There’s an abundance of housing; let’s organize to take it over

The Poor People’s Army, formerly the Poor People’s Economic and Human Rights Campaign, has been leading efforts across the country to place individuals and families who need them into federally-owned housing for a long time. Their position is that housing is a human right and that people in need should not be forced to wait for shelter. They recently published “Takeover: A Human Rights Approach to Housing” on Poor People’s Press, a step-by-step guide to occupying empty houses. Clearing the FOG speaks with Cheri Honkala, the lead author, and Galen Tyler, a lead organizer with the Poor People’s Army, about the current housing crisis and how people can use the new book to end the crisis of homelessness.

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Activists Are Risking Their Lives To Break The Brutal Blockade On Gaza – Clearing the FOG with co-hosts Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese

Under international law, all countries that have signed onto the Genocide Convention are mandated to both prevent and stop genocides, yet the genocide of Palestinians, particularly in Gaza, has continued unabated. Given the failure of most governments to fulfill their duties, civilians from around the world are organizing humanitarian flotillas to break through the blockade on Gaza. Clearing the FOG speaks with James Marc Leas, a lawyer and Palestine solidarity activist who is in Italy to support the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. He discusses the conditions in Palestine, the laws, and Israel's illegal seizure of Global Sumud Flotilla boats and activists. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

1. Activists Are Risking Their Lives To Break The Brutal Blockade On Gaza 00:00
2. Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Organize Peoples Tribunal For Justice 01:00:01
3. As Congress Automates The Draft, It's Time To End The Selective Service System 01:00:01
4. War On Free Speech Expands To Detention, Sanctions Of Individuals 01:00:01
5. Proposed Railroad Mega-Merger To Put Corporate Profits Over People 01:00:01

Guests:

Cheri Honkala

Galen Tyler