and their solution called Homefulness- a homeless peoples solution to homelessness that currently houses 24 houseless youth, adults and elders in rent-free forever housing and that survived the violent sweeps of their entire community and now work as advocates. The film has recently premiered to sold-out audiences in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles. Read reviews from the Movie HERE Watch the film's TRAILER here: Follow @poormagazine for Livestream coverage of events. www.PoorMagazine.org Abdul Wright- who died on the streets of Charlotte

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 aquí a este lugar de Estados Unidos y querer sacar a su gente adelante. Iba en uno de los grupos, donde esas personas perdieron la vida en el desierto y la persona que falleció al instante disparando los policías seguían atacando eso es espantoso chicas violadas por los mismos abusando, sin pensar en los daños que estaban causando en ese instante . Algunas de las compañeras, todas golpeadas y lastimadas por que la misma gente que se presta para, para pasarnos son también irresponsables con tal de sacar dinero son corruptos, De lado y lado las fronteras hoy y siempre han sido controladas, por migración y policías polleros o coyotes, de quien tenemos que cuidarnos si adonde sea es lo mismo y los mismos, Van de la mano todo por dinero y mafia. Hoy en día más fuerte ice, ellos siguen en fronteras haciendo enteramente los mismos sin frenar esa situación. Puesto que si lo comento por mi paso de la frontera, también fui muy perjudicada como muchos conocidos y más. Desde violación hasta quedarnos sin comida ni líquidos para sobrevivir hasta poder burlar con diferentes personas y así continuar mi sueño que desde muy pequeña tenía en mente venir y cumplir mis deseos. Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez was shot by ICE on September 20, 2026 while delivering food for DoorDash in Austin. He is still being held in an ICE jail with a bullet still lodged in his back. English September 21, 2026: I, Maria Cordero, a migrant, recount the experiences of leaving my native land to pursue the beautiful American Dream with great courage. I endured many tragic, terrible, and harrowing experiences; I share this story because I am fortunate enough to be able to tell it. During the treks, always trying to avoid immigration authorities, it was truly a terrifying experience, seeing people, even family members, die. They had come to the United States hoping to provide a better life for their families; I was in one of the groups where people lost their lives in the desert. One person died instantly after being shot; the police kept attacking. It was horrific, women being raped by the very people who were supposed to be helping us, abusers without a thought for the harm they were causing in that moment. Some of my female companions were beaten and injured because the people who agreed to smuggle us across are irresponsible and corrupt, driven only by the desire to make money. On both sides, the borders have always been controlled by immigration agents, police, and smugglers, polleros or coyotes. Who can we trust when it is the same situation and the same people everywhere? They are all in league together, driven by money and the mafia. Today, ICE is even more aggressive; they remain at the borders, doing exactly the same things without any halt to the situation. I speak of this because of my own journey across the border; I, too, suffered greatly just like many people I knew, and others. I endured everything from rape to running out of food and water needed to survive, all while trying to evade capture with various guides so I could continue pursuing the dream I had held since childhood: coming here and fulfilling my wishes.

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 otherwise have, like giving the tenants money to go. When a property is decommissioned by the city, they will no longer be providing support services like case managers or 24 desk clerks nor subsidies for the tenants. Now that I started working, I do intend to get off the subsidy, and just recently moved into an SRO from the shelter. I think that might be what’s about to happen to the four prime perfectly located properties next to one of the world's greatest transportation hubs like the civic center or steps away from Powell BART and Muni Station. The one at the civic center is next door to UC LAW SF on McAllister St. If this has been intentional, then tenants should have the same rights under the law as if it’s owned by a non-profit. But if sold and now not run by a non-profit, the new owner can continue with the subsidies program with the city, or not. If they decide to continue as it is now, and tenants get to stay, then they have to hire a non-profit management company like THC to manage it. It would not be allowed to make money. They could choose to keep vacant properties rooms open and not place anyone in there until everyone moves out eventually. That would mean great losses and maybe get into the red. It would not be a high vacancy because no tenants are applying and it's an Intentional Vacancy Freeze. Vacancy issue is not a reason for a sale by TNDC. The non-profit TNDC was funded by private donors with the covenant that the money be used to buy properties to be run by it for low income or homeless people. They could sue. I do think the McAllister property would be better as student housing if the city took care of the current tenants and provided alternative placement, not some lump sum cash. I think there is a clear intentional freeze now as seen on the seller's real estate website that shows under the property details that nobody has moved in since April 1st, which is also the month that the city announced it will be decommissioning four SRO. They will announce later which ones. No person has been approved since March to move in —except me —just now six months later, but before the sale, which led me to investigate a little bit. I was informed by my SRO that the city (HSH) was offering me a reasonable accommodation of a unit with a toilet at an SRO with a different non-profit called TNDC, and that was four hours after my fresh ink signed as tenant organizer which is like a union but you're a volunteer rep for the Hotel or Apartment. A stipend covers only certain activities like meetings so any time with individual tenants outside those set hours is pure volunteer which is amazing some of the non-profits have this. Although I suddenly became top of the list to get an SRO accommodation through HSH, I was informed I had to apply as well, but for sure I got the offer. I didn’t want to sign the contract until I saw it, but did do the application which is what AI said to do. I toured the 141 Eddy St. SRO, and it was really nice inside compared to where I am at now in an older building. It was amazing, but not the tenant organizer. Anyone who hasn’t lived there 32 days is not considered a permanent tenant, and I think they may not have to provide alternative housing if the city decommissioned it. I’m not sure what I’m going to do, but I have a few more days to decide. I think it’s possible the seller, the city, and any potential buyer knows the city will decommission it if that’s what the new owners want, which will give them an edge because the seller claims they can choose which path to take - either stay as a city subsidy for SRO or go private. So what about this window between the time the new buyer finalizes in escrow, and the city decommissioning right after? Under the Ellis Act, they can convert and end all the supportive permanent housing and evict, but instead of guaranteeing alternative housing by HSH, they can give them ten grand or six more if a family, disabled, or elderly. They have to give 120 days notice with money, or if elderly and/or disabled, then one year. It's not clear what the new seller will do and there are other options. See below. WHY IS TNDC SELLING, AND IS THEIR CLAIM ACCURATE? The claim by TNDC is that they are selling four SRO due to high vacancy, costly repairs for maintenance of the building, and to be more financially stable. To be really transparent, the non-profit should post their finances online in my opinion. If they are dollar to dollar transparent then it would make sense. Investors and people donated millions for the purpose of housing homeless people or other low income people. It’s possible their hands are tied knowing, in the down low or back alley, that it’s going to be decommissioned and want to sell first making it easier. TNDC owns their own buildings, so if it’s going to be decommissioned then they really