Posts tagged LGBTQ rights
Lessons from Paris - Why Los Angeles Must Take a Different Approach
Lessons from Paris - Why Los Angeles Must Take a Different Approach

As Los Angeles gears up for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics, we are faced with a critical decision. The experience of Paris serves as a cautionary tale, highlighting the consequences of prioritizing spectacle over the well-being of the unhoused community. However, it also presents an opportunity to take a different approach - one that turns these events into positive agents of change, rather than catalysts for displacement.

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Peaceful Resistance for LGBTQIA+
Peaceful Resistance for LGBTQIA+

Now is the time to unify in the spirit of determined, organized, peaceful yet radical resistance.

We will not back down on our rights nor our dignity. Instead, we will harness the stress (fear, anxiety, anger, malaise) into affecting positive change and lovingly, firmly, persistently setting and maintaining our boundaries. We will not succumb to fear.

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InstructionalPaul Asplundhomelessness, get involved, solution, LAHSA, mutual aid, community-based, one person at a time, solving homelessness forever, human-centered design, lived experience, love is the only solution, faith communities solving homelessness, business community solving homelessness, neighborhood groups solving homelessness, why housing first isn't working, housing shortage, affordable housing, housing expense, peaceful resistance, immigration rights, LGBTQ rights, diversityComment