SOCIAL JUSTICE BLOG
Read and share the extraordinary stories from the frontlines of social change
Securing the Right to Community Radio for Indigenous People in Guatemala
The court told Guatemala that it must change its laws to ensure that Indigenous communities can legally operate community radio stations. This is going to take a few years, and the court gave Guatemala a reasonable period of time to do that. While the law reform is being done, Guatemala is required to legally recognize the harmed communities and their radio stations.
Housing Not Handcuffs: Victory In Boise Continues to Resonate Nationally
As stories of our country’s failure to adequately address homelessness make national headlines, with incidents like the murder of Jordan Neely on the New York City subway, elected officials are trying to make Americans see things simply, like homelessness as a personal choice, rather than the result of systemic failures. They want to make it a crime to be homeless, with police arresting those who simply don't have a place to live. That's ridiculous, and bad for our whole community. Because no matter your race or background, people don't choose to be homeless, and arresting people experiencing homelessness isn't the answer. The groundbreaking Martin v. Boise case has pushed communities toward the right answer—making sure everyone has a place to call home –since it was decided at the 9thCircuit in 2018.