(2022-04-10). Testing the Waters for Another Koffee Klatch. indybay.org With the increased sweeps against those outside in Santa Cruz, HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) is checking out unhoused and sympathizer support for a regular daytime presence at City Council offices to lobby the Council for some fundamental policy changes.The regular gathering would include coffee and munchables as we seek to speak to the unspeakable.
(2022-04-10). Saturday 5/21: Under The Stars: A Sleepout to End Homelessness in Marin. indybay.org Virtual Live Stream…
(2022-04-09). Homeless Students Further Marginalized by COVID-19. projectcensored.org According to a joint study conducted by School House Connection and the University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions initiative, approximately 420,000 fewer children and youth experiencing homelessness were identified and enrolled…
(2022-04-09). Trade-off between death and wealth disproved by China's COVID measures. ecns.cn "Nothing is ending, neither the COVID-19 nor the pandemic," said Debora MacKenzie, a leading science journalist who currently lives in France. She addressed the false narratives about COVID-19 during an interview with GDToday, saying, "Lots of governments in the west use slogans such as 'living with COVID' to make their citizens happy but we need to make sure that people have access to the truth."
(2022-04-09). Black Political Distraction. popularresistance.org The Black political class and the democratic party are once again infantilizing Black voters instead of giving them what they need and want. They pass useless legislation and stage political performances because they have lost the trust of the people. Biden's poll numbers continue to drop. He now has a lackluster 40 percent approval rating for the simple reason that he hasn't done what he promised during his 2020 presidential campaign. | Biden said he would provide student loan debt relief, raise the minimum wage, and improve the government response to the covid crisis. His friends in corporate media covered for…
(2022-04-09). Sri Lanka at centre of growing debt and inflation crisis. wsws.org The UN food price index for March reached a record high, increasing by 34 percent from a year ago—described by the UN as a "giant leap."
(2022-04-09). Global protest movement grows on every continent amid worsening commodity shortages. wsws.org The US-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine has triggered a wave of protests against the rising cost of living, tapping into deep working class anger over social inequality and the devastating impact of the pandemic.
(2022-04-09). Mayo Clinic earns highest score on LGBTQ Health Equality Index survey. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida and Rochester earned 100 —the highest score possible —on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Health Equality Index survey. These locations have been recognized as "Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare" for 2022. With numerous different locations as a factor, Mayo Clinic Health System did not participate. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the largest civil rights organization in the U.S., working to achieve equality for LGBTQ people. The Foundation uses its…
(2022-04-09). Howard University Hospital staff plan one-day strike due to staffing ratios, low pay. wsws.org The strike by over 300 nurses and hospital workers comes as a wave of working class struggle has moved to oppose the capitalist elite's efforts to impose the weight of the pandemic and inflation on the population's back.
(2022-04-09). wall street financing russia ¥s war machine. indybay.org wall street ¥s globalist usurers working both sides in conflict as usual…