Immerse Arkansas
PO Box 45385
Little Rock, AR 72214 
501-404-9890
Email:  help@immersearkansas.org
https://www.immersearkansas.org/youth
Youth ages 16-22
Provides supportive housing for youth ages 16-22 who are aging out of foster care, runaway, or homeles, or victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation

Mid AR Substance Abuse in LR, AR  
4601 W. 7th Little Rock, AR 72205 
501-686-9393 
Shelter for the indigent and others who need detox  

St. Francis House 
2701 S. Elm Little Rock, AR 72204 
501-6645036 
Homeless veterans program  http://www.stfrancisministries.com/ 

Union Rescue Mission Dorcas House 
823 S. Park Street Little Rock, AR 72202 
501-374-4022 
Outreach to women and children begin at Dorcas House.  We provide services like food, shelter, clothing and crisis intervention.  https://urmissionlr.org/dorcas-house/ 

PATH- Partners against Trafficking Human 
PO BOX 21066 Little Rock, AR 72221 
501-301-4357 
Provide safe housing and a program of restoration and reintegration for rescued victims of Human Trafficking and prostitution.  pathsaves.org 

Gaines House 
1702 Gaines Street Little Rock, AR 72206 
501-376-7922 
Transitional living shelter for women 18 or older who have been treated for mental, physical or emotional disabilities  http://www.gaineshouse.org/ 

The Salvation Army Shelter
1111 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 
501-374-9296 
Single men, single women and family shelter. 5 free nights per month

Family Promises of Pulaski 
222 East 8th Street Little Rock, AR 72202 
501-372-0733  
Provide shelter, food, transportation and case management for homeless families with children under 18. www.familypromisepc.org  

Jericho Way Day Center
3000 Springer Blvd Little Rock, AR 72206 
501-916-9859 
M-F 7:30am -3 pm 
Homeless day center, clothing closet
http://www.depaulusa.org/our-programs/little-rock-ar/ 

A.B.B.A. House
1002 South Oak St. Little Rock, AR 72204 
501-666-9718 
Provides shelter for homeless and/or pregnant women, Non-pregnant woman can stay up to 3 wks., pregnant woman can stay up to 1 month after the child is born, NO drug problems or mental illness.  

Center for Youth & Families, Youth Emergency Shelter 
6425 W. 12th St.  Little Rock, AR  72204 
501-666-7233 
Shelter for homeless and runaway youth, ages 8-18, wheelchair accessible, children may stay up to 45 days.  Must be a DHS client. 

Dorcas House
823 South Park St.
501-374-4022 

Women’s domestic Violence Program
9-month program for women and children
A division of Union Rescue Mission 
Little Rock, AR 72202 
Children in domestic abuse situations, male children allowed through 17 years of age (on a space available basis). 50 beds available for women and children. Recovery Program: 9 month recovery program for women with substance or alcohol addiction. Children are NOT permitted to remain with women in Recovery Program. Wheelchair accessible. 

Empowerment Village
3604 W. 12th St.  Little Rock, AR 72204 
501-663-7223 Ext. #210 
For Arkansans with special needs, i.e.: limited income, homeless or has disability affecting their income and need for supportive services. 

Little Rock Compassion Center (Men’s) 
3618 W. Roosevelt Rd., Little Rock, AR 72204 
501-296-9114 
Men’s homeless shelter must have ID and be over 18. Must be sober, no medical services available. 

Little Rock Compassion Center (Women’s) 
4210 Asher Ave.  Little Rock, AR 72204 
501-663-2972 
Women’s homeless shelter must have ID and be over 18. Check-in 3:00pm. 
Nehemiah House, A Division of Union Rescue Mission 
2921 Springer Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72216, 
(501) 374-1108 
Men’s homeless shelter, 4-free days per month, free if the weather is below freezing, after that $6.00 per day (includes breakfast and dinner.) You must be out of the building daily by 7:00am. Once in at night you cannot leave and re-enter. Weapons, tobacco, cell phones, drugs and alcohol not permitted on the property. Work Program – 36-bed facility for working homeless – This program is 6 months and for the working homeless. Recovery Program – 46 bed facility – 9-month recovery program that is faith based in nature. Wheelchair accessible 

Our House
https://ourhouseshelter.org/ 
302 East Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR 72206, 
(501) 375-2416 / (501) 374-7383 
Working shelter for men, women, and families, wheelchair accessible, long term shelter available (up to 2-years). Many educational programs, meals, clothing and classes available, domestic violence recovery. Must be working a minimum of 32 hours a week soon after moving in. 

