Bonus Episode: Lexis-Olivier Ray interviews Theo

If you're going to San Francisco, criminalization of the unhoused is in the air. WTU covers sex work, substance usage, domestic violence, generational trauma, life threatening illness, and family houselessness. Please listen with empathy and an open heart. (Image: SF Poster Syndicate)

Episode 45: If You're Going To San Francisco..

Featured guests Paul Boden of Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP) gives us a searing snapshot on how we got to this crisis. A special report is introduced in keeping the Unhoused community safe.  Other Los Angeles guests round out the episode.  If you wish to see the video portion of the episode please subscribe to We The Unhoused on YouTube.

Episode 46: If You're Going To San Francisco.. Part 2

NIMBYism is corrosive. It has transcended economic strata. It seeps through our social circles. It leaves a lingering stench that our future generations will retch out. Mainstream media and housed people center themselves in the issues of houselessness. This episode shows how. (photo: NIMBYs protest a proposed shelter in Venice)

Episode 47: NIMBYland

Can you believe 2021 is almost over? We The Unhoused is now 2 years old! A baby to be sure, but look how its grown. Next year great things are in store for WTU as we continue to organize for HouseKeys, Not Handcuffs. It is my pleasure to present the last episode of 2021. Be safe, be well, and lets meet the new year in the light of understanding. (Pictured: Garcetti the Grinch)

Episode 48: The Holiday Special

Same fight. Different round. America prides itself on deep patriotism. Its a sham a lie to keep the focus on the Unhoused crisis. We the Unhoused has explored the Veteran Unhoused crisis. I learned many things. One, no matter how nice the oppressor is, displacement is still violence

Episode 49: Veterans Row

It has been a while since WTU has done some deep dives. what better dive than housing harassment, retaliation and injustice?  Stay tuned while We the unhoused guide you through AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Pictured: AHF's King Edward Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles)

Episode 50: WTU investigates AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Part 1

Theo interviews tenants of AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Madison Hotel in Downtown LA

Episode 51: WTU Investigates AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Part 2

A compilation of live recordings from a sweep in Harbor City.

Episode 53: Harbor City Sweep

We the Unhoused Remix: San Francisco

In the first episode of “We The Unhoused,” host Theo Henderson interviews Human Rights Organizer with the Los Angeles Community Action Network General Dogon about the long fight for unhoused rights in LA. Plus, a conversation with writer and friend Sara Chisholm. Finally, we wrap with Unhoused News, including Theo's take on a recent Steve Lopez LA Times article. Artwork by Art Hazelwood via Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP)

Episode 1: Rising In Power feat. General Dogon

In this episode of "We The Unhoused," host Theo Henderson explores how reactionary vigilantism affects the unhoused through conversations with several people who have experienced violence and harassment firsthand. Theo first interviews Freddy G, an unhoused resident living in Echo Park, who had an explosive device thrown at his tent and narrowly missed being hit. He also has a roundtable conversation with several people living at Echo Park Lake and interviews Harvey, an unhoused resident of the El Pueblo Chinatown neighborhood. Finally, we wrap with another edition of Unhoused News and Theo's thoughts on how hatred against the unhoused spreads on social media and what allies can do to stop it. Pictured: One of Freddie G's cats, Stranger-Trouble, peers out of the hole that an explosive blew into Freddie's tent moments earlier.

Episode 2: Fighting The Fires Of Hate

In this episode of "We The Unhoused," host Theo Henderson talks to a unhoused residents who endured a recent sweep at Echo Park Lake, including Terrance, Iman, Cerriah, Alison, DeVon, Guillermo, and a concerned housed resident named Constance. Themes in this episode include personal accounts of the sweeps, how they affected residents, being an unhoused youth, the struggles of living in a van and more. Plus, a new edition of Unhoused News and an original poem by Theo.

Episode 3: Can't Sweep Us Away

In Part 2 of "Down In The Valley," we hear more first hand accounts of the war on the unhoused, declared by Councilmembers Nury Martinez, John Lee, and the rest of City Hall. Theo interviews unhoused residents of Chatsworth and Van Nuys, who bravely describe the world of the terror they endure. Optimistic guest Brooke Carrillo believes in staying positive and building solidarity in the face of state violence. Jeffrey Green reminds us that being unhoused can happen to anyone, while Jason Brackett and Jason Brazel express dismay at being criminalized while trying to work and recover from a debilitating injury. And finally, Theo talks with unhoused Van Nuys resident Jeremy Meier, who remains resolute and wishes for others to walk in the shoes of the Unhoused. (Photo: An LA Sanitation truck decorated with fake severed limbs as it approaches an encampment for a sweep.)

Episode 8: Down In The Valley (Part 2)

We hear from unhoused residents and housed supporters during a direct action to stop the city from evicting the unhoused from Echo Park Lake. The unhoused community continues to demand a meeting with their Council Member, Mitch O'Farrell. Theo interviews Pete White of LA CAN, Unhoused resident Lloyd Edward, Ground Game LA organizer Ashley Bennett, Bishop John Taylor, Catholic Worker activist Bobby Peppey, and more. (Photo: The direct action moves to Mitch OFarrell's office, where tents are put up)

Episode 11: Ballots and Banishment (Part 2)

March is Women's history month. Join us as we continue to celebrate powerful and inspiring women in our struggle for housing and human rights, as Theo interviews Michelle Liu, Laura Fighter, Charisse, Khinn Kim, and Melissa Acedera.

Episode 14: Sheroes In the Fight For Housing

Amidst the uprising, Theo interviews Black Trans Organizer Chella Coleman, who experienced homelessness and currently sings in a band.

Episode 26: Black Trans Lives Matter

We The Unhoused is a podcast that lifts the voices and struggles of the unhoused in LA and beyond. Host Theo Henderson is currently unhoused and resides in Chinatown, Los Angeles. He tackles issues such as police brutality, harassment, policy, and the survival challenges of unhoused people. Through a series of interviews, we will discuss issues that are germane to unhoused people like the cost of living, gentrification, health struggles, harm reduction, and trauma informed care. The revolution will be heard on this podcast. Tune in each week to be a part of it.

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