Poverty is a Crime

ACT UP Boston charges city with mass violations of human rights

November 21, 2021 UNAC Editor Socio-Economic Struggles, US Hypocrisy, War on the Poor

by Aezra El, published on Workers World, November 14, 2021 On Nov. 5, ACT UP Boston, labor leaders, frontline harm reductionists, housing advocates, contingents of students, folks who have been houseless and people who use drugs converged on City Hall for a protest press conference and speak-out. Days earlier, city officials began waging their “sheriff’s plan,” setting up kangaroo courts,[…]