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Conceal, Criminalize, Capitalize: How government sanctioned tent cities promote the criminalization of homelessness under the guise of service

Jade Arellano / Western Regional Advocacy Project The community of unhoused Oaklanders living at Cob on Wood are anticipating the arrival of bulldozers any day now. Cob on Wood is one of the largest homeless encampments that currently exist…

Sacramento, CA. 85 YEARS LATER!

85 YEARS LATER! American River Parkway: 1936 and 2021: Exactly the same location! 1936 Photo by Dorothea Lange 2021 Photo – Joe Smith, Advocacy Director, Loaves & Fishes Join Loaves & Fishes Community Response to County’s Inaction for Families…

SANTA CRUZ, CA. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION BLOCKING THE SWEEP OF UNHOUSED AT SAN LORENZO PARK IN SANTA CRUZ.

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION BLOCKING THE SWEEP OF UNHOUSED AT SAN LORENZO PARK IN SANTA CRUZ. Today in a historic ruling Federal Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen granted the unhoused camping at San Lorenzo Park in Santa…

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 …