Fighting (For) The Homeless
On November 5th, I saw a TikTok post from General Dogon of the Los Angeles Community Action Network (LACAN) asking for people to come to their headquarters at 838 East 6th Street in Los Angeles to celebrate twenty years of standing up for the Skid Row community and to learn what their future looks like. I was intrigued. General Dogon reminded me of a member of Public Enemy’s S1W’s or NYC’s Guardian Angels. He had a militaristic intensity to him and the words he spoke (I could tell) were well rehearsed throughout his life but 100% genuine. General Dogon’s video marked the first time I had heard of LACAN. I have lived in Los Angeles since 2015, but have spent much of my time in ‘The Valley’. I was familiar with LA Rescue Mission, People Assisting The Homeless (PATH), and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA -which recently lost its LA County funding because of mismanagement). These were large organizations that worked to secure shelter and services for people. But, Lo...