Theo speaks with Ralph Silverman and Fred Waitzkin. Waitzkin is the author of the upcoming book "Anything is Good," an account of his friendship with Ralph ranging from their high school best friendship, through Ralph's experiences being unhoused in Florida, and Waitzkin's learning that his assumptions about the unhoused experience were far from the truth.


Pre-order the book here:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anything-is-good-fred-waitzkin/1144380103

Theo speaks with Ralph Silverman and Fred Waitzkin. Waitzkin is the author of the upcoming book "Anything is Good," an account of his friendship with Ralph ranging from their high school best friendship, through Ralph's experiences being unhoused in Florida, and Waitzkin's learning that his assumptions about the unhoused experience were far from the truth.
 Pre-order the book here:
<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anything-is-good-fred-waitzkin/1144380103" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anything-is-good-fred-waitzkin/1144380103&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718747601277000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1OmDSnD_CZQ4xC8_4ByKXW">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anything-is-good-fred-waitzkin/1144380103</a>

We the Unhoused is a podcast created by Theo Henderson with the goal of uplifting voiceless citizens. Begun while Theo was living on the streets of LA for over eight years, the show provides an intimate look at the unhoused experience.

We the Unhoused is a podcast created by Theo Henderson with the goal of uplifting voiceless citizens. Begun while Theo was living on the streets of LA for over eight years, the show provides an intimate look at the unhoused experience.

We the Unhoused

Take a Look, It's In a Book: "Anything Is Good"

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/3aceb325-fcdc-4905-b986-b192017f843d/transcript

This week, Theo is on the ground for a brutal Grant's Pass motivated sweep of a long term, vulnerable unhoused community in El Monte, CA this month. He speaks with people affected, and asks sheriffs and Army CORPS members on how one can justify sweeping and threatening to arrest allies assisting the unhoused in the middle of a triple-digit heat wave. How are sweeps changing now that the Supreme Court has empowered them? The reality is gruesome.


Then, Theo speaks with returning guest Kath Rogers, an attorney with the Southern California ACLU, who gives a detailed perspective on how the establishment is taking advantage of the Grant's Pass decision, how it differs from policies under the Martin v. Boise decision, and how the unhoused can defend themselves in the face of this horror.


Learn more about Kath's work here: 

https://www.aclusocal.org/en/biographies/kath-rogers

This week, Theo is on the ground for a brutal Grant's Pass motivated sweep of a long term, vulnerable unhoused community in El Monte, CA this month. He speaks with people affected, and asks sheriffs and Army CORPS members on how one can justify sweeping and threatening to arrest allies assisting the unhoused in the middle of a triple-digit heat wave. How are sweeps changing now that the Supreme Court has empowered them? The reality is gruesome.
 Then, Theo speaks with returning guest Kath Rogers, an attorney with the Southern California ACLU, who gives a detailed perspective on how the establishment is taking advantage of the Grant's Pass decision, how it differs from policies under the Martin v. Boise decision, and how the unhoused can defend themselves in the face of this horror.
 Learn more about Kath's work here: 
<a href="https://www.aclusocal.org/en/biographies/kath-rogers" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.aclusocal.org/en/biographies/kath-rogers&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1727211455953000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3d6tvgFWBsDf-721s4h_eN">https://www.aclusocal.org/en/biographies/kath-rogers</a>

The Darkness Rises in El Monte

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/10fcb24a-f4e6-495b-b068-b1f4015d84b7/transcript

It's a busy week on We the Unhoused -- Theo travels between California and Michigan to take a closer look at the intersecting struggles of the unhoused and the housing-insecure. 


First, we speak with journalist Phoenix Tso of LA Public Press and Alejandro Gutierrez of the Hillside Villa Tenant Association on the current struggle to keep longtime residents housed in the face of brutal landlord rent hikes and complicity within the city government. 


Then, we head to Michigan, where Theo speaks to Tyree Guyton of the Heidelberg Project in Detroit, where we discuss how art and political education intersect with the liberation of the unhoused people.

Over on Unhoused News, Theo continues to cover the developing horrors of the Grant's Pass Supreme Court decision, and discusses the current brutal heat wave across LA.


Follow the Hillside Villa Tenant Association here: https://www.instagram.com/hillsidevilla_

Follow Phoenix Tso here: 

https://www.instagram.com/phoenixtso

Follow the Heidelberg Project here:

https://www.heidelberg.org/history 

It's a busy week on We the Unhoused -- Theo travels between California and Michigan to take a closer look at the intersecting struggles of the unhoused and the housing-insecure. 
 First, we speak with journalist Phoenix Tso of LA Public Press and Alejandro Gutierrez of the Hillside Villa Tenant Association on the current struggle to keep longtime residents housed in the face of brutal landlord rent hikes and complicity within the city government. 
 Then, we head to Michigan, where Theo speaks to Tyree Guyton of the Heidelberg Project in Detroit, where we discuss how art and political education intersect with the liberation of the unhoused people.
Over on Unhoused News, Theo continues to cover the developing horrors of the Grant's Pass Supreme Court decision, and discusses the current brutal heat wave across LA.
 Follow the Hillside Villa Tenant Association here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hillsidevilla_" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/hillsidevilla_&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726001010490000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Ld4yLGIGob2DaZyONQeer">https://www.instagram.com/hillsidevilla_</a>
Follow Phoenix Tso here: 
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/phoenixtso" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/phoenixtso&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726001010490000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ZdV3k0607W8EKR4wtwo44">https://www.instagram.com/phoenixtso</a>
Follow the Heidelberg Project here:
 <a href="https://www.heidelberg.org/history" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.heidelberg.org/history&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726001010490000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3In5RGyqclz55HwJRThVqw">https://www.heidelberg.org/history </a>

Hillside Villa Fights On

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7d60f4ea-2e4a-4226-9260-b1e6015e0395/transcript

Theo concludes the We the Unhoused trip to the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference in July, and reflects on the conference's urgency on the heels of the Grant's Pass Supreme Court decision. 


He speaks with three interviewees, who share how they've turned their lived experience with being unhoused into advocacy for others -- Curtis Howard, Rachel Parker, and Tawanna Simpson share the state of advocacy from across the country.

Plus: California governor Gavin Newsom and San Francisco mayor London Breed begin the slow process of using Grant's Pass to punish local unhoused residents and destroy encampments in our Unhoused News Segment.


Learn more about the NAEH conference here:

https://endhomelessness.org/events/conferences/2024-national-conference-on-ending-homelessness-and-capitol-hill-day/

Theo concludes the We the Unhoused trip to the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference in July, and reflects on the conference's urgency on the heels of the Grant's Pass Supreme Court decision. 
 He speaks with three interviewees, who share how they've turned their lived experience with being unhoused into advocacy for others -- Curtis Howard, Rachel Parker, and Tawanna Simpson share the state of advocacy from across the country.
Plus: California governor Gavin Newsom and San Francisco mayor London Breed begin the slow process of using Grant's Pass to punish local unhoused residents and destroy encampments in our Unhoused News Segment.
 Learn more about the NAEH conference here:
<a href="https://endhomelessness.org/events/conferences/2024-national-conference-on-ending-homelessness-and-capitol-hill-day/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://endhomelessness.org/events/conferences/2024-national-conference-on-ending-homelessness-and-capitol-hill-day/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1724803224892000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3__2OkzcwB4IB7JSoKnN9c">https://endhomelessness.org/events/conferences/2024-national-conference-on-ending-homelessness-and-capitol-hill-day/</a>

WTU Checks Out D.C. Part 3:

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/f837bd1a-a3ed-403c-9f59-b1d9001670d0/transcript

Take a Look, It's In a Book: "Anything Is Good"

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