The Center for the Working Poor is an inter-faith intentional community inspired by the Catholic Worker movement and New Monasticism, which is committed to strategic nonviolent social change. Our specialty is helping to organize social movements, and facilitating the use of strategic nonviolence throughout the world. We also provide mutual-aid mental health services to people in need. We are a spiritual community rooted in Christian contemplative practices that is open to all faith traditions.
The Future of the #Occupy Movement: Solidarity and Escalation The movement can propel significant changes. But #OccupyWallStreet and its allied occupations still have a ways to go before realizing their …
How the anti-corporate protests have evolved into the populist force now sweeping the nation. By Mark Engler Published on October 5, 2011. #OccupyWallStreet is evolving. Now in its third week, …
#OccupyWallStreet protests are now well into their second week, and they are increasingly capturing the public spotlight. This is because, whatever limitations their occupation has, the protesters have done many …
We are again in need of your support, to feed the poor, and maintain our community. The Christian Faith as well as the great mystical traditions put so much emphasis …
We were called to help train this group of teachers on their hunger strike last spring. They said our experience from our previous fast and our medical contacts were very …
We consulted with these Bus Riders in their hunger strike against fare increases. These fare hikes are a tax on the poorest of the poor in Los Angeles. In addition …
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