Susie Shannon - Housing is a Human Right

Susie Shannon is an advocate for unhoused and low income communities and is formerly unhoused. She has worked providing direct services and fighting for systems change for the unhoused and low income communities since 2005.  She serves on the City of Los Angeles Health Commission (and served as President of the commission) and as the policy director for Housing is a Human Right, an advocacy group for homeless and low income communities. She is also a founding member and a current member of the caregivers union SEIU 2015.  In 2016, Susie Shannon spearheaded the passage of a statewide bill (SB 1380 - Sen. Holly Mitchell) which placed the State of CA on a housing first model to combat homelessness. She is also the founder and Chair of the Democratic National Committee's Poverty Council where she works to build political power for homeless and low income communities. As a child, Susie's family experienced episodes of poverty and homelessness.

https://www.housingisahumanright.org/