Damon Orion, Freelance Journalist Profile

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The Homeless Garden Project Is Opening New Doors to Helping the Unhoused

2 weeks ago | resilience.org | Damon Orion

This article was produced by Local Peace Economy. An analysis of data from 2017 and 2022 by the Pew Charitable Trusts points to a direct connection between high housing costs and homelessness rates in the United States. Unsurprisingly, a Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury 2024 report stated that the city, which the National Low Income Housing Coalition as America’s most expensive rental market in 2023 and 2024, has the most people experiencing homelessness in California per capita.
The Homeless Garden Project is opening new doors to helping the unhoused

2 weeks ago | nationofchange.org | Damon Orion

This article was produced by Local Peace Economy. Damon Orion is a writer, journalist, musician, artist, and teacher in Santa Cruz, California. His work has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Spirituality + Health, Classic Rock, and other publications. Read more of his work at DamonOrion.com. An analysis of data from 2017 and 2022 by the Pew Charitable Trusts points to a direct connection between high housing costs and homelessness rates in the United States.
How Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing the Media Industry

3 weeks ago | resilience.org | Damon Orion

This article was produced by Local Peace Economy. The arrival of COVID-19 in the United States kicked off an ongoing period of job insecurity within the media industry. In April 2020, the New York Times reported that about 37,000 news company employees had been laid off, furloughed, or had their salaries reduced since March of that year. This instability was still evident in 2024, with media outlets like the Los Angeles Times, the Messenger, and HuffPost undergoing major layoffs and closures.
Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing The Media Industry

3 weeks ago | popularresistance.org | Damon Orion |Emanuel Maiberg

For growing numbers of media companies, employee ownership offers journalistic freedom and job stability. The arrival of COVID-19 in the United States kicked off an ongoing period of job insecurity within the media industry. In April 2020, the New York Times reported that about 37,000 news company employees had been laid off, furloughed, or had their salaries reduced since March of that year.
How worker-owned news outlets are changing the media industry

3 weeks ago | nationofchange.org | Damon Orion

This article was produced by Local Peace Economy. Damon Orion is a writer, journalist, musician, artist, and teacher in Santa Cruz, California. His work has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Spirituality + Health, Classic Rock, and other publications. Read more of his work at DamonOrion.com. The arrival of COVID-19 in the United States kicked off an ongoing period of job insecurity within the media industry.
How Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing the Media Industry

3 weeks ago | counterpunch.org | Damon Orion

The arrival of COVID-19 in the United States kicked off an ongoing period of job insecurity within the media industry. In April 2020, the New York Times reported that about 37,000 news company employees had been laid off, furloughed, or had their salaries reduced since March of that year. This instability was still evident in 2024, with media outlets like the Los Angeles Times, the Messenger, and HuffPost undergoing major layoffs and closures.
How Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing the Media Industry

3 weeks ago | znetwork.org | Damon Orion

The arrival of COVID-19 in the United States kicked off an ongoing period of job insecurity within the media industry. In April 2020, the New York Times reported that about 37,000 news company employees had been laid off, furloughed, or had their salaries reduced since March of that year. This instability was still evident in 2024, with media outlets like the Los Angeles Times, the Messenger, and HuffPost undergoing major layoffs and closures.
Anthropology for Kids and Visual Assembly Are Reimagining Work, Education, Money, and More

1 month ago | resilience.org | Damon Orion

This article was produced by Local Peace Economy. Rigid thinking has been linked to social and professional problems, difficulty in adapting to societal change, and mental health issues that can lead to suicide and mass shootings. The challenges associated with inflexible thinking have become more evident post-pandemic.
Participatory Budgeting Includes Community Members In Public Funding

1 month ago | popularresistance.org | Damon Orion

Above photo: Participatory budgeting has been practiced in Porto Alegre since 1989. Ricardo André Frantz. In 1989, one-third of the inhabitants of Porto Alegre, Brazil, lived in impoverished regions on the fringes of the city, cut off from sanitation, clean water, medical facilities, and other essential resources. In response, the Brazilian Workers’ Party created participatory budgeting (PB), a citizen engagement process that enables community members to decide how to use a portion of public funds.
Participatory Budgeting Includes Community Members in the Public Funding Process

1 month ago | resilience.org | Damon Orion

This article was produced by Local Peace Economy. In 1989, one-third of the inhabitants of Porto Alegre, Brazil, lived in impoverished regions on the fringes of the city, cut off from sanitation, clean water, medical facilities, and other essential resources. In response, the Brazilian Workers’ Party created participatory budgeting (PB), a citizen engagement process that enables community members to decide how to use a portion of public funds.