We’re taking our housing justice demands to the Supreme Court

TARGETED, BANISHED, DISPLACED & SWEPT

Multi-city day of action next Monday
On April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Johnson v. Grants Pass. The case originated when a group of unhoused people sued the city of Grants Pass, Oregon after it began ticketing them for sleeping on public property. They won their case, but Grants Pass is trying to overturn the ruling.

If the justices side with the city, it could have devastating consequences for unhoused people nationwide. That ruling would allow local governments to fine, arrest and jail people for living outside, even when they have nowhere else to go.

National PPC partner Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP) is organizing a day of action, including three gatherings in California, to speak out for the rights of unhoused people in cities across the country.

Monday April 22
Los Angeles
10am | U.S. Courthouse (350 W. 1st Street)
Sacramento
12pm | Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse (501 I Street)
San Francisco
10am | Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (450 Golden Gate Ave)
Members of Wood Street Commons will speak at this rally.

In Washington D.C., Bishop Barber will be joining a group of impacted people, advocates, faith leaders and members of Congress outside the Supreme Court. “We must stop the criminalization of unhoused people and work to win housing and services that end homelessness in the richest country in the history of the world,” he says.

Meetings

Faith All-Call meeting
Wednesday April 24, 6:30pm | RSVP
On the fourth week of each month, our Wednesday evening meeting focuses on organizing in our faith communities. This month we’ll be discussing hosting screenings of a new documentary called Bad Faith. Featuring a range of movement leaders, the film examines Christian Nationalism, a political movement that believes that the United States was founded as a “Christian Nation,” privileging Christianity over all other faiths.

We’ll also talk about the launch of the New Haven Declaration of Moral & Spiritual Issues in the 2024 Presidential Election (see the article below) and ways to promote it in our outreach efforts. All are welcome!