Areas of work
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Fri Oct 10th 9:30AM: First Day in Court for 3 Activists Arrested for Protesting
The first court date for the New Britain 3 is on Friday October 10th. We are lawyered up and ready to fight these bogus charges until they are dropped!If you believe in the right to protest, then stand with us at 9:30 for our…
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Dare to Struggle CT is Undeterred by New Britain Police’s Intimidation and Surveillance
On Thursday, July 31, Dare to Struggle CT held an impromptu protest after getting kicked out of the Assembly Room restaurant in New Britain for bringing in homeless activists. The Assembly Room called the police on us two times, but the cops left each…
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OPD is Covering Up the Hanging of a Black Man: We Demand Answers Now!
On June 30, 2025 a Black man was found hanging from a tree in Dimond Canyon, at Bridgeview trail in Oakland, CA. Within an hour and a half of “Preliminary Investigation” the Oakland Police Department (OPD) and the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) were…
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Dare to Struggle Members Arrested at their Homes
On Tuesday August 5th, two members of Dare to Struggle – CT were arrested by New Britain Police (NBPD) at their homes for a ridiculous charge of “Breach of Peace.” NBPD ripped one of the activists out of their home, several towns over, without…
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Assembly Room Owner Routinely Hostile Towards Homeless People!
On July 1st after a Homeless Liberation Initiative meeting Andres Soriano, the co-owner of the Assembly Room, stopped us as we were leaving to say that we can’t bring homeless people into the Assembly Room anymore for meetings. Apparently letting a few homeless people…
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Shelter Directors Chase The Money and Leave the Homeless Behind
Worsening Shelter Conditions Many community members in downtown New Britain are aware of the Friendship Center’s mistreatment of its residents and inadequate services. They allow rotten food to be served, case workers are frequently “too busy” to help, and residents get kicked out or…
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Sat 6/21 @1pm – Public Forum on how we can stop the attacks on the homeless
Dare to Struggle and Homeless Liberation Initiative are hosting a forum on how we can stop the daily attacks homeless people face around Connecticut. We’ll hear from those within and around the fight for the rights of the homeless, talk through what has been…
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High Desert LowDown April 2025: Rise Up We’re Worth It!
An Interview with a Resident from Loma Parda Anyone who lives in Taos knows the housing situation can be brutal: casitas for thousands of dollars a month, sheds with minimal amenities for almost as much, low income housing with poor conditions and authoritarian management…
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TAOS NM: Memorial Day Weekend Protest
Rents and property values continue to soar in Taos forcing people out onto the streets. There is an astonishing lack of services for people once they are homeless. Meanwhile, tourists and second home owners flock to Taos treating it like their playground. We refuse…
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Disrespect, Disposability, Deceit: Forum on NYCHA Neglect in NYC – May 31 @2pm
LGBT Center – Manhattan – 208 W 13th St NYCHA and private partners are hellbent on pushing out residents. We need our own strategies to stop them. Privatized NYCHA developments are ramping up evictions, and residents across the city face inhumane conditions. It isn’t…
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