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Oakland, CA. Oakland Implements Apartheid for Unhoused Residents

For Immediate Release Press Contact: Tiny Garcia (510) 435-7500 deeandtiny@gmail.com Oakland Implements Apartheid for Unhoused Residents At yesterdays Oakland city council meeting the extremely dangerous Encampment Management Policy was unanimously approved, which will result in the forced removal, further criminalization,…

San Francisco, CA. Cited in Plain Sight: How California Polices Being Black, Brown and Unhoused in Public!

The release of our new report revealed thousands of non-traffic infractions are disproportionately enforced on Black, Latinx and unhoused Californians each year, primarily for behavior that amounts to simply existing in public: sitting, sleeping, and loitering (standing). Here are resources…

Denver, Co. Funding for Sanitation Resources Going Well Thanks to YOU!! Can we make it to 25k??!

It is half way through September and we have made just over $14,000 toward maintaining our Sanitation Stations at encampments!! That is huge!!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH to all of you who have donated to make this possible! With this…

Motion Filed Today for Hearing in Case for Housing | Denver, CO.

Motion Filed Today for Hearing in Case for Housing Read Full Motion Here >>>>>> On April 1st 2020 we filed a Writ of Mandamus to mandate Colorado Dep’t of Public Health do their job and open housing for people who…

SACRAMENTO SERVICES NOT SWEEPS COALITION [SSNSC] DEMANDS

NEED: We are in the midst of a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Sacramento Services Not Sweeps Coalition [SSNSC] feels, as does the Center for Disease Control [CDC], National Coalition for the Homeless, National Health Care for the Homeless Council, and Housing…

100 Medical Experts Call on San Francisco to Expedite Housing the Unhoused

For Immediate Release Contact: Joseph Wilson, Executive Director, Hospitality House (510) 779-8468 Leah Simon-Weisberg, Shelter Client Advocate Managing Attorney, Eviction Defense Collaborative, (323) 842-08614 100 Medical Experts Call on San Francisco to Expedite Housing the Unhoused In an open letter…

We give a shit about you, for reals! Attention people who are houseless and who use drugs during the covid-19 situation. Homeless Youth Alliance S.F. C.A.

We acknowledge shit is already tough for you, and unfortunately it is about to get worse. Together let’s help each other stay safe. Here are some helpful harm reduction suggestions and information. Homeless Youth Alliance Guide Covid-19 situation PDF …

Nothing Ends Homelessness Like a Home: the People’s Housing Platform

On January 29th, seven Congressional Representatives announced a set of proposals to address homelessness and housing poverty in the United States. Together, these proposals re-assert the federal government’s responsibility to provide safe and affordable housing for all. Named “the People’s…

Marbut and Carson in Denver believed to be meeting with Hancock: Protest Feb 21st 12noon

Warehousing human’s through various forms of force has been unequivocally deemed WRONG in the past and that has not changed. We cannot sit back silently as these tyrants meet to plan furthering the war on our housing, survival, and freedom.…

Denver, CO. 100 DAYS OF ACTION for Rights, Dignity, and Housing TOMORROW, July 15, 8:30am at City Hall

100 DAYS OF ACTION for Rights, Dignity, and Housing TOMORROW, July 15, 8:30am at City Hall We will be releasing our 100 Day Plan for the Mayor and City Council Homelessness was the number one issue talked about in the…