Housing

Skid Row at the DNC

nelsonmadison — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:27:15 -0700

We're going to screen SKID ROW on Sunday, August 24th at Harkins Theater in Denver the day before the Democratic National Convention starts. The National Coalition for the Homeless will have a Voter Registration Booth and we are looking to attract much national press to bring the homeless crisis to the forefront of the election campaign. There are many new stories emerging about middle-class homelessness and we belive that the crisis is worsening with each day the war drags on.

Refuge?

WITNESS Archive — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:02:05 -0700

Running Time: 8 Minutes.

REFUGE?, shot by WITNESS partner Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme (RADDHO), with music and narration by Philip Hamilton, documents the social and economic conditions of Mauritanian, Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees in Senegal. This video was screened at a briefing during the 2000 ExCom meeting of the UNHCR.

Beijing beyond the Olympics - 5 Jan 08

aljazeeraenglish — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:57:04 -0700

In the wake of the Olympics, the benefits of Beijing's rapid economic development is not being felt by many of the capital's residents. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports.

Carol Steele's Testimony to UN Special Rapporteur on Racism

MidwestHumanRights — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:20:47 -0700

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. Diene attended a public hearing where representatives from NGOs and victims provided testimony on racial discrimination practices in the city.

Carol Steele, Co-founder and President of the Coalition to Protect Public Housing, provided testimony on housing.

Midwest Coalition for Human Rights

SKID ROW - Photos from the street

nelsonmadison — Sun, 25 May 2008 18:24:46 -0700

These photos were taken by Alfredo Falvo, an Italian photographer, who captured the raw humanity of Skid Row in Los Angeles

SKID ROW - Raise Awareness, Inspire Action!

SKID ROW Trailer

nelsonmadison — Sun, 25 May 2008 10:58:34 -0700

This is the trailer for the compelling documentary film, SKID ROW. Although Los Angeles has the largest homeless population, it is a mirror of the homeless crisis existing in most of our urban areas. Pras Michael of the Fugees, now an activist for the homeless, lived on the streets of Skid Row for nine days to help make this film. Indie Rights has created an Activist Edition DVD that contains all the resources necessary to Raise Awarness and Inspire Action. Individuals and orgnizations are invited to host screenings of the film or partner with us to do something about this crisis.

SKID ROW - Raise Awareness, Inspire Action!

Bringing Human Rights Home book discussion

HR2Housing — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:13:53 -0700

This is a book discussion hosted by Northeastern University on Brining Human Rights Home, a 3 volume set dedicated to bringing the human rights frame to domestic U.S. issues, especially of race and poverty. NLCHP Human Rights Staff Attorney Eric Tars , who authored a chapter, begins talking at 48:30 into the video.

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

Uganda Distribution Video

Hub Intern — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:02:46 -0700

Sleeping Children Around the World. Provides bedkits for children in need.

Razing NY: The Disappearance of Affordable Housing

globalactionproject — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:57:01 -0800

Razing NY: the Disappearance of Affordable Housing investigates patterns of gentrification throughout four different NYC neighborhoods. Bringing together community residents, organizers, business people and policy makers in the neighborhoods of the Lower East Side, Williamsburg, Bushwick and Fort Greene, youth producers cast their cameras on the politics of race, class and economic development as communities fight to make housing affordable for all.

CERD Final Day

HR2Housing — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:23:43 -0800

NLCHP's Human Rights Program holds the United States government accountable to international treaties to which it is a party. NLCHP believes that each and every American has a human right to housing.

The Human Rights Program advocates for increased housing resources at the local, state, and national levels by using human rights law and strategies to change domestic policy and law.

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty