Democracy for the Unhoused: Maria Foscarinis

Season 20 Episode 350

We discuss why housing insecurity undermines our democracy. We cover the evolution from Reagan, when homelessness was blamed on the individual, to the increasing recognition that housing is a human right.

Maria's civic action toolkit recommendations are:

Be an advocate against criminalization and call your representatives
Join the https://housingnothandcuffs.org/ campaign

Maria Foscarinis is the founder of the National Homelessness Law Center and the author of And Housing for All: The Fight to End Homelessness in America.

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