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DENVER, CO. SWEEP of 300 PEOPLE WITH NO HOUSING TO STAY AT HOME – Your Action Needed!!!

April 24, 2020 by Jonathan Leave a Comment

The City is planning a sweep of all the encampments from 20th to 23rd, from Welton to Curtis – there are about 300 people without housing living at these encampments. We are in a State of Emergency with a deadly pandemic spreading across our nation… And THIS is how our Mayor treats people living on our streets who can’t afford his mile high rent.

Housekeys Not Sweeps
Shelters & Sanction Encampments Are Not Housing
Housekeys Not Sweeps
Sweeps Kill
Legal Defense Clinics
Housekeys Not Sweeps
Housekeys Not Sweeps
Scare Courts
House Keys Not Handcuffs
They Shouldn't Take Our Tents
We're All In This Tent Together
The Economic Injustice Of Epidemincs
Sweeps Kill
Defend Our Community
Safe Spaces for Everyone
The Mayor’s Office LIED: On March 24th the Mayor’s office replied to an email stating it was “correct” that the city “would not be displacing people or their property” during this state of emergency. We are still in a state of emergency with a pandemic spreading across our City. The Mayor’s office lied straight out. How are people on the streets supposed to trust our government when they are lied to like this?

You Can’t “Stay at Home” when Your Tent is Being Swept: The sweep is scheduled for April 30th. The stay-at-home order has just been extended to May 8th. How are people living in tents at these encampments supposed to “stay at home” when the closest thing they have to a home, their tent, is being evicted from public space with nowhere to go?

CDC guidance says Sweeps should NOT take place UNLESS INDIVIDUAL HOUSING is AVAILABLE for all at the encampment: The CDC guidance clearly states the following,

“Unless individual housing units are available, do not clear encampments during community spread of COVID-19. Clearing encampments can cause people to disperse throughout the community and break connections with service providers. This increases the potential for infectious disease spread.” https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/homeless-shelters/unsheltered-homelessness.html

Where are the 300 housing units for residents of these encampments??? 
As of yesterday there were 95 tents in the area planned to be swept. There are between 1 and 5 people staying in each tent, meaning there are about 300 people living outside in this area. In order to follow CDC guidance, stay-at-home orders, and care about human beings, individual housing (i.e. vacant apartments or hotel rooms) must be provided to every person in these encampments before they can be swept. Either housing needs to be given for all 300 people or the sweep needs to be called off.
Action Items
 
Call and Email the Mayor NOW to demand HOUSING NOT SWEEPS
720-865-9000 https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/mayors-office/contact-the-mayor.html

Email City Council and ask for their help https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/denver-city-council/council-members.html
(sample letter attached)
Email Governor Polis to demand his intervention
Governorpolis@state.co.us
(sample letter attached)
 
Contact:
info@denverhomelessoutloud.org
720-940-5291
 

Filed Under: #right2rest, #StopTheSweeps, Denver Homeless Out Loud, Homelessness, Organizing, Politics, WRAP Members

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