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Listen to the Voices of the Homeless, Op-ed that led to Homeless Voices Matter Campaign 
Republished in The Daily Gazette in Upstate New York.

Primary Commentary: 
Social impact filmmaker Eric Protein Moseley authored "Listen to the Voices of the Homeless" commentary as an op-ed originally published piece in The Progressive magazine on May 31, 2025 and was republished or re written several times to support the original piece, through the "Progressive Perspectives

This commentary, written by social impact filmmaker Eric Protein Moseley, was originally published as an op-ed in The Progressive magazine before being syndicated to other publications via the "Progressive Perspectives" project. Moseley, drawing on nearly two decades of personal experience with homelessness, argues that effective policy should not be created without the direct input of those with lived experience.

Key Components and Syndicated Value:
The San Francisco Study as a National Proof Point: Moseley cites the 2023 Community Voice Matters study in San Francisco,which found that unhoused residents prioritize long-term housing and mental health services over criminalization. By placing this specific California study in The Progressive like The Mercury,the author demonstrates that the needs of the unhoused are universal and should inform local governance regardless of geography.

A Response to Judicial Shifts: 
The article addresses the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling, which allows for the criminalization of sleeping outdoors. In the context of  the Homeless Voices Matter Campaign, this serves as a timely warning to  community leaders to avoid punitive measures that "shift the problem" without addressing root causes like economic instability.
Lived Experience as Expertise: A central theme is the rejection of the unhoused as "passive recipients of aid." Moseley calls for universities and governments to hire formerly unhoused individuals as "co-creators of solutions".

By writing "Listen to the Voices of the Homeless" May 31, 2025 in The Progressive Magazine,Eric "Protein" Moseley joins a prestigious lineage of transformative writers who have used The Progressive to challenge the American conscience. His work follows in the historic footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr., who frequently used the magazine to dissect systemic failures in essays like "The Case Against Tokenism" (1962),and James Baldwin,whose masterpiece " A Letter to My Nephew" (1962) debuted in its pages. Alongside other legendary contributors like Helen Keller, Moseley continues the magazine’s 117-year tradition of centering marginalized perspectives, demanding that society move beyond abstract policy to prioritize the lived experiences of those fighting for dignity and justice.


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Based in Schenectady, The Daily Gazette serves as the primary newspaper for New York's Capital Region, focusing on local news, government, and community events across Schenectady, Saratoga, Albany, Montgomery, Fulton, and Schoharie counties. Through the Gazette News Group, the publication has expanded its footprint to include The Recorder, The Leader-Herald, The Register-Star, and The Daily Mail, covering a corridor from the Mohawk Valley to the Hudson Valley.

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