Morgan MoonePrison is a toxic environment within itself, but hundreds of prisons are built on hazardous land. Combined, prison is a monumental threat to health, and the incarcerated are not getting proper care.
Washington, D.C., is grappling with homeless tent encampments like many cities across the country. Photographer and journalist Joseph Young shows the human side of these communities and the resilience of people experiencing homelessness in our...
Activist groups in Northern California's East Bay are doing more than building "crisis-informed housing" and promoting housing as a human right. They’re fighting for self-determination. Ariel Boone explores this struggle and the collectives led by...
People enduring poverty experience the court system much differently than more affluent people. And living on the streets brings extra interactions with law enforcement, which can lead to being further displaced from society, but Tennessee’s capital...
I Am One of the 12,000 Youth Who Is Homeless in California. One Day, I’m Going to Have My Own House.
Justin Jones shares his experience as a homeless youth and details the struggles in finding housing and resources in Oakland, California. The reality is that many young people are fighting the conditions of homelessness when they’re still works in...
The Community For Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) Policy makers need to do more than just listen to the homeless community. They need to turn their ideas into action. By Reginald Black Editor’s note: This story was produced in partnership with Street...
As U.S.-Iran government relations intensify, communities in both countries are promoting the shared human story — to expose people to true Iranian culture and dispel myths. Mobina, an Iranian artist, at a Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies...
Earlier this year, we produced a series of articles highlighting the most dangerous abortion laws to sweep through state legislation. While many have been blocked by courts, the anti-choice sentiment that promoted these bills remains. Below you will...
Our entire system, medical, immigration, and social services must adopt a trauma-informed approach in order to work seamlessly in treatment programs that serve a variety of individuals from varying backgrounds.
On Friday June 21, Law at the Margins hosted “Fight for Reproductive Justice” Webinar in partnership with NAPAWF and In Our Own Voice. The webinar may be found at . Roula AbiSamra, Georgia organizer for NAPAWF, and Natasha Chabria, Georgetown...