Phoenix Recovery Center
104 North Battery, Little Rock, AR 72205, 
(501) 725-4907 
Transitional housing for women only. 

Salvation Army
1111 West Markham, Little Rock, AR 72201, 
(501) 374-9296 / (501) 374-8636 After 3:30pm 
Emergency shelter for women, and families, opens at 6:15pm. 

Union RESCUE Mission Transient Lodge  
615 Magnolia N. Little Rock, AR 72114 
501-376-8470 
Homeless Shelter for Men. Can stay up to 5 nights.   

Firm Foundation Ministries 
2200 East Broadway North Little Rock, AR 72114 
501-945-7412 
Men’s homeless shelter and half way house

As voted on at the June 7th Meeting of the Charlotte Metropolitan Democratic Socialists of America, the voting body has adopted the the following resolution:

Therefore, be it resolved, employment as a law enforcement officer is in opposition to the principles of the organization as outlined in DSA constitution article II. “Law Enforcement officer” shall be defined as “an individual who is sworn, badged, and arm-able by the government to enforce the law, or a prison guard; or individuals who are members, operators, or supporters of police associated union organizations”(Whether employed by the government or a private company). Persons employed as law enforcement are therefore excluded from membership in Charlotte Metropolitan DSA. Whereas, law enforcement agencies operate to promote the interests of capitalist institutions and to suppress organized dissent against their control of American society; and Whereas, oppressed groups with whom the DSA seeks to organize such as people of color, sex workers, and the homeless have immediate reasons to be afraid of the police, and uncomfortable in their presence.

The last eight days witnessed the single greatest national explosion of popular unrest since the summer of 1968. Hundreds of thousands of protesters of all races and generations gathered around the world to demand justice for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on 25 May and to demand an end to police brutality and racism more broadly. The vicious response most protesters received — and continue to receive in ongoing demonstrations — at the hands of those sworn to “protect and serve” only proves the urgent necessity of their demands.

The history of workers’ struggles in the United States is punctuated by the constant antagonism of policing — whether municipal, state, federal, or private armies of thugs like the Pinkertons. No matter the place, no matter the era, no matter the industry, police have served as aggressor against workers’ organizing efforts and bulwark protecting the interests of property and capital. 

Simultaneously, police have served to uphold the racial hierarchy imposed upon people of color by the white supremacist ruling class by aiding, abetting, and directly participating in all conceivable forms of subjugation and oppression. Moreover, in the century since its founding the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the country’s largest police union, has worked tirelessly to shield those police officers guilty of crimes against communities of color and to stamp out dissent or efforts to reform from within.

In Columbus, the historical narrative is no different from the rest of the country. Here too, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color struggle against a repressive and overwhelmingly white police force that disproportionately targets them for harassment, arrest, and murder. Here too, the police are shielded from accountability by their union. 

According to its website, FOP Capital City Lodge #9 is the fifth-largest union local in the country, representing more than 4,000 members and 29 law enforcement agencies throughout Franklin County. In the past eight days, hundreds — if not thousands — of those members have been mobilized against the public in a shocking display of unrestrained malice. Mace, pepper balls, rubber and wooden bullets, tear gas, shield and batons have all been wielded with impunity against peaceful protesters who had the gall to demand accountability from nominally public servants. On the night of 31 May, for instance, the police were so proud of their handiwork, they congregated for a group photo in the middle of a cleared intersection. These are not the actions of workers, let alone the actions of union siblings.

As workers of Columbus, the site of the 1886 founding of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), we deeply feel the twisted irony of being home to the 11th-most murderous police force in the country. As socialists, we believe in the power of workers, in fostering bonds of solidarity among workers through the shared struggle of organizing, in the battles workers wage against capital to build and exert their collective power. As moral human beings, we believe in the full emancipation of BIPOC and the destruction of white supremacy. At every turn, police stand against these interests. 

Police unions are a blight on the labor movement. They ignore calls for reform and scoff at pleas for solidarity. They are the enemy of workers and BIPOC communities everywhere. They are scabs, pure and simple.

Columbus DSA hereby calls on FOP Capital City Lodge #9 President Ferrell, Executive Vice President Simpson, and Vice President Steel to immediately resign. We call on the State House to pass legislation stripping police unions of the right to collectively bargain. We call on all municipalities of Franklin County to demilitarize and defund their police departments, and to reappropriate existing “public safety” funding toward more critical sectors and infrastructure like public education, public housing, and public transportation.