can’t keep it. I don’t think the city would decommission without TNDC approval, and if they want to sell it, it’s beneficial to be sold first then decommissioned as they won’t be responsible for moving people. So they know the unwritten plan, or maybe written confidential MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), if there is immediate decommissioning right after buying. If a buyer purchases the property from TNDC and the building is decommissioned right away, the new owner is heavily restricted by San Francisco’s Hotel Conversion Ordinance (HCO). They cannot simply clear the building or convert it into a different use, but they can change things so the tenants have to move. How or what path they take when they buy is the unknown. The for-profit buyer may sue TNDC or the city for fraud or failure to disclose imminent defunding. I think the city is letting them know through the MOU posted on the seller's website. https://www.colliers.com/en/properties#first=30&sort=relevancy&f:listingtype=[All%20Listings]&f:recenttransactions=[0]&f:location=California%20%3E%20San%20Francisco The real estate company will not provide it, but they may not know it is public record in HSH (Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing). HSH would be in violation of not providing it to the public in a public records request. They might try to claim attorney confidentiality, but it’s a sale MOU and a judge in a writ of mandate for that public record requests usually side with public transparency and it’s not legal communication. Someone or a non-profit could just easily file a writ for public records request after being denied the information. THE BIG QUESTION The big question is what is the difference in tenant rights between decommissioning SRO subsidies by HSH in SF from a non-profit like TNDC versus a new owner and getting a decommission notice from the city? TNDC TNDC would be contractually obligated to engage in an orderly re-housing or relocation plan to transfer tenants into alternative Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) sites if the city gives a notice of the decommissioning while they own and operate it. IF A NEW BUYER BUYS If a new owner buys, and it is then determined by the city to decommission, various paths can be taken, but the law has leeways and unknowns. I am not sure. This will be very harmful to me to move in the long run. The moment escrow closes, the new owner—for-profit or non-profit—becomes the legal landlord. Even if the city pulls the funding contract two days later, the individual tenants do not lose their right to occupy the building under the San Francisco Rent Ordinance. But they have different paths they can take, and they could possibly have tenants move out without providing a new place. I am not clear, but it's possible under the Ellis Act or maybe other ways. The city should clarify this in the sale, and make the real estate agency explain it clearly for the tenants. The savings on the flexible paths they speak of is, I think, where they no longer have supportive housing. Thus savings on all those costs, in maybe millions, for the supportive staff and more that is required in SRO subsidized housing that is paid for by the city and contracts with a non-profit. They must have a non-profit run it if they own it, but they do not have to be a non-profit to own. Under the Ellis Act they could turn the units into individual units to sell, but that might not be possible because they do not have kitchens or full bathrooms unless they do construction. I don't know. But if it ends up a coordinated displacement by the city, new owner, and past owner, then it might be wrongful displacement. Tenants in SF, all of them, can get free legal attorney help to see what qualifies as wrongful displacement. Go to Eviction Defense Collaborative (EDC). If it was a scheme, then intentionally reducing essential housing services to make a unit unlivable or to force low-income tenants into a position where they cannot comply with their lease is considered a Constructive Eviction. The important thing, I think, is that tenants learn what options they have. Look at everything transparently. They might not have the same options if TNDC is the owner when/if they get notice of a decommission. I don't know. If they stay with HSH and the city does not decommission, then they would have to find a non-profit to run it because the HSH master lease agreement would only be done with a non-profit running it. They would have to hire one. Yet, they can take another path. https://www.sf.gov/departments--homelessness-and-supportive-housing The Hotel Conversion Ordinance (HCO). If the city successfully relocates all tenants out of the building as part of the decommissioning process, a for-profit buyer cannot simply remodel the building into luxury student housing or a boutique hotel. The building remains flagged as a "Residential Hotel" under SF Administrative Code Chapter 41. To change that use, the owner must still navigate the planning department and pay millions in replacement fees. It’s not clear how decommissioning would take that off the Chapter 41. I don't know that. Federal (HUD) Rules for Non-Renewal do not apply to our SF SRO sales. Under 24 CFR § 983.206, the owner must notify the Public Housing Authority (PHA) and all assisted tenants at least one full year (12 months) before the contract terminates or expires. HOWEVER, many local SROs used for supportive housing operate via city grants, local contracts, or master leases between the city/non-profits and private landlords, rather than federal PBV HAP contracts. Their funding renewals and operational agreements are governed by local city contracting rules and state law rather than 24 CFR § 983.206. The COPA Purchase Process (Pre-Sale to 60 Days Post-Close): Before the sale even finalizes, San Francisco’s Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) (SF Admin. Code Chapter 41B) fundamentally dictates the non-profit timeline. THE FALL OUT IF they do the Ellis Act and evict everyone or raise rents that are still low but not affordable, then eventually they might get evicted, but that's not sure. I do not see any laws that require the HSH or the new owner to guarantee by law a new replacement, and the city wants to have less supportive permanent housing. What other paths exist is unknown. If they pay them out or if I move, and they don't notify me until after the 31 or 32 days making me a permanent tenant by law, then money may not last in a hostel like I did before while on unemployment. Back to the start it seems. It can take years to get into an SRO and ten grand sounds lovely, but it’s no guarantee especially for those on GA or other very low income that won’t qualify them for regular low income rent. They would have to compete with others if they do not have the best credit. After I contacted the company about the MOU a few days later, just this weekend I see they took off 270 Turk, one of the four properties being sold by TNDC. 44 McAllister, 141 Eddy, and 34 Turk are still for sale. The MOU or confidential contract of some sort is confidential, but tenants and others or I could file a Writ if the City HSH does not provide it. It's funded through the government so it is ours to see. Did they know everything about the potential decommission, and/or was it already set to happen? https://www.colliers.com/en/properties#first=30&sort=relevancy&f:listingtype=[All%20Listings]&f:recenttransactions=[0]&f:location=California%20%3E%20San%20Francisco WHAT RESOURCES ARE THERE, WHAT CAN TENANTS DO, AND WHAT ARE THEIR RIGHTS I love SF. Tenants have legal rights to an attorney unlike most cities. I am glad I am writing this and my experience so if readers are tenants, they can find help. If it was a scheme to not have TNDC help in the transfer of tenants for the sale of property, and/or the property did not have real fiscal issues, then tenants can potentially sue for their rights and at least find out with free legal help if they get evicted with the new owners. They can go to several places for help and some are below: Eviction Defense Collaborative (EDC) Housing Rights Committee (HRCSF) Legal Assistance to the Elderly (LAE) Central City SRO Collaborative The EDC can help get an attorney so that everyone, regardless of income, gets an eviction notice. Tenant Right to Counsel (Prop F), which I did not know about until researching this last week. Wow. They handle the court-appointed Tenant Right to Counsel program under SF Admin Code Chapter 58 or Independent Citywide Tenant Organizing: Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco (HRCSF). They are an independent, grassroots