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City Planning Sweep and Closure of Encampment Just after COVID Testing Found Zero Positive Cases in this Encampment STOP THE TERROR!! HOUSING NOT SWEEPS!!
On Wednesday June 17th 2020 the City, using the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE), is planning a… More

Denver, Co. Zero People Test Positive for COVID at Tent Encampments
On June 8th 2020, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) in partnership with Denver Public Health (DPH) and the Denver… More

Denver, Co. Letter to DDPHE Concerning Solutions not Sweeps Still Awaiting Reply
Last week we sent the attached letter to the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) and we still… More
ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE PILOT LAUNCHES IN DENVER
Some Denverites can now call 911 to get help from a mental health professional and paramedic instead of police in… More
‘Criminalizing Homelessness Violates the Constitution’ Report. “the Justice Collaborative has published a white paper, authored by constitutional law scholar Peter Edelman, explaining why the laws criminalizing homelessness around the country, violates the constitution.”
“the Justice Collaborative has published a white paper, authored by constitutional law scholar Peter Edelman, explaining why the laws… More

Denver, CO. Support Needed for Houseless Residents Living in Lincoln Park Affected by Police Violence and Racism
As Racism and Police Terror continue to dominate our country, it is due time we the people rise in outcry… More
San, Francisco. For Immediate Release **PRESS RELEASE*** UC Hastings Chancellor’s Refusal to Sign Pledge Honoring Basic Human Rights of Unhoused Unmasks True Intentions Behind Tenderloin Lawsuit
For Immediate Release Press Contacts: Jennifer Friedenbach, (415) 577-9779 Executive Director, Coalition on Homelessness **PRESS RELEASE*** UC Hastings Chancellor’s Refusal… More

From Hospitality House SF – A Statement of Solidarity
First and foremost, the entire Hospitality House family extends its heartfelt condolences to the friends and families of George Floyd,… More

Portland, Or. Sisters of the Road stands against this violence and in solidarity with Black and Indigenous people of color fighting for justice.
We need radical change that fully respects life. Police and state violence against Black and Brown people, the kind that… More

Memorial Day 2020: The Homeless Union and the 40th Anniversary of Food Not Bombs
The National Union of the Homeless and Food Not Bombs presents: Memorial Day, 2020 Veterans, homelessness and hunger in a time of… More

Denver, CO. Neighbor’s Fence Out the Public from Public Space
Today, at the sweep on Glenarm St, the 50 or more residents staying on this block were fenced out of… More

Denver, CO. TAKE ACTION: Call the Mayor and Demand Real Sanitation and Housing, Not Sweeps.
The City is trying to justify the Sweep planned for tomorrow (Thursday) as a “health and safety risk.” Take a… More