Further, we call on the AFL-CIO to immediately expel the International Union of Police Association (IUPA) from the federation and to sever all ties with police and prison guard unions. They are not siblings. They do not deserve the union privileges they actively help deny workers everywhere.

These are merely the first steps towards building a future safe for BIPOC communities and for workers of all colors, backgrounds, and industries. A better world is possible!

In Solidarity,

Labor Working Group

Columbus DSA

In an interview with the Gavel, BCPD Chief Evans DEFENDED sending BCPD officers to Franklin Park Tuesday evening. Roxbury and Dorchester are majority Black neighborhoods of Boston. Under no circumstance should BCPD be doing anything, ever, in Roxbury or Dorchester. Particularly not policing a protest against police brutality.

Evans says sending officers to police the protest is”by no means political” This is outrageous. Sending police to oppose protesters at a rally against police brutality and the murder of Black people by police is absolutely political. Boston College must immediately end any involvement in policing protests in Boston. YDS of BC reiterates our call for Evans to resign or be removed as Chief of the Boston College Police department. No institution that employs him has any concern for systematic racism of the police or the criminal justice system. All the statements in the world cannot outweigh his presence on BC’s campus.

Petition to remove Evans can be found here.

High Peaks Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) seeks to express our collective horror at the cold-blooded murder of George Floyd by officers in the Minneapolis, Minnesota police force and our solidarity with the black Americans and citizens of all races who have taken to the streets to peacefully protest police brutality and state-sanctioned racism in our country.

While High Peaks DSA recognizes that the Saranac Lake police department maintains a relatively positive relationship with the village community, we call for the Village Board to adopt an ordinance that explicitly condemns police brutality in light of the murder of George Floyd and implements a zero-tolerance policy towards abusive policing. By explicitly condemning police brutality, the Village of Saranac Lake will signal itself as a safe space for diverse communities.

High Peaks DSA also calls for the Village Board and Police Department to partner with village residents to establish a system of community oversight to ensure cooperation, accountability, and justice for all.

Fill out the form below if you’d like to sign the petition:

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Text from Natalie Stroud’s presentation during “Education Workers Unite to Defend Vermont Education” on May 29.

My name is Natalie Stroud. I have been a preschool teacher in Burlington for six years. I'm not going to rehash most of the facts and figures because they are already out there and I encourage you to read the letters written people who work in childcare centers. I will share with you the reason WHY I have chosen to plead with Governor Scott to reconsider the June 1st reopening date.


Our nation is experiencing collective trauma right now. Trauma happens when what we individually assume to be true about the world or ourselves is challenged, making it hard to cope and impossible to go back to how things were before. We will all be changed forever by this pandemic. That is trauma.


My students are home right now learning that sometimes parents lose their jobs. They are learning that you can’t always trust the grownups in charge to tell the truth or take care of us. They are learning what it feels like to be isolated and lonely. They are learning that sometimes people don’t always get better when they get sick. All of this is traumatic.


People often say, "kids are so resilient, they will be fine" and yes, kids have the capacity for resilience. But don’t be fooled, their body will remember the trauma for the rest of their lives. They keep moving and smiling because they have to to survive.

So much social and emotional learning takes place in the first five years of life, which is why it is essential that children receive high quality, trauma-sensitive care in early childhood. When we send our children back to school, we need to make sure the environment can provide this for them. They deserve it. 


Right now, our country is showing that we do not value their education. We do not value the quality of their care. Preschool aged children need touch. They need to play with their friends. They need their bodies to be comfortable and unencumbered by a mask in order to learn. They need to see their teachers’ mouth move to learn language. They need to be able to nap. They need their special education providers to help them in the classroom. They need to see their teachers smile. They will need all of this even MORE after what they all have gone through these past few months. The schooling experience we would be sending them back to on June 1st would not be that place.


Teachers are scared and worried, rightfully so. We will be overworked and underpaid, in masks and long sleeve button down shirts in the summer heat nonetheless. Of course, two of things aren’t new. We have always been overworked and underpaid. But at this moment in history, we have a chance to change that.


