Carroll Fife

Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment

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Director of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment.

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What would you do for a roof over your head if you became homeless? Dominique Walker of Oakland faced that reality. Her solution was to squat in someone else’s house.

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What would you do for a roof over your head if you became homeless? Dominique Walker of Oakland faced that reality. Her solution was to squat in someone else’s house.

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