tenant union structure that does not answer to the major supportive housing providers and can help organize a campaign. Sweet. For Seniors & Disabled Coordination: Reach out to Legal Assistance to the Elderly (LAE). San Francisco Tenants Union (SFTU) What they do: SFTU provides hands-on counseling to help tenants Address: 558 Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94110 WHAT WILL I DO? But I’m not sure I’m willing to take that risk. They could just pay people out and then I’m back at a hostel or where I can stretch the money I get. If I moved in under TNDC, there would be a guarantee if the decommissioning happened before the sale. I intend to pay full rent in the near future, but I have been in another place, a room paying high rent and when my job changed and life happened, I ended up in my car, and eventually at a shelter for six months. Soon after I applied for a case manager and desk clerk. I did not get them, but got offered a place where I am at. It's much older than the one offered to me, and not nearly as nice, but I like the staff, the company, and the tenants for the most part. A community is hard to leave. I will say, one day if I own property, I would still want to will it to TNDC and/or the city for help for people in SF. I believe there is an energy flow when a move goes to good things, even if the flow is not perfect. THE ISSUE THAT THESE SRO ARE COSTLY AND THE CITY MAYBE INTENDED TO DO THE RIGHT THING This is real, but it would be good to see clear dollar for dollar costs and funding that is provided for TNDC by the city. However, these four appear to be in nice condition. I can see that selling these prime properties would be more beneficial to TNDC to keep things going for the fifty or so SROs they do have. This would be the first time selling in almost half a century or something like that. If they are the ones set to be decommissioned, I think it adds layers of darker clouds that need clarity. In fairness, I think the mayor, though I am not sure I agree, is doing things to bring costs down for the city, and intends to do the right thing. But transparency is warranted. https://davisvanguard.org/2025/12/aging-sro-properties-crisis/ OTHER WEBSITES to look at. What Is San Francisco’s Homeless Strategy? by Randy Shaw on April 13, 2026 https://beyondchron.org/what-is-san-franciscos-homeless-strategy/ San Francisco Tenants Union Ellis Act Convictions https://sftu.org/ellis/# The “Ellis Act” is a state law which says that landlords have the unconditional right to evict tenants to “go out of business.” Ellis Act evictions generally are used to change the use of the building. Most Ellis evictions are used to convert rental units to condominiums, using loopholes in the condo law…Standard Tenants: Receive a 120-day notice. Senior or Disabled Tenants: If a tenant is at least 62 years old or disabled and has lived there for at least a year, they are entitled by law to an extension, giving them a full 12-month (1-year) notice to vacate Under special reasons a landlord can evict tenants https://www.sf.gov/information--evictions-based-substantial-rehabilitation “A landlord may evict a tenant pursuant to Ordinance Section 37.9(a)(12) in order to perform substantial rehabilitation…”

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 escusa. Y luego son caros esos permisos pidiendo varios requisitos que muchas de las veces, nos cuesta trabajo obtenerlos. Por ser humildes en el juego de las olimpiadas de 2028 hubo amenazas y bajaron la guardia de los vendedores esto fue en Vermont. Y a parte eliminaron estacionamientos con la clave 89 vendedores. Ese uno de estos cazos. También hubo el caso de Jesús Sotelo un gran vendedor de helados afuera de las escuelas el pasado 5 de agosto también fue despojado de sus cosas por orden de los que ordenan quitarlos, Y sin más ni menos lo agredieron y no tuvo más remedio que acceder a lo que le decían hasta dejarlo sin su valiosa mercancía. Así que en todos los estados generalmente están tratando y esto también, ha sido desde años remotos considerando nada y hoy en día es más duro cada día obtener este permiso. Otro caso de Carolina en una plática que entable con ella apenas aquí en Oakland. Tristemente me comento hacía poco habían ido unas personas despojándola de su mercancía y que había vuelto a comprar todo porque todo se lo tiraron y que ella pagaba renta y tiene hijos que mantener y vender pupusas para sostenerse y diferentes platillos poniendo así sin pagarles ese permiso a escondidas. Y así como esa historia y temas hay muchos, a nivel mundial. maria ch cordero bravo La policía y los trabajadores municipales confiscan toda la mercancía y los alimentos de los vendedores y los cargan en un camión de basura. Police and city workers steal all of vendors supplies and food and out in dump truck. ENGLISH Dated September 14, 2026 Subject: Street vendors and merchants This concerns all kinds of itinerant vendors who need a permit but often face obstacles, whether due to a lack of funds or missing documentation. It is difficult, and often fear plays a role as well. Working on the street, they take the risk of trying to fly under the radar. They have no choice but to keep moving forward. Regardless of the circumstances, they must cover costs like rent and exorbitant expenses. There are no excuses. Furthermore, permits are expensive and come with numerous requirements that are often very difficult for us to meet. For example, in the lead-up to the 2028 Olympics, threats were made and enforcement intensified against vendors, this happened in the Vermont area. Additionally, parking spaces were eliminated, a move linked to the "Code 89" vendor enforcement. That is just one such instance. There was also the case of Jesús Sotelo, a dedicated ice cream vendor who worked outside schools; on August 5th, his goods were confiscated by order of the authorities. He was assaulted without warning and had no choice but to comply with their demands, ultimately losing his valuable merchandise. This is happening across the states; generally, they are trying to crack down. A situation that has persisted for years with little regard for the vendors, and obtaining a permit is becoming harder by the day. Another case involves Carolina; I recently spoke with her here in Oakland. Sadly, she told me that people had come and confiscated her merchandise. She had to buy everything all over again because her stock had been thrown away. She pays rent and has children to support, selling pupusas and other dishes to make ends meet, often doing so secretly to avoid paying for that permit. There are many stories and issues like these, all over the world. María Ch. Cordero Bravo

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 formas de venta. Mi comunidad y yo somos personas valiosas para la economía de california. En Oakland en el Boulevard Macarthur había un hermano llamado Mohamed que vendía barbecue este hermano es un excelente vecino que vende sus productos a precio accesible y ademas siempre esta proveyéndoles un plato de comida a los que la pobreza y su situación de pobreza les impide tener estos alimentos. De esta manera nos ha enseñado a ser mas humanos y bondadosos. Hace dos semanas su negocio fue cerrado argumentando que no tiene permisos. Es importante que la comunidad no permita que la ciudad nos siga perjudicando a nosotros y a nuestros amados vecinos. chispita. La policía y los trabajadores municipales confiscan toda la mercancía y los alimentos de los vendedores y los cargan en un camión de basura. Police and city workers steal all of vendors supplies and food and out in dump truck. ENGLISH Street Vendors By Gloria I live in this community and have been a street vendor myself; it deeply affects me to see how street vendors are mistreated—something I have experienced firsthand. Although we are often treated like criminals, we are, first and foremost, workers trying to support our families and cover basic expenses. A lack of employment drives us to engage in various forms of street vending. My community and I make a valuable contribution to California’s economy. On MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland, there was a man named Mohamed who sold barbecue. He is an excellent neighbor who offers his products at affordable prices and always provides food to those who cannot afford it due to poverty. Through these actions, he has taught us to be more humane and kind. Two weeks ago, his business was shut down on the grounds that he lacked the proper permits. It is important that, as a community, we do not allow the city to continue harming us and our beloved neighbors. Chispita.