Help families with unemployment if they choose not to or cannot send their child back to school yet. Compensate teachers fairly. Provide more stabilization funds to programs that cannot open yet. Continue paying open programs a stipend for each child enrolled in the program, as the cost of care has risen. The early childhood education system has always been in survival mode but the response to this pandemic, if handled with care, can help programs thrive for the first time in history. We are asking Governor Scott to help us make history and change the landscape of early childhood education in Vermont forever by hearing our pleas.


Thank you.

Over the past few days, Atlanta has seen an organic, spontaneous working class uprising inspired by the uprisings in Minneapolis and elsewhere around the country. Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms has joined forces with Governor Brian Kemp to launch a brutally authoritarian crackdown on the protests, invoking the national guard and hostile military tactics. This looks like war because it is war. This is class war being waged by the ruling capitalist class and their jackboot cronies against Atlanta’s Black working class.

The Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America (MADSA) unequivocally supports the working class uprisings developing in Atlanta and across the country led by the anti-racist Black working class. We support the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the efforts of the leading Black working class to defeat mass incarceration and the neo-fascist police state. We stand in solidarity with George Floyd, may he rest in power, with his family, and with the millions of Black people who fear death because of the violence of white supremacy in the United States.

The racist and white supremacist institutions of capitalism that oppress people of color must be immediately dismantled, and they can only be dismantled by a mass movement. Over the past few days, our members have been on the ground working to build this movement, standing side by side with the working class in its struggle for Black liberation and racial equality. Over the coming weeks, we will do our best to play a principled and helpful role in this non-violent anti-racist movement.

The images and videos of police officers brutalizing Atlanta workers are sickening. No amount of “administrative leave” can change the inherently oppressive nature of the Atlanta Police or the police at large. There is a pattern of injustice and impunity that’s survived decades of elections, all under Democrats. The racist policing system itself must be totally upended.

We demand that Mayor Bottoms and Governor Kemp immediately:

• Remove the National Guard
• End the city curfew
• Restore MARTA services
• Release everyone arrested during all protests
• Demilitarize, disarm, and defund the police

The sign outside the CNN Center has already been repainted, but the life of George Floyd can never be replaced. Instead of addressing the needs of the Black working class, Mayor Bottoms has chosen to lecture the people of this city about property rights. She has shown that she values property over human life, and that her allegiance lies with the ruling class, not the working class majority of Atlanta.

We’re exhausted with the blame games. “Outside agitators,” organized crime, “thugs,” even foreign intervention! We are living in unprecedented times but this isn’t a gaudy spy novel. There is no sinister plot – we are seeing the natural, organic response of the working class to capitalism in crisis. Of course there are uprisings when there is nearly 30% youth unemployment and when the police are wantonly killing innocent people.

All footage of the protests clearly show that the police are the instigators of violence, in Atlanta and elsewhere across the country. The killings of George Floyd and so many others are inexcusable. The brutally militaristic police response to peaceful protests is unjustifiable. In the face of state violence, the working class is simply defending itself. The only way for this violence to stop is for the police to stop being violent.

Unfortunately our rulers are determined to make us disbelieve our own eyes and ears. They are inventing boogeymen and scapegoats. They demand more brutality against the people whose labor makes the world run. They threaten arrest, imprisonment, disfigurement and death to people across every age, race, and gender who just want to live in peace and be free of police brutality.

Atlanta has a history with the civil rights movement, but the struggle for civil rights and racial equality is clearly unfinished. We have a chance now to write our own history and set an example for unity and clarity in a time of injustice and uncertainty. We strive to build a new world rooted in justice, liberty, and peace for all people.

The Metro Atlanta DSA has officially endorsed and calls on our members to attend the Protest March & Rally for Justice for Black Lives on Sunday, June 7th at 12pm. We echo the organizers’ demands:

• Pass the Hate Crimes Bill
• Repeal the Citizen’s Arrest Law
• Bring Killer Cops and Lynchers to Quick Justice
• Criminal Punishment Reform
• Stop Police Brutality & Militarized Policing

No Justice, No Peace
Metro Atlanta DSA Executive Committee

Photo credit: Steve Eberhardt

A statement from Charlotte Metro DSA:

Over the past few days there have been many local events circulating on social media to protest the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. Nationally and locally there is concern that some of these have been created by bad-actors – or at least disorganized actors that place our most vulnerable groups in danger. Many people in Charlotte are looking to us to help discern which protests are legitimate. We have compiled the following information to share with the Charlotte community. This information best reflects our knowledge of local events at this time. We would also like to issue general guidance for anyone interested in joining a protest and information on the events of Friday, May 29th.

