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Join Dispatches from the War Zone author, Mike Rhodes, in a discussion of his important new book on advocating for the rights of people experiencing homelessness in Fresno, California. He was a key organizer who contributed to the 2006 Kincaid v. City of Fresno class action lawsuit, which resulted in a $2.3 million settlement forcing the city to stop bulldozing homeless encampments.
Mike challenges the mainstream narrative about homeless people and provides insights into the ways we can all work together to stop criminalizing poor people in our communities.
Mike will be joined by local activists, current ACLU of Northern California Organizer Tessa D’Arcangelew, and former ACLU of Northern California Organizer Pam Whalen, who worked with activists in Tulare to successfully shift the way the city treated homeless residents. The discussions will be followed by community dialogue about the specific issues each city is facing with regards to homelessness. Attendees will join in conversation and learn about opportunities to get involved.
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- Eureka, California - Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, 7 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
24 Fellowship Way, Bayside, CA 95524
Co-sponsored by Redwood Chapter of the ACLU of Northern California, Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives, the Humboldt Edge (homeless newspaper), and the HUFF Social Action Committee. - Redding, CA - Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, 1 p.m.
United Methodist Church
1825 East St, Redding, CA 96001
Co-sponsored by Shasta Tehama Trinity Chapter of the ACLU of Northern California, Redding Homeless Day Resource Center and the Shasta County Citizens for Democracy. - Chico, CA - Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, 6 p.m.
CSU-Chico Campus
400 W 1st St, Chico, CA 95929
Bell Memorial Union 203
Co-sponsored by the Chico Chapter of the ACLU of Northern California and Nu Alpha Kappa Fraternity. - Monterey, CA - Tuesday, Sep. 6, 2016, 6 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula
490 Aguajito Road, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923
Co-sponsored by the Monterey Chapter of the ACLU of Northern California and Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula Social Justice. Committee - Salinas, CA - Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2016, TBD
First United Methodist Church
404 Lincoln Ave, Salinas, CA 93901
Time and co-sponsors tbd. - Santa Cruz, CA - Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, 7 p.m.
Museum of Art and History
705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA
About Mike Rhodes
Mike Rhodes is the author of Dispatches from the War Zone, homelessness in Fresno from 2002 - 2015. His extensive coverage of this issue, as editor of the Community Alliance newspaper, defended homeless people’s human rights and led to significant changes in public policy. The ongoing coverage has exposed public corruption, identified the homeless issue as a vital concern in the community and highlighted alternative projects that provide the homeless with the dignity and respect they deserve. After leaving the Community Alliance newspaper, he wrote Dispatches from the War Zone.