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Illustration by Alghozy on Unsplash By Catrell I, Catrell, was a vendor and sold barbecue chicken and ribs and dessert. Days were peaceful and good. Then in Oakland 2018, I was shut down by the police, just like my fellow food vendors who were just trying to survive. I had the proper vendor paperwork, so I think the police shut me down because of my color and because they hated me for no reason. Vendors around the world, all different colors, are being treated like trash and it needs to stop. Peace needs to be set free and peace needs to be made. We already have to pay for food and for so much more, so I believe food vendors should get their vendor licenses for free – the world is already rich enough.

Momii Palapaz, PNN May Day in Cuba 2016 “It is easier to change laws than to change minds. We consider Cuba as a Black country. You may have blond hair and blue eyes but genes tell another story”, said Second Secretary Gabriela Castillo from the Cuban embassy. The sister city of Oakland is Santiago. With the City of Oakland cultural and arts commission, Black artists and writers visit and work directly with the Cuban people. The fumes of diesel were suffocating. It was in the 90’s, when we arrived, humid and sweaty. But we were filled with excitement, arriving on the land of the Cuban people. This sovereign nation of Indigenous Taino, Siboney and Guallanayabelle and African and Spanish descendants is free of imperialist domination, yet are bombarded by decades of US embargos on everything to survive. The roar of vehicle traffic and multitudes of tourists crowded the city streets of Havana. We soaked in the ambience of colonial Spanish architecture, mixed with American made cars barreling down the boulevard with an overload of customers. “32,000 pregnant women need ultrasound. Cuba has free medical (care). So this is a collective punishment. (There is) 4% to 9% deaths of children.” The U.S. is ‘blocking (any) legal possibility of trade. Cuba has paid for goods but (they) are not shipped…denying money, supplies (and) every policy is about starving, killing Cubans.”, said Cuban Embassy First Secretary Sulia Páez Chacon. “12,000 children have cancer. The impact of the policy to block trade is to discredit Cuban society.” We need to support Cuba and build solidarity. Cuba is undergoing a “Silent Gaza”. In commemoration of Black August, the Oakland Rising opened their office for “‘Eyes on Cuba’: A Conversation About Humanitarian Conditions Facing Cuba in the Midst of Crippling U.S. Blockade”. Over 100 people gathered. Many were from delegations like the longtime solidarity visits from the Venceremos Brigade. With Sulia Paez Chacon and Roz Myers, Eyes on Cuba The neighborhoods throughout the island are all organized into decision making groups..“You cannot have a revolution if people don’t know how to read. Nothing will work if everyone isn't involved. Political decisions are not top down but neighborhood to neighborhood” said representative Castillo, Why the hate over a small sovereign country off the coast of Florida? The US has attempted domination for over 70 years. It has attempted murder of then President Fidel Castro hundreds of times. Its ban on transporting everything to do with survival has suffocated, strangled and created deadly consequences for more than 11 million people. This sickening blockade is the way the US deals with countries who do not want to be colonized by the U.S. There are no companies protesting the blockade and embargo on trade. The US government is threatening countries worldwide that if they do business with Cuba, they too will be sanctioned, threatened with tariffs or other penalties for doing trade, money transactions and friendly diplomatic relations. The US cowed 40 banks in countries around the world to stop transacting with Cuba. Countries that previously allowed visas and travel to Cuba are now suspending documents to visit. I visited Cuba in 2016 with the Pastors for Peace delegation. Since my teens I wished to go and envied those who went before me. I took the trip to confirm my undying love for solidarity, support and sovereignty of countries like Cuba, who have historically determined to be free. Haiti, on the island next to Cuba, has been suffering greatly from internal reactionaries and invasions by US, French and other imperialist powers. US is multiplying the torture with deportations of Temporary Protective Status Haitians who live on Turtle Island. Cuba’s history is a lush tropical land, with an abundance of minerals and genocide of the indigenous populations of Taino, Siboney and Guallanayabelle. Cuba was a flourishing island of Spanish conquest. They had already worked to death, raped and killed the native people. The need for new labor was vital to the future of Spanish profits. It was a desperate plan of trying to inhabit, control, militarize and capitalize on Cuba. Before the days of the “manifest destiny” of US expansion 1899, international powers from Britain, France, Portugal, Spain and the US, vied to extricate and transport African people. The Caribbean islands of Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic and throughout the region, were a destination for colonizers to settle and expand their power over stolen land. During the 18 and early 1900s, Japanese and Okinawans were part of the vast migration spurred on by poverty in their countries while imperialist powers were converging on the natural resources of Asia and the South Pacific. A new era of slavery/migration was happening throughout the southern hemisphere. During President Batista's rule of the 1940’s, the US collaborated with the Cuban government to imprison Cuban Japanese citizens on the island of Youth, off the west coast. From left to right: 9 Barrios-Pogolotti, Afro Descendant Network, U.S. Students at Medical School, neighborhood domino game At a Tule Lake Pilgrimage, a number of years ago, I met Steven Wake. He had taken a delegation of Japanese Americans to Cuba to visit the Island of Youth. With taiko drummers, equipment, and curious youth and adults, they toured the country and bonded with a community of Cuban Japanese, eating, dancing, playing Taiko drums and talking about their migration decades before. When asked, “what should we do?” representatives Sulia and Gabriela answered that it wasn’t their place to tell anyone what to do. We know what to do. Build support. Send money for medicine, all the needs of survival. Write to politicians and demand support. Contact Bay Resistance, Venceremos Brigade, Pastors For Peace, Bay Area Cuban Solidarity Network and many other organizations you can find on the internet. #SupportCuba #SFBayView #CubaSolidarity #BlackSolidarity #CommunityPower #SanFranciscoBayView #ShareIfYouCare

