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“a shaken Spencer took to the roof to film activists while hiding his face, prompting police to guard the rear entrance of his apartment building for the rest of the night. We chanted, “We are not afraid of you!”’ On Sunday, August 13th in response to the tragedy in Charlottesville, the DC Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), the Mid- Atlantic General Defense Committee (GDC), and the DC Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) organized a vigil at Market Square in Alexandria, Virginia to offer space and support for those who had attended the rally the day prior, and to honor and remember the life of Heather Heyer and those injured at Charlottesville. Protestors and medics who witnessed the murder spoke about their experiences and gave detail about the police inaction in Charlottesville, and the medical response to Heather Heyer’s injuries, eventually resulting in her death. They drew connections between the many Confederate monuments and street names in Northern Virginia and Spencer...

Vernon Poling was 44 years old when he finally got a home of his own. The Iraq War veteran was medically discharged from the Army in 2014, had to quit his trucking job for medical reasons, and found himself living out of his pickup last year in Orange County, a sprawling area of Southern California known for beaches, Disneyland and high housing costs . Poling was homeless for seven months before he found temporary housing in the area. He then learned about Potter's Lane, an apartment complex made from recycled shipping containers , just for homeless veterans. It's believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S. On a sunny Friday in April, Poling walked into his 480-square-foot (45-square-meter) apartment for the first time, set down his backpack on his new floor and took it all in. In this Monday, Aug. 14, 2017 photo, Iraq war veteran Vernon Poling , 44, who was homeless for seven months, rests in his apartment made out of shipping containers in Midway City, Calif. Poli...

August 22, 2017 Apartment complex in California made of recycled cargo containers Potter's Lane cost $6.7 million and took six months to build, with 15 units just for homeless vets. By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press The apartment complex made out of recycled shipping containers just for homeless veterans is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. MIDWAY CITY, Calif. — Vernon Poling was 44 years old when he finally got a home of his own. The Iraq War veteran was medically discharged from the Army in 2014, had to quit his trucking job for medical reasons, and found himself living out of his pickup last year in Orange County, a sprawling area of Southern California known for beaches, Disneyland and high housing costs . Poling was homeless for seven months before he found temporary housing in the area. He then learned about Potter's Lane, an apartment complex made from recycled shipping containers , just for homeless veterans. It's beli...