POOR Magazine
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Revolutionary Journalism, poetry, & prose on issues of poverty, racism, disability, in/migration, border fascism, incarceration, welfare (de)form, profiling, indigenous resistance, art, media, and more by the folks who experience these struggles first-hand. |
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(POOR Magazine -The print edition- Is currently out of print due to lack of funding. Some copies of Volume #4: MOTHERS still available by mail order. Contact deeandtiny@poormagazine.org) Blogs and Journalizm by Poverty Skolaz locally and globally linked below: |
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A Model for Everyone - Family Council at Deecolonize Academy-
Hello my name is Amir Cornish, and I’m from West Oakland. Family Council is a meeting that solves problems that we have with each other. The organization doesn't involve the police because they don’t solve problems.
Fixing Our Problems Non-Violently -Family Council at my school
Family Council/Elephant meeting is when families and teachers identify problems and conflicts and find a way to fix them non-violently. We have many other meetings for other things like revolutionary construction.
I've been in many family councils and seen many and it has changed my personality, but this one is about some different individuals.
Homefulness is like Heaven
Me and my family were homeless, we lost our brother to Gun Violence and we have dealt with a lot of violence and poverty in our lives. When i came to Homefulness i felt safe.
Homefulness 2
The youth did WeSearch about the vacant lots that were empty for days, maybe months.The youth skolas called the owners of the vacant lots. And Decolonize got one of the vacant lots and is building another Homefulness.
Homefulness 2
My name is Ziair and as I walk on the campus and get ready for summer camp at Deecolonize Academy, I sit down and eat. Then we did martial arts with Brother Mink.
Cleaning up the Land So more houseless Families like us can be Safe
My name is a ziair and As I walk on the campus and get ready for Summer camp at Deecolonize Academy I sit down and eat then we did martial arts with brother mink.
Homefulness #2 - A Formerly Houseless child helps to build the future
I am Tiburcio Garcia, a formerly homeless youth who goes to school at Deecolonize Academy. I am someone who is able to gaze along the spectrum of class, walking a fine line between privilege and poverty.
Houseless, indigenous peoples UnSell More of Mama Earth and Launch Homefulness #2
Defund Police, Fund Humanity
“We pay your salaries and you have your assault rifles ready to shoot us unarmed protesters!?!?
