Homeless Families Win End to Shelter Evictions

We are pleased to announce that after six months of intense advocacy, the Faith In Action Bay Area Homeless Families Committee and their allies recently won an end to the City’s experimental policy of evicting families from homeless shelters after 90 days, and $30 million in new investments in the City Budget to house homeless families and young adults! 

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Kathy Lass
Truth Brigade update: Dissent is Patriotic

Get ready now to become a Disinformation Disrupter. Disinformation is rampant on the internet and in social media, and especially on far-right platforms. Some examples you might have heard about: Obama’s birth certificate, Russian bots attempting to influence elections, non-citizens voting in US elections, vaccinations causing autism, January 6 being a false-flag operation – the list could be endless. With the 2026 mid-term and 2028 general elections presenting the best opportunities for reversing the slide into authoritarianism, the possibility that disinformation could disrupt those processes is especially concerning.

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Protest Smarter and Safer: Get On Signal

The best way to remain able to protest is to secure your communications now. One of the best tools for communicating privately in the modern era is Signal, a free text-messaging app that is the current state of the art for secure, private communications. You should start using Signal now, and get your friends whom you resist with to use it as well.

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The Filibuster, Reconciliation and Recission Bills

A 'filibuster' is a tactic used by one or more senators to prevent a majority vote on proposed legislation or some other Senate matter. Historically, the filibuster was first used by southern senators in the 1830s to protect slavery. Ever since, it has most often been used by white supremacists and political conservatives to block progressive social and economic legislation. 

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