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Weigh in TODAY on Oakland’s Encampment Proposal

Bay Area Legal Aid’s Comments to Oakland’s Proposed Homeless Encampment Management Policy PDF Action Alert: Reach out to the City Council of Oakland and urge members to reject the Oakland City Administrator’s proposed encampment policy that will result in unconstitutional…

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…

Cited for Being in Plain Sight: How California Polices Being Black, Brown and Unhoused in Public.

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area is excited to invite you to a panel discussing our new groundbreaking report, Cited for Being in Plain Sight: How California Polices Being Black, Brown and Unhoused in…

Denver, Co. Arrested for being Black and Homeless

City Arrests and Takes Property of Houseless People with No Notice Today, September 10th 2020, the police arrested two black homeless men – one for being 6 minutes late to move his stuff, the other for supposed threats – after…

WRAP Statement Regarding COVID-19

With the spread of COVID-19, we must remember that our communities’ health is interconnected — it is critical to ensure adequate medical care and hygiene for every person, especially those who are unhoused. Many houseless people are immunocompromised or disabled…

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…

Democratic Party of Denver Endorses Denver Right to Survive Initiative

February 9, 2019 Democratic Party of Denver Endorses Denver Right to Survive Initiative Denver, CO — The Democratic Party of Denver officially endorsed the Right to Survive Initiative today, voting in favor of supporting the initiative by over 70%. 204…

I’M BIG……I’M BAD……..I’M A BID!!

Patrolling and controlling our public spaces— sidewalks, streets and parks— Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are privatizing our downtowns and main thoroughfares. Our public spaces are becoming corridors and shopping centers that are welcoming consumers with open arms and excluding everyone…

Bells Ring In Portland

The faces on the streets of Portland are more strained, more frustrated, more resilient than we’ve seen in many years. Portland has increased the ways they address houselessness. Yes, they have opened more shelters and have a one shop stop…