Author: FAC Contributor #6

Dear Members and Advocates, The biggest issue this past week has been the re-settlement of the Miami-Dade encampment. As required by law (and forced under threat of arrest by the Bovo Amendment), within 5 days of eviction, 270 people registered to the tracks have had to find new places to register. Most have settled along 36th/37th Avenue (one street away

Dear Members and Advocates, This was an emotional week. 270 of our brothers and sisters were kicked out of the makeshift community they created along the railroad tracks in a warehouse district in Hialeah. An encampment of tents and discarded patio furniture built on pallets to prevent them from sleeping in puddles. There was no shelter from the elements, there

Dear Members and Advocates, Those following our site will know that it’s been a busy, hectic, stressful week. Nobody has been more stressed than the 270+ people living homeless by the railroad tracks in Hialeah. Originally, they were given a deadline of May 6, 2018 to evacuate the encampment or be arrested. When Jeff Hearne from Legal Services of Greater

Weekly Update 2018-04-24 Dear Members and Advocates, Members who’ve asked “when will we bring a suit to…” will now have a ready answer. We have added a meter to our donations page to let our members know how close we are to funding various legal challenges. In addition to our active challenges, we currently have three proposed suits, one of

Weekly Update 2018-04-17 Dear Members and Advocates, Happy “Second Chance Month”! What does that mean? “Second Chance Month”. Is that like Black History Month where we recognize great leaders in the civil rights movement? Or is it like National Pancake Month (July) where we are supposed to eat pancakes? I checked the Wikipedia page for these observance months and didn’t