Activism

Amazingly Bad Pet Portraits Offered by Oakland Animal Services!
Every now and again something amazing happens in the world of bad pet art. And when that happens, rest assured www.brokeassstuart.com is on the case!

Journalist Retaliated Against by Private Prison Company for Reporting COVID Outbreak
By Marc Norton Sometimes a particular fight weaves together so many strands of the oppressive fabric of the USA that it is difficult to figure out what is key and where to begin. Such is the case with the fight to free San Francisco BayView editor Malik Washington from the clutches

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the Restless Revolutionary of Prose, Dies at 101
Lawrence Ferlinghetti — the poet, the publisher, the painter, the activist, the man who propelled the Beat Movement and brought City Lights to San Francisco — has died at the age of 101. According to his daughter, Julie Sasser, the lifelong provocateur lost his battle Monday with interstitial lung disease.

2021 is Finally Giving Me Hope
If you have made it this far, congratulations. You have been living in the world of the pandemic for an entire year. You have also made it through four years of hell.

What I Learned from Organizing a Rent Strike
It’s no secret that the Pandemic has had a devastating toll on New York City. Homelessness is at all time highs, COVID cases are surging, and record numbers of people are leaving the city. The only good thing to come of it is that for the first time since the

Oakland Names Street After Huey Newton, Co-Founder of the Black Panthers
The street sign for Dr. Huey P. Newton Way, in honor of the late activist, was unveiled on Ninth Street near Mandela Parkway.

The Bold, Abstract, Portraits of Messy Beck in SF
The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights Bay Area artists who are doing incredible work, it’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep San Francisco a strange and wonderful place. Exploring the human figure, sexuality and identity, with a bold, earthy palette and a cubist touch, Messy Beck

Bake Muffins & Fight Homelessness on National Muffin Day!
National Muffin Day is coming up on Sunday, February 21! Normally we bake together with big kitchen parties and distribute muffins to people experiencing homelessness, but like everything else in the world, things are different this year.