A Self-Made Houseless Community In Oakland and How You Can Help Keep It Alive

The Oakland city government is notorious for tearing down houseless encampments. We must save this one.

In Oakland, California amid a homelessness crisis coupled with the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers came together to create a fully functioning city of sorts to aid the people most affected. 

A nest of beautiful housing structures made from scrap materials, a stocked kitchen, an operating health clinic, a “store” whose shelves are lined w…