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Thanks again to everyone who came out to PTH's Tent City action in East Harlem on Thursday, July 23, or who spread the word online -- and for the support for the 10 people who were arrested. From the spirit on the ground in El Barrio on Thursday, to the media and online buzz into this week, we're excited about this wave of movement and community building. Each action and activity is part of bigger movements that belong to everyone fighting for justice, and we want to be in close touch with all of you...If you have photos or videos from Thursday in El Barrio, please send them to us! Please keep spreading the word</i> -- send people to "http://picturethehomeless.org/blog" this blog</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/pthny">PTH's Twitter -- and distribute the media coverage, photos and videos of the Tent City through your blog, e-listserv, Twitter, Facebook, etc. networks.
We will do a full rundown next week of all of Picture the Homeless' press coverage and online multimedia from July -- stay tuned. "http://picturethehomeless.org/blog/node/119">The first Tent City roundup (with New York Times, Daily News, etc.) is here. The latest....* Democracy Now ran a video headline yesterday, as they did with our March building takeover. Check it out (about 12:30 in): "http://www.democracynow.org/2009/7/27/headlines">http://www.democracynow.org/2009/7/27/headlines* <b>Gotham Gazette</b> followed up on their Thursday story on the tent city with http://www.gothamgazette.com/blogs/wonkster/2009/07/24/pols-stand-with-t... report</a> on our press conference featuring the 'Tent City Ten,' elected officials, and candidates.</p><p>* For everyone at Picture the Homeless, the work we are doing in NYC is just one strand of larger movements and visions all around the world, for a better world. We were very happy to read out a solidarity statement from our friend Max Rameau in Miami at our Thursday press conference, and to get love on the <a href="http://takebacktheland.blogspot.com/2009/07/picture-homeless-liberates-land-in.html"><b>Take Back the Land</b> blog</a> too. Here's another lovely set of "http://www.flickr.com/photos/10749767@N00/sets/72157621811789932/show/">photos from our friend Sam</a> -- and http://www.videonewslive.com/view/358119/the_homeless_creates_tent_city_... from Carlos</a> -- more photo and video coming soon!
PTH's Civil Rights members worked on the piece "<a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090803/ten_things">Ten Things You Need to Know to Live on the Streets</a>" in <b>The Nation</b> magazine ... For the past twelve days, since it was posted on The Nation website on July 16, it has been either the #1 or #2 most-read piece! The print magazine of the August 3-10 issue just arrived in subscribers' mailboxes -- check it out on the newsstand too! And the popular website <a href="http://www.alternet.org/workplace/141567/10_things_you_need_to_know_to_live_on_the_streets_/"><b>Alternet</b> picked it up</a> today.</p><p>More soon.... Onward!</p><p> </p>
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