#Gentrification

Dani

xodanix3

Ppl who never been through homelessness are blissfully unaware of how much work is entailed in staying afloat and navigating the system to abate criminalization and the ability to ever

Street Watch LA

StreetWatchLA

This morning the Hollywood Media District BID (yellow-shirts) showed up at a camp in Hollywood with the intent on doing a "clean-up".The BID supervisor, Ayana, rudely entered the camp and

Amani Hassani

Amani_Hassani_

. @LamiesNassri and I wrote two articles unpacking why the Danish 'ghetto' law is inherently a racist policy targeting specifically non-Western residents. The articles are in Danish, but here's a

DC History Conference

dchistcon

http://mappingSegregationDC.org documents the historic impact of racial deed covenants on the nation’s capital. But covenants weren’t the only tool for shaping the city’s racial landscape. Schools, parks, playgrounds, and public

Flickalooya. Eye drops connoisseur.

Flickalooya

Did a little looking into what is behind SPAZ/RHAZ (Second Portland Autonomous Zone/Red House Autonomous Zone).https://twitter.com/Flickalooya/status/1337027132166385669 You will see images of a red house with boarded up windows & front

Bo Bolander

BBolander

all this talk of dire real estate trends reminded me to document the thing someone did to a perfectly innocent rowhouse in our neighborhoodbehold, the architect's rarebit fiend the entire

NOlympics LA #LocksOnMyBlock

NOlympicsLA

The pandemic has made it abundantly clear the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be canceled (NOT postponed).But we and our Japanese allies @hangorinnokai and @okotowa_link were calling for its cancellation long

Avi Wolfman-Arent

Avi_WA

Today in #Phled history...we go back 50 years to an Inquirer article that feels oh so familiar. The headline:"Families Returning to City" The story is about population growth in Center

Your fave killjoy| Ericka Hart (She/ They)

iHartEricka

So I’ve been thinking a lot about the word empathy. Activists to kindergarten teachers to Kim Kardashian fans will assert that empathy is a necessity and requirement in caring for

Andy Scarpelli 🏳️‍🌈

AndrewScarpelli

I help organize the @chiditarod, & today I had the dubious responsibility as checkpoint lead to write the bars we've partnered with, some for decades, and tell them that we

JJ MacNab

jjmacnab

Portland, OR thread.Two years ago, the Kinney family lost their home in a foreclosure. The family, represented by their non-lawyer son, a sovereign citizen, tried to fight the foreclosure and

win a date with mothman

andrewneville

Like a lot of people in Halifax, I’m extremely frustrated with the response from the municipal and provincial to the current housing crisis. This has definitely been fomenting over the

Damien Goodmon

damienISgoodmon

Not enuf is written a/b the copout & racism that has dominated much of urban planning theory re: high-opp hoodsIssue is nuanced but not if one understands the goal must

Residing with yo daddy’s money

FeministaJones

There are a LOT of jobs available that remain vacant for a long time because there aren’t skilled/ qualified/ available people to fill them. This is a big US employment

Stop The Sweeps PDX

StopSweepsPDX

Let’s talk about the relationship between Portland Business Alliance, Home Builders Association, and other relevant groups facilitating criminalization and gentrification in our communities. Buckle in, this will be a long

NOlympics LA #LocksOnMyBlock

NOlympicsLA

Council meeting just started. Call-in and start posting!!!Details: http://bit.ly/cancel28 #CancelTheOlympics #HomesNotGames https://twitter.com/NOlympicsLA/status/1334028799030173696 The first public comment sets the tone, "we did

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