Con traducciones al español (Editor's NOTE) At Prensa Pobre, we believe that people who have struggled with poverty, racism, and other forms of oppression need to speak out and be heard on issues of violence and oppression, racism, poverty, disability, and the injustices of the system. This past month, we reflected on the murder of our relative Jose Angel Castillo at the hands of Oakland PoLice, and on our own experiences with poLice harassment. Street Writing Workshop in Yelamu at Hopefulness #4 (Jose) I am the voice of Jose. Jose is me and I am Jose. Melinda Garrett, August 7 Who what when: Dear Mr. Officer, to whom this may concern: I was a citizen of America. The topic today of what needs to be addressed is the countless murders you guys have committed under the law as you guys practice, serve and protect. As you guys call in ICE knowing we are affected by the war on drugs. The truth of the matter is you hid behind a uniform and badge. You demand respect. You jump out and scare people, you come without knowing the cause and quick to pull the damn trigger. Shame on you. Guilty of all counts. How do you sleep at night not feeling the loss that you guys keep taking? There is no little and big… To the officer that shot and killed another homeless person, how could you rest knowing you have a place to lay your head, clothes to put on your back after taking that nice shower and coming out of that uniform? How would you feel if someone took one of your relatives because of the color of their skin and because they were homeless or on drugs? Shame on you. Your job was not to kill, and protect and serve our community. It should be at least a union of officers that actually stand to make a change and have the mind to want to actually help the people instead of killing the people. Dear Mr. Officer, shame on you. You are still a human being and will be judged the most HIGH. So before you pull your next trigger, be aware, be mindful that that’s someone's son or daughter and the end result is…if this continues…Jose is me and I am Jose. A word could have been spoken before you killed me for being unhoused. I was scared already. I had made it through many lonely nights, and many nights without food I had…if you took a moment to get to know me you would like me too. Shame on you for killing me for being unhoused. --- (José) Yo soy la voz de José. José soy yo y yo soy José. Melinda Garrett, 7 agosto Quién, qué, cuándo: Estimado señor oficial, a quien corresponda. Yo era ciudadano de Estados Unidos. El tema de hoy que debe abordarse son los innumerables asesinatos que ustedes han cometido bajo la ley mientras ejercen, sirven y protegen. Mientras ustedes llaman a ICE sabiendo que nos afecta la guerra contra las drogas. La verdad es que se esconden detrás de un uniforme y una placa. Exigen respeto. Intimidan y asustan a la gente, llegan sin saber porque y aprietan el maldito gatillo rápidamente. ¡Qué vergüenza! Son culpables de todos los cargos. ¿Cómo pueden dormir por la noche sin sentir la pérdida que siguen causando? No hay pequeños ni grandes... Al oficial que disparó y mató a otra persona sin hogar, ¿cómo pudo descansar sabiendo que tiene un lugar donde recostar la cabeza, ropa que ponerse después de tomar esa buena ducha y quitarse su uniforme? ¿Cómo se sentiría si alguien se llevara a uno de sus familiares por el color de su piel y porque era una persona sin hogar o drogadicta? ¡Qué vergüenza! Su trabajo no era matar... sino proteger y servir a nuestra comunidad. Debería haber al menos un sindicato de oficiales que realmente estén dispuestos a hacer un cambio y tengan la mentalidad de querer ayudar a la gente en lugar de matarla. Estimado señor oficial, ¡Qué vergüenza! Usted sigue siendo un ser humano y será juzgado por el Altísimo. Así que antes de apretar el gatillo, tenga en cuenta que se trata del hijo o la hija de alguien y que el resultado final es… si esto continúa… José soy yo y yo soy José, una palabra que podría haber pronunciado antes de que me mataran por no tener hogar. Ya tenía miedo. Había pasado muchas noches solitarias, muchas noches sin comida… Si se hubiera tomado un momento para conocerme, también le habría caído bien. ¡Qué vergüenza que me haya matado por no tener hogar! ___ MY STORY THE DAY THEY KILLED JOSE Maria Inocencia Benitez, August 7 My name is Maria Inocencia Benitez. Here in my community, we lack housing and need support to have a decent roof over our heads, a community kitchen, and a gym for all the workers. We need a garden, but by organizing ourselves, we can do everything. Thank you for your support. Jose Angel was on the street when the police came to "clean up" the city, and that's why they shot him—for being "clean" and for living on the street. It happened on July 13, 2026. The officers haven't been held accountable, they haven't released those images, they don't want to make it public. Knowing what happened to Mr. Jose makes me feel like we don't have the support of the police. On the contrary, I felt a great sense of abandonment because instead of being protected, there is a lot of racism, and we live in fear. --- MI HISTORIA EL DIA QUE MATARON AGO Maria Inocencia Benitez, 7 agosto Mi nombre es Maria Inocencia Benitez aquí en mi comunidad carecemos de vivienda y necesitamos un apoyo para tener un techo digno una cocina para la comunidad, y un gimnasio para todos los trabajadores. Necesitamos Un jardín, pero si nos organizamos, se puede hacer todo. Gracias por su apoyo. Jose Angel estaba viviendo en la calle cuando vino la policía a “limpiar” la ciudad- y por eso lo balearon- para “limpiar” y porque vivía en la calle. Sucedió el 13 de Julio del 2026. Los oficiales no han sido considerados responsables, y no han publicado las imágenes porque no quieren que se haga público. Al saber que le había pasado al sr Jose, siento que no tenemos apoyo de la policía. Al contrario, tuve un gran sentido de abandono porque en lugar de estar protegidos, hay mucho racismo, y vivimos con miedo. ___ Maria Cordero, August 7 From San Bernardino of the suspicious death by Jose Angel Castillo Bello Born in February 2017 They found her dead With one of the plots Where he worked As a farmer Without owing anything - that fact It's yet another injustice. in their own Plots. Being the Horn itself from that place and as well as The abuses continue. -- Maria Cordero, 7 agosto De San Bernardino de la muerte sospechosa de Jose Angel Castillo Bello Que nació Febrero 2017 Que la encontraron muerta Dentro de una de las parcelas A donde él trabajaba Como agricultor Sin deber nada - ese hecho Es Una injusticia más en sus propia Parcelas. Siendo el propio Cuerno de ese lugar y así como siguen los abusos. ___ Cesar, August 7 Unfortunately, the police and the government always do what they want and only give out information or say what suits them, and in many things there is never any transparency. --- Cesar, 7 agosto Pues desgraciadamente los policías y el gobierno siempre hacen lo que quieren y solo dan información o dicen solo lo que a ellos les conviene y en muchas cosas que posan nunca ay transparencia ___ Juan Romero, August 7 I am shocked by the wave of violence that has swept across the country. We all need to organize, to continue fighting together for better treatment for working communities . To fight for better support for us immigrants who struggle daily to stop violence in our schools. To fight for better security in all cities across the United States. Let's say no to the wealthy and fight together to keep growing stronger every day. Let's all unite and say “STOP” to the unjust murders of our immigrant brothers and sisters. Respect, Organization, and Dignity for All Immigrant Communities. United, we will overcome. ---- Juan Romero, 7 agosto Me quedo sorprendido por la ola de violencia que se ha desatado en todo el país. Necesitamos organizarnos todos para seguir luchando juntos por el mejor tratamiento de nuestras comunidades trabajadores. Seguir luchando por mejor apoyo para nosotros los inmigrantes que día a día luchamos para parar la violencia en nuestras escuelas. Luchar por una mejor seguridad en todas las ciudades de los estados unidos, Tenemos que decirle “ALTO” a la gente rica y seguir luchando juntos para seguir creciendo más todos los días. Digamos todos unidos alto a los asesinatos injustos en contra de nuestros hermanos inmigrantes. Respeto, Organización y Dignidad para todas las comunidades Inmigrantes. Unidos juntos, venceremos ___ Edwin Coreas, August 14 It is very sad that a person was killed all because the police felt threatened. Jose Angel Castillo was a real one. He didn’t deserve to die. Everyone faces consequences for their actions, I get it, but death as a final cost is too expensive! People require options. No ultimatums. Death as a starting point is just too expensive. Nobody deserves to die just for