22 cities rally against gun violence
PHILADELPHIA — As part of the 22-city National Day of Protest, some 200 people spilled into an intersection here for a noontime rally against gun violence, Aug. 28. The crowd assembled near Colosimo’s Gun Shop where 263 guns linked to crimes had been purchased.
California health care reform goes to the wire
Facing a mid-September deadline for action during the Legislature’s regular session, California’s Democratic legislative leaders and Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have intensified negotiations for a health care reform bill that can be passed and signed this year.
Under scorching sun, rally protests migrant deaths
TUCSON, Ariz. — A coalition of local immigrant rights, labor and community organizations rallied at the federal building here Aug. 28 to mark the National Day of Action to Stop Anti-Immigrant Repression and Migrant Deaths at the U.S.-Mexico Border.
Save my home from real estate greed
LOS ANGELES — Like the Southern California weather, the movement for affordable housing is heating up. At a press conference in the Olympic Park neighborhood here, housing activists gathered with tenants outside the residence of Thelma Meredith. Meredith, 88, has lived in the same apartment for 42 years. Now she is being evicted from her home. Her only income is Social Security.
Starrett City struggle symbolizes New Yorks housing crisis
NEW YORK — A battle is being fought in this city around affordable housing, and grassroots organizations are joining together in hopes of winning one: saving Starrett City for working-class families.
