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Denver, CO. Denver’s Decade of Doom is coming Next Week…

May 2, 2022 by Jonathan Leave a Comment

Denver’s Decade of Doom is coming Next Week…

It has been 10 years too many since the Camping (aka Survival) Ban passed. We will not be silent. 

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Facebook event for the full week

https://fb.me/e/1uT9X9Qwq

Facebook events for 

Monday https://fb.me/e/1uZqe762q  

Friday  https://fb.me/e/4tFBtm0cU  

Saturday  https://fb.me/e/1La6YPsTy 

Week of Action

Sunday May 8th

  • 9:30am – 11:30am, 16th & Curtis

Community Meal and Protest

Host: Occupy Denver/ Janet’s Kitchen

  • 10:30am, Benedict Fountain Park (401 e 20th Ave Denver CO 80205)

Community trash removal and water support for people living at encampments 

Host: Headwater Protectors

  • 3pm, 29th & Arkins

Community Meal

Host: Food not Bombs

  • 4pm – 5pm, Benedict Fountain Park – Holy Trinity Church (basement) (303 22nd st Denver CO 80205)

Community Meal

Host: Cats Not Cops

Monday May 9th

  • 4pm – 7pm, In front of City and County Building 14th and Bannock

Food, Clothing, Other resources, and community

Host: Mutual Aid Monday 

  • 5pm, Inside City and County Building, Council Chambers 

City Council, Public Comment 

Tuesday May 10th

  • 5am – 11am, Sweep (aka TRAUMATIC DISPLACEMENT) of an Encampment, Location to be announced 

Sweeps usually take place every Tuesday morning displacing a community of houseless people to some new block to face sweeps again…

            Contact: Mutual Aid Monday supports encampment residents facing sweeps with food, coffee, and sometimes moving assistance – come help

  • 4pm – 5pm, Benedict Fountain Park – Holy Trinity Church (basement) (303 22nd st Denver CO 80205)

Community Meal

Host: Cats not Cops

Wednesday May 11th

  • 5-11am, Sweep (aka TRAUMATIC DISPLACEMENT) of an Encampment, Location to be announced 

Sweeps usually take place every Wednesday morning displacing a community of houseless people to some new block to face sweeps again…

Contact: Mutual Aid Monday supports encampment residents facing sweeps with food, coffee, and sometimes moving assistance – come help

  • 4:30-6:30pm, Location to be announced 

Potluck and educational discussion lead by encampment residents 

Host: Houseless Encampment residents and Housekeys Action Network Denver

Thursday May 12th

  • 5am – 11am, Sweep (aka TRAUMATIC DISPLACEMENT) of an Encampment, Location to be announced 

Sweeps usually take place every Thursday morning displacing a community of houseless people to some new block to face sweeps again…

            Contact: Mutual Aid Monday supports encampment residents facing sweeps with food, coffee, and sometimes moving assistance – come help

  • 4pm – 5pm, Benedict Fountain Park – Holy Trinity Church (basement) (303 22nd st Denver CO 80205)

Community Meal

Host: Cats not Cops

Friday May 13th

  • 4pm – 7:30pm, The Savoy 2700 Arapahoe St Denver CO 80205

10 Years Too Many: An evening of Camping Ban Video, History, Enforcement Updates, and more. (Including Without Housing presentation by Paul Boden of Western Regional Advocacy Project)  

Host: Housekeys Action Network Denver (HAND)

Saturday May 14th

  • 10am – 2pm, City and County Building front steps 

10 Years Too Many: Rally, Community Resources, March to End the Ban 

Hosted by a large coalition of groups

Speakers 

Music: Los Mocochetes, Laura Goldhammer, Wheelchair Sports Camp 

Food

Resources

Services

1pm, City and County Building to Downtown Business Partnership office on 16th St Mall

March to Downtown Denver Business Partnership (the author of the Camping Ban)


Join the community in this week of action – demand the Camping (aka Survival) Ban GO.

Filed Under: Advocacy, Civil & Human Rights, Colorado, Denver, Events, Housekeys Action Network Denver, Local Government, Poverty

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