walking the earth. We are civilized animals who run the planet and our job is to protect life at all costs. I say this in our heavenly Father’s name, Amen, Sincerely, Edwin the Penguin --- Edwin Coreas, 14 agosto Es muy triste que alguien haya sido asesinado solo porque el policía se sentía amenazado. José Ángel Castillo era una persona excepcional. No merecía morir. Entiendo que todos tenemos que enfrentar las consecuencias de nuestras acciones, pero la muerte como una consecuencia final es demasiado costosa. La gente necesita opciones. No ultimátums. La muerte como punto de partida es simplemente demasiado cara. Nadie merece morir solo por caminar sobre la tierra. Somos animales civilizados que habitamos el planeta y nuestra misión es proteger la vida a toda costa. Lo digo en nombre de nuestro Padre Celestial, Amén. Atentamente, Edwin el Pingüino. ___ Shai Johnson, August 14 For 5 months I have been unhoused so I would hang around parks and train stations, etc…but I was arrested 6-24-26 for loitering, I got out the next day and still had to go to court. Now I have a stay away order from 24th Mission (BART only). I was harassed again. I got off on 16th and Mission. An officer called me by name and said you can’t be here, you have a stay-away! My stay-away is only for 24th BART!! And why and how did he just look me up? --- Shai Johnson, 14 agosto Llevo 5 meses sin hogar, así que pasaba el rato en parques y estaciones de tren, etc., pero me arrestaron el 24/6/26 por merodear. Salí al día siguiente y aun así tuve que ir a la corte. Ahora tengo una orden de alejamiento de la estación 24th Mission (solo para el BART). Me acosaron de nuevo. Me bajé en la estación 16th y Mission. Un oficial me llamó por mi nombre y me dijo: "¡No puedes estar aquí, tienes una orden de alejamiento!". ¡Mi orden de alejamiento solo es para la estación 24th del BART! ¿Y por qué y cómo me buscó? ___ Anonymous, August 14 Service held for Duan Sears 8-12-26. A comrade for over a couple of decades in organizing on Seventh St & Market. Remembered for social change and affluent comfort to others in loving memory. A homeless body found on VanNess and Chestnut a week prior by SFFD paramedics. --- Anónimo, 14 agosto Servicio fúnebre en memoria de Duan Sears, fallecido el 8 de diciembre de 1926. Compañero durante más de dos décadas en la organización comunitaria de Seventh Street y Market Street. Recordado por su labor de cambio social y por brindar bienestar a los demás. Una semana antes, paramédicos del Departamento de Bomberos de San Francisco (SFFD) encontraron el cuerpo de una persona sin hogar en la intersección de VanNess y Chestnut mientras un pasajero viajaba en la ruta. ___ Angelo Saunders, August 14 On Oct. 7th 2010, I received a phone call that my cousin, Phillip had been shot and was not doing well. The initial report claimed he was killed by the bullets fired from our friend's firearm. But come to find out the fatal sot was fired by an Alameda County sheriff. --- Angelo Saunders, 14 agosto El 7 de octubre de 2010, recibí una llamada telefónica informándome de que mi primo Phillip había recibido un disparo y se encontraba grave. El informe inicial afirmaba que había muerto por las balas disparadas por el arma de fuego de un amigo. Sin embargo, resultó que el disparo fatal fue efectuado por un agente del sheriff del condado de Alameda. ___ Francisco Rodgriguez, August 14 I think it is really bad to take anybody's life and I feel sorry for Jose that he lost his life. --- Francisco Rodgriguez, 14 agosto Creo que es realmente terrible quitarle la vida a alguien y siento mucho que José haya perdido la vida. ___ Kevin Banals, August 14 I remember when the cops killed Jose. I have experienced my own situation with SFPD. One of my good friends was shot 200 times by SFPD. He was only 17. He wasn’t doing anything wrong other than hiding in a trunk with a gun that wasn’t his, afraid to be deported. The only crime he committed was startling a rookie cop into firing the first shot even though he was cooperating. RIP Dopher/Adolpho. --- Kevin Banals, 14 agosto Recuerdo cuando la policía mató a José. Yo mismo he tenido una experiencia con el Departamento de Policía de San Francisco (SFPD). Uno de mis mejores amigos recibió 200 disparos de la policía. Solo tenía 17 años. No estaba haciendo nada malo, solo se escondía en el maletero de un coche con una pistola que no era suya, por miedo a ser deportado. El único delito que cometió fue asustar a un policía novato y provocar que disparara primero, a pesar de que estaba cooperando. Que en paz descanse Dopher/Adolpho. ___ Jason J Montanaro, August 14 Cops arrested me and my cousin for sleeping too close to people who were doing drugs. Me and my cousin were sitting down and resting. While we were taking a nap 3 guys came and sat kinda close to us. We didn’t know that these guys were even there. They started getting high. Meanwhile the cops pulled up and started to detain the 3 guys. Next thing you know they woke us up and started to harass us. I explained to them that we were sleeping and were not with those guys. The cops didn’t want to hear that and arrested us along with the 3 other guys. Thank GOD the judge didn’t believe the cops and dropped the charges. My opinion is the cops should have seen that we were not even close to those guys and we should have never been arrested for something we were not involved in. --- Jason J Montanaro, 14 agosto La policía nos arrestó a mi primo y a mí por dormir demasiado cerca de personas que consumían drogas. Mi primo y yo estábamos sentados descansando. Mientras dormíamos la siesta, tres tipos se acercaron y se sentaron cerca de nosotros. No sabíamos que estaban allí. Empezaron a drogarse. En ese momento, llegó la policía y comenzó a detener a los tres. De pronto, nos despertaron y empezaron a molestarnos. Les expliqué que estábamos durmiendo y que no estábamos con ellos. Los policías no quisieron escuchar eso y nos arrestaron junto con los otros tres. Gracias a Dios, el juez no les creyó a los policías y retiró los cargos. En mi opinión, la policía debería haber visto que ni siquiera estábamos cerca de esos tipos y que nunca deberían habernos arrestado por algo en lo que no estábamos involucrados. ___ Richard, August 14 Homeless brother sleeping under the bridge. Police came to sweep. Guy ran from police. Police caught him and he got killed. That’s the thing with police. They’re too scared to take a person down without using violent retaliation. What they did was not necessary. Police have to be trained on how to take people down without deadly force. And police need to be trained how to deal with people in an understanding of the situation. This was a tragedy. It could have and should have been done in a couple of different ways. There is no reason to use deadly force. They should have been held accountable. All the officers there. One of them should have spoken up to the other officer to put down their gun. They should have used a stun gun. This is happening too often, people getting killed by the police. --- Richard, 14 agosto Un hombre sin hogar dormía bajo el puente. La policía vino a hacer una redada. El hombre huyó de la policía. La policía lo atrapó... y lo mataron. Ese es el problema con la policía. Tienen demasiado miedo de detener a una persona sin usar represalias violentas. Lo que hicieron no era necesario. La policía debe ser entrenada sobre cómo detener a las personas sin usar fuerza letal. Y la policía debe ser entrenada sobre cómo tratar a las personas comprendiendo la situación. Esto fue una tragedia. Podría y debería haberse hecho de varias maneras diferentes. No hay razón para usar fuerza letal. Deberían haber rendido cuentas. Todos los oficiales allí. Uno de ellos debería haberle dicho al otro oficial que bajara su arma. Deberían haber usado una pistola