History of Political Action of the Unhoused w/ Annie Powers

As an intro to some of the important conversations we have with people in our community, here’s a Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills / Talk of the Bay episode (on KSQD) we did earlier this year with Annie Powers. Annie Powers on the history of political action of the unhoused and the impact of Grants Pass v Johnson.

Annie Powers is a PhD candidate in the Luskin Department of History at UCLA. Annie is a historian of homeless people's organized political movements in the United States. Annie’s dissertation focuses on the National Union of the Homeless, 1984-1995. Annie is also an organizer with Union de Vecinos, the Eastside Local of the Los Angeles Tenants Union.

A complete bonus interview with a PhD candidate, educator, and community activist Annie Powers, as a part of the series of talks and interviews conducted for “Criminalizing Survival: How the Grants Pass Ruling Impacts Your Hometown.“ that aired from 5PM to 7PM October 7th, 2024, as a joint feature between Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills and Talk of the Bay. Only on K-Squid. 90.7, 89.7, 89.5FM

Hard Left Post: https://hardleftnews.com/mot-annie-powers/

Annie on Instagram: @Anniebpowers https://www.instagram.com/anniebpowers/

History of Union de Vecinos, Eastside Local of LA Tenants Union: https://knock-la.com/union-de-vecinos-25-years-los-angeles-tenants-movement/

Op ed co-wrote with fellow organizer/scholar on the history & power of tenant unions: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-10/los-angeles-housing-crisis-tenants-unions-evictions-city-council

Union de Vecinos, the Eastside Local of the Los Angeles Tenants Union

https://la2050.org/organizations/union-de-vecinos

National Union of the Homeless:

https://nationalunionofthehomeless.org/

KSQD – Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills RSS Feed: https://ksqd.org/feed/podcast/momentoftruth/

KSQD – Talk of the Bay RSS Feed: https://ksqd.org/feed/podcast/talk-of-the-bay/

KSQD – Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills Website: https://ksqd.org/series/momentoftruth/

** This interview was conducted, edited, and produced by Todd Zimmerman of Nativerse Studios and Meilin Obinata for Moment of Truth with Ami Chen Mills and Talk of the Bay on KSQD and KSQT, 90.7, 89.7, 89.5FM on the Central California Coast.

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