Right now we should protest the murder of George Floyd and fight for the abolition of the police state. Capitalism is killing and exploiting workers right now. It always has, and the police state props this up. We must listen to black communities and their leaders for direction with these protests.

Local Protest Information

 It Ends Now: Marching in Unity for Racial Justice

Hosted by It Ends Now Charlotte

Sunday, May 31st | 1:00 PM | First Ward Park

It Ends Now is comprised of local community leaders and clergy people. The organizers are, and have historically been, active in Charlotte and the surrounding areas. They are taking precautions to ensure social distancing and protester safety. We have talked to the organizers, and they are people we trust. While this is affiliated with local Christian groups, people of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome to attend.

Please be aware that police will be present at this event, including plainclothes officers.

They are asking attendees to do the following:

• Wear white

• Make a sign

• Wear a mask

• Bring water & walking shoes

• Social-distance at the park and while marching

They have stated that kids are welcome. However, we advise against this due to reactive and aggressive actions of Charlotte Police at the protest on Friday night. We believe the protest will remain peaceful, but we want to ensure the safety of children especially.

They have created a Facebook event where they are providing updates and answering questions. Their willingness to engage with community members online and with transparency further strengthens our trust in them.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/635259977059332/

 T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E. Protest

Hosted by Mahagony Rose and Mariah Davis

Sunday, May 31st | 1:00 PM | Romare Barden Park

The protest has been organized by local college students who have stated that they connected online. While we are less familiar with these organizers, they have demonstrated a willingness to communicate online and have been transparent with their identities and in their planning. It is also being supported by the Southeast Asian Coalition, a local and active social justice group. Organizers are taking precautions by requesting volunteers to help make the event run smoothly and are requiring attendees to wear masks. We therefore feel a certain measure of confidence in recommending people to attend this protest. 

They have also created a Facebook event where they are providing updates and answering questions. 

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/250687152810708/

Protest Guidelines

• Only attend protests when they are organized by people who are local and active in the community! Above all, keep each other safe, even if it is organized locally.

• Wear a mask - to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect your identity.

• Go with people you know and use the buddy system.

• Familiarize yourself with the area - plan parking and meetup spots in advance.

• Dress in comfortable and non-restrictive clothing. Wear close-toed shoes. Wear non-identifiable, nondescript clothing. Match other protesters if you know what to wear in advance. 

• Cover tattoos and other identifiable features.

• Bring a backpack: pack water and snacks.

• Be cautious about bringing and using your phone. 

• At the very least, turn off location data and turn off Face ID and Fingerprint ID. Police cannot force you to enter a passcode into your phone.Consider using encrypted messaging apps like Signal to communicate.

• Be cautious of taking photos of those around you. Blur faces before posting to ANY social media including Instagram or Snapchat stories. 

Statement on the Event of Friday, May 29th 

This protest was organized by an extremely reckless group, who while believing they have the best interests of the working class in their hearts, appear truly indifferent to the suffering they face. The organizing of the protest on Friday night is proof of this. There was very little leadership. The only leaders present were using the anger of the moment to incite violence and provoke police, for which they had planned no protection or backup plan to protect the most vulnerable of this community. We saw no riot medics, no marshals, no organization whatsoever. Charlotte Uprising sprung into action to secure bail for the protesters who were arrested during this protest to limit contact with the police and COVID-19. Charlotte’s jails are filthy, and limiting people’s time in these jails is essential. 

This protest was brought to an already vulnerable community with a heavy police presence. We critique these protests because of the negligence it shows towards the community in Beatties Ford that is already suffering. This however does not undermine the anger, and mourning felt in these communities. Charlotte’s black and brown communities have long been over-policed and underfunded. Because of this, we must look to the direction of these communities and their leaders, especially when we are putting people at risk.

Bail Funds

Charlotte Uprising has organized a bail fund for protesters. You can donate via the following apps:

Cash App: $WereStillHere
Venmo: @ResistanceisBeautiful
Alternate Venmo: @communityjustice

If you would like to donate to the bail fund for protesters in Minneapolis you can do so here: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org

06:54 PM Edit: We have just learned that the Minnesota Freedom Fund does not have a Venmo account. Please only donate through their official website.

07:13 PM Edit: We have learned that the MFF is now asking people to donate to Black Visions instead of the MFF.

We are also linking the GoFundMe created by George Floyd’s family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

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