eléctrica. Esto está sucediendo con demasiada frecuencia, personas que mueren a manos de la policía. ___ Teresa Molina, August 14 Stories of a man who ran from the Oakland police and a moment later, they pulled out their guns and killed him. Jose Angel Castillo, July 13th, just for being homeless and poor, today at 5 pm in Oakland - I don't know what the police do with poor, homeless people. It's just garbage. It's ridiculous that the police and immigration enforcement treat our people that way. There's already too much going on in this matter. This is pure discrimination; they don't deserve it. --- Teresa Molina, 14 agosto Historias de un hombre corrio de la policia de Oakland y rato de fe ndersesaco sus pistolas y lomata. Jose Angel Castillo 13 de Julio solo por ser homeless y pobre hoy alas 5 pm Oakland -yo que la policía hace con la gente pobre sin vivienda as pur basura es ridículo que la policía y la migra traten a nuestra gente de esa manera en el asunto ya es mucho la que nuestra gente. Pasa eso es pura discriminacion no lo merece se os. ___ M.G.C.B., August 14 Jose Angel Castillo abused his authority on July 13th. Like people who have no problems but logically want to defend themselves, they pull out a white Subaru. Which was a machete. And by doing that they truly separated him from his life, and he died instantly. And not content with that, they continue to do intrusive things without being able to do anything to arrest them. And unfortunately, they are authorized to do so by orders from government officials. --- M.G.C.B., 14 agosto Jose Angel Castillo es mucho abuso de esas personas el 13 Julio. De la autoridad. Al hacer ese tipo de acción. Como gente que no tiene problemas pero por lógica queriendo defender se saca subarua blanca. Que fue un machete. Y al hacer eso ellos le separaron de verdad hasta privarlo de la vida y el quedo fulminante muerto. En esa acción por las autoridades. Y no conforme siguen asiendo cosas inderidas sin poder hacer nada. De deternerlos. Y desafortunada mente por ordenas de personas del gobierno están autorizados ___ Chispita, August 14 In Oakland, being poor is a crime… Jose Angel Castillo, a person who used to live on the streets. The city makes its own decrees removing people who live on the streets, and they do this with a police presence and intervention. The city should be supporting these homeless people, but instead, it criminalizes our brothers and sisters, making it a crime to be poor, according to them. Undocumented workers work hard to pay their rent and sometimes have no way or opportunity to save, and when they can't find work, they can't afford the high rent. This situation throws many people onto the streets. If immigrants produce the fruit, why don't they have the right to a roof over their heads? “What a great injustice!” --- Chispita, 14 agosto En Oakland es un delito ser pobre …Jose Angel Castillo, persona que vivía en la calle. La ciudad hace sus bandos sacando a las personas que viven en la calle y esto lo hacen con presencia e intervención de la policía la ciudad debía apoyar a estas personas que viven en la calle sin hogar, pero en vez de hacer lo, criminaliza nuestros hermanos que su segun ellos es un crimen ser pobre. Los trabajadores Indocumentados trabajan duro para pagar la venta y a veces no tienen modo ni oportunidad de ahorrar y cuando no pueden encontrar trabajo. Esta situación al no poder pagar la renta tan cara. Dos arroja a la calle. Si los inmigrantes ..producen la freza por que no tienen el derecho a un techo. “Que gran Injusticia” ___ Santos Ismael, August 14 I, Santos Ismael, have suffered a lot on the streets and I've seen many people die. Three months ago in Concordia, my friend Romoldo was shot seven times... They arrested him, and he put his hand in his pocket, and the police thought he was going to pull out a gun and shot him, taking his life in an unprecedented way with seven bullets. I believe the police are unjust, and the real problem is the Donudidense! Fuck off! --- Santos Ismael, 14 agosto Yo Santos Ismael he sufrido mucho en la calle y he visto como han muerto muchas personas hace 3 meses en concordia a mi amigo Romoldo le pegaron 7 balazos en el cuerpo … le arrestaron y el metió su mano en el bolsillo y los policías pensaron que iba sacar una horma y le dispararon quitándole la vida de forma inédita de 7 balazos y prenso que la policía es injusta y el go signo es la donudidense !Fock sale! ___ Zachary Anderson, August 14 Hi my name is Zach. I have been homeless for 20 yrs. I been harassed by police a lot. I’m from New Orleans. They won’t let you never be in trouble. He should not have had a knife and ran when they said STOP… Be careful! And watch your back. Get your game up so you can be all you can be. --- Zachary Anderson, 14 agosto Hola, me llamo Zach. Llevo 20 años sin hogar. La policía me ha acosado mucho. Soy de Nueva Orleans. Ellos... nunca deberían estar en problemas... no deberían haber tenido un cuchillo y huido cuando dijeron ALTO... ¡ten cuidado! Y cuida tu espalda. No es difícil ser... pero ten cuidado y sé así que no te quedes sin hogar para... mejora tu juego para que puedas ser todo lo que puedes ser porque... estás aquí para... gracias por tu apoyo. ___ Mack, 14 august Sweep from encampment when a man ran from the cops was shot. Jose was brutally killed by the police for fleeing the scene. Today is a rally at 5 pm for all murdered by Oakland police. Jorge Jackson and Jose Angel Castillo’s deaths could have been avoided. --- Mack, 14 agosto Ocho familias vivían en una sola habitación con bebés y ancianos discapacitados por 800 dólares al mes. De la noche a la mañana, el edificio fue vendido y los desalojaron ilegalmente. El casero, un verdadero sinvergüenza, mintió en el juzgado para desalojarlos indebidamente la semana pasada. Lo más repugnante del caso fue la disposición que permitía el desalojo ilegal. El hombre que huía de la policía fue baleado. José fue brutalmente asesinado por la policía por huir del lugar. Hoy hay una manifestación a las 5 pm por los asesinados por la policía de Oakland. La muerte de Jorge Jackson y José Ángel Castillo podría haberse evitado. ___ Murdered machete Anonymous, August 14 How much danger can he commit with a machete… Like damage to damage ratio, both before and after. It is an overwhelmingly, unnecessary and grotesque, anti-human methodology based on slaughter. Trigger-happy just wanted to use the AR. It's like the concept of “Nigger.” It's a word used to name someone to be less than a human being. And the propaganda has been formed in its likeness regarding the homeless, making them a scourge on humanity. We have organizations built in for the community but they are private organizations employed for the protection of standards of “private properties” and the like. They bypass our constitutional rights and cross lines of discrimination, harassment and overall or homeless people always have to leave in emergencies. --- Machete asesinado Anónimo, 14 agosto ¿Cuánto peligro puede causar con un machete? Como la relación daño-daño antes y después. Es una metodología abrumadoramente innecesaria, grotesca y antihumana... basada en la matanza y el gatillo fácil que solo quería usar el AR. Es como el concepto de "negro". Es un... usado para... y nombrar a alguien para que sea menos que un ser humano. Y la propaganda se ha formado a su semejanza con respecto a las personas sin hogar, convirtiéndolas en un azote para la humanidad. Nosotros... organizaciones construidas para la comunidad, pero son organizaciones privadas empleadas para... la protección de los estándares de "propiedades privadas" y similares, eluden nuestros derechos constitucionales y cruzan... de discriminación, acoso y en general o las personas sin hogar siempre tienen que irse en emergencias, dejando un desorden y...

