Tavis Smiley talks to Pras Michel about SKID ROW

Pras Michel talks to Tavis Smiley about his life-changing experience of living as a homeless man on Skid Row in Los Angeles to make the documentary film, SKID ROW.

United States

Crimes against humanity, Poverty, Shelter

Atlanta: Homeless

Atlanta Georgia, 2006

A collection of images that show the life of the homeless population in Atlanta and its suburbs.

United States

Housing, Poverty, Shelter

Taming the Perfect Storm - Pete White on Health and Homelessness in Los Angeles (Part 1)

Pete White of the Los Angeles Community Action Network speaks at the report launch of "Taming the Perfect Storm: Addressing the Impact of Public Health, Housing, and Law Enforcement Policies on Homel...

United States

Health, Housing, Poverty

Doug Schenkelberg's Testimony to UN Special Rapporteur

On May 23, 2008, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Racism, Mr. Doudou Diene of Senegal, was in Chicago as part of a three-week mission to the U.S. Mr....

United States

Poverty, Shelter

OpenMinds XChange

OpenMinds Xchange exposes Mental Health Human Rights Violations in the United States.

United States

Mental disability rights, Poverty, Torture/ill treatment

Ms. Foundation for Women

Founded in 1973, the Ms. Foundation for Women is the first and leading women’s fund and the foundation engaged across the United States to build women’s collective power to ignite change. The Ms....

United States

Minorities, Poverty, Women's rights

LICADHO Canada

Licadho Canada observes politically or socially tense situations to reduce the threat of violence and obtain a truthful story of events.

Cambodia

Housing, Shelter, Sustainable development

Culture Project

A venue for acclaimed, prize-winning performance, Culture Project is also a magnet for today's best talent including Meryl Streep, Danny Glover, Mary J....

Iraq, United States

Freedom of opinion & expression, Internally displaced persons, Refugees