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Denver, CO. Sweeps Scheduled for Tuesday (9/29) and Wednesday (9/30): When will this Move along To NOWHERE End…

There are two more sites where people without housing live that are slated to be swept next week. 21st and Market/Blake is currently home to about 60 people without housing – some of whom have been living for months, some…

Denver, CO. City Trying to Add Two Areas for Permanent Sweeps

The settlement for the class action lawsuit against the City for the seizure of property without due process (Lyall v City of Denver) included a compromise. In order to get the City to agree to 7 day notices for large…

Denver, Co. Residents of Encampment at 25th and Arapahoe make Three Demands of the City Before Sweep Set for Tuesday

The City has rescheduled the sweep of 25th and Arapahoe/Lawrence for this Tuesday, September 22nd. Since in person school is scheduled to start at that location on September 28th, most residents of this encampment believe it might not be the…

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…

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…

Denver, Co. 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 sweeping them from the block. The city sent in police and…

Denver District Judge Rules Against Denver County Judge on Survival Ban: The Fight for Survival Continues…

Jerry Burton, defendant in this case, speaks at a rally In December 2019, the Denver County Judge Barahas ruled that the Denver Camping Ban law was unconstitutional – cruel and unusual punishment. The City appealed it to the Denver District…

Denver, Co. Call for Funding for Portable Toilets and Sanitation Resources for the Houseless Community!!

For the past 4 months we at Denver Homeless Out Loud have been paying for port-a-potties at 5 different encampments where people live on the streets with otherwise no access to a bathroom. We have asked the City to fulfill…

Denver, CO. Shelters Trashing Residents Property

These pictures show property of shelter residents at the 48th street shelter taken from residents who were not there for a night and trashed the next morning. The shelter has a practice of trashing the property of anyone who is…

Denver, CO. 100 People without Housing Swept to Nowhere Today: Disabled Vet Stands His Ground; Voices of Residents Must be Heard

Today, Wednesday August 26th, the city came back again at 5am to sweep away about 100 people from where many of them had been staying for months. Residents of this area were specifically told by police they did not know…