Celebrate with me the Birthday of the Honourable Marcus Mosiah Garvey and his Legacies to the Pan African World: 1. All people of African Ancestry worldwide are united under ONE FLAG with the colors Red - for the blood of our people; Black - for the color of our people; Green - for the Land of our people, the Continent of Africa (at first, in Ancient times, known as AL-KEBULAN, the home of the "originals") 2. His human philosophies for our people: " Black is Beautiful!" and "Up, you Mighty Race, you can accomplish what you will!" These sayings he rolled into a new focus on life and brought forward a business philosophy of "Do for self" which meant creating and implementing activities and enterprises that benefited all of us simultaneously worldwide/nationwide/community-wide and across, as well as throughout, each and every household; 3. He established The Black Star Line, a shipping company that sailed the seas and oceans, sharing the products and artisan pieces among the African Descended nations and peoples of the Caribbean, the African Continent, as well as the U.S., Canada, and Europe where critical masses of African Descendants resided, produced goods, mastercrafts, agricultural products and services to share internationally and with other Pan African communities along the Gulf of Mexico, in South America and the South Pacific Islands; 4. Founded the UNIA and the African League in the 1920's, taught and espoused the liberating philosophies of "Do for self" --meaning the village as a whole--and "Up, you Mighty Race..."--to build on the SANKOFA of our collective, historic Empires and Civilizations of the Ancient and more recent past and to reconstruct the conscious embrace of our collective Identity as an African People who can achieve all things that we decide to do, build, have, and share. So, on this 17th Day of 2026, we give honour and praise to The Honourable Marcus Garvey of St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica on the occasion of his 139th Birthday. AMEN and ASÉ! Sis. Ōmōwàlé

Contact: Tiny gray-garcia/muteado silencio, POOR Magazine/Homefulness,510-435-7500 Press Statement by POOR Magazine, Self-Help Hunger Program, Krip Hop Nation, Wood Street Commons, OAARPR , Sweeps Defense & OaklandRevealed On the murder of Jose Angel Castillo, an indigenous houseless man murdered by Oakland Police Dept in a “Sweep” Story by PoorNewsNetwork here NOTE: POOR Magazine is co-sponsoring a Rally and Protest with Oakland Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression today Friday, August 14th at 5pm at Oscar Grant Plaza As a collective of movements led by houseless, formerly houseless/indigenous people we are horrified by the escalating violence against our houseless communities on this stolen land which because of anti-poor/anti-homeless sentiment is encouraged, incubated and subsidized by the settler governments of Oakland and San Francisco. The killing of Jose Angel Castillo in the execution of a sweep by Oakland PoLice Dept is just another frightening example of this escalation and the increase of sweeps across the Bay Area and the increasing harassment of houseless residents by multiple agencies of the State against people with nowhere to exist. As political figures in this City ponder “solutions” homelessness that are never rooted in poor and homeless peoples scholarship and knowledge, more and more houseless people are dying because of eviction, gentrification and homelessness. These sweeps and their aftermath of leaving gravely disabled elders and families without anywhere to go is just another example of the intentional erasure of working class and poor residents of Oakland We at POOR Magazine, Wood Street Commons, Krip Hop Nation and Self-Help Hunger Program, demand, as we have since 2024, in honor of Jose’s life, an immediate moratorium to sweeps in Oakland until hoarded so-called “surplus” city land for houseless communities is made available for “sanctuary” communities, organized and co-governed by the houseless residents like we do at HOMEfulness. For updates follow @poormagazine

By momii palapaz On this September 1st, 103rd anniversary of the Kanto Massacre POOR MAGAZINE moves in solidarity with the Zainichi, Chinese and all migrants forced off their land, trafficked, assaulted and viciously robbed of their homes by imperialist Japan. The Kanto Massacre of 1923 was just the beginning of tragic death by mobs of racist, supremacist individuals, strategically encouraged by the government and Japanese military. Japan launched a home invasion on the people of Korea, rampaged through China to steal both countries' people, land and resources. Kidnapping and enslaving hundreds of thousands of women and children, Japan compounded all that inhumanity subjecting our sisters, grandmothers, daughters, mothers to shameful, degrading acts for soldiers’ satisfaction. Slideshow photos, from start to end: 1) Die In, Tokyo, 2) 1923 Tokyo earthquake, 3) Comfort women Yelamu, 4) “die Korean people” a Japanese supremacist poster in Osaka 2023, 5) migrant slaves of the coal mine in Fukuoka From the Arakawa Bridge to the Ohlone Bay, from slave labor to global homelessness, long live the struggle against colonization. The communities of survivors, descendants of extermination, will not be silenced. Neither will your comrades across false borders. We are not intimidated by the tactics of imperialists. Slideshow photos from beginning to end: 1) Arakawa Bridge: “Peace for Asia”, 2) mass slaughter of Asian migrants, 3) center of history reporting injustices of Kanto massacre racism, violent history and discrimination Long Live the Zainichi, Chinese and all oppressed peoples’ forced into poverty, slavery and forced to leave their country. We Are All Connected FREE PALESTINE Poor Magazine