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Oregon Legislature kills the Right to Rest Act (HB 2367) after 7-minute “hearing”

The Oregon Right to Rest Act (HB 2367) would have removed laws that further entrench people into poverty and traumatize our neighbors by citing them for sleeping, sitting, and standing in public space. In spite of the overwhelming public response…

Oregon Right to Rest (HB 2367) Hearing April 13th – Media Advisory

Media Advisory: Right to Rest Act (HB 2367) For Immediate Release April 5, 2021 Salem, OR The bill they can’t kill, the Sweeps that do! Oregon’s houseless face life and death each day on the streets and deserve the dignity…

We Cannot Address Discriminatory Police Enforcement Until We Overturn Discriminatory Laws

Despite Oregon legislature’s emphasis on “police accountability” this session, the Judiciary Committee refused to address discriminatory policing in public space. The day before it was scheduled to be heard, Chair Janelle Bynum pulled the Right to Rest Act (HB 2367)…

End the war against Oregon’s poor, establish the Right to Rest!

Right to Rest (HB2367) Hearing on March 9@1:30PM At 8:00am in Albany, Oregon, James Plymell was approached by a community service officer, who noticed that Plymell’s vehicle was obstructing part of a side street wedged between a row of store-backs…

The Right To Rest Act is back in action — In Oregon!!!

Hey Hey Everyone! HB 2367 introduced by Representative Campos – Co-Sponsored by Reps Grayber and Pham It is scheduled for a hearing on March 9th at 1:30 pm…..Things are moving freaking quick! As you see from the attached fact…

Tulare County’s Homeless to Be Thrown Off Their Levee Sanctuary

It was after midnight on Jan. 18 when Tulare County sheriffs walked into the encampment of unhoused people on the levee of the Tule River. “They parked on the highway,” remembers Rosendo “Chendo” Hernandez, who shares a small trailer parked…

Action Needed: Urge Your U.S. Representative to Include Funds for Homeless Children’s Education in COVID bill

BACKGROUND: The U.S. House of Representatives will act this week and next on the education funding in President Biden’s COVID-19 package, which totals $130 billion for public schools. Currently, not a single penny is targeted to meet the educational needs…

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…

Novato, CA. Violent Attacks on Unhoused People in Novato Spur Camp-In Protest at City Hall Today

For Immediate Release Contact Robbie Powelson: 415-847-7500 — Novato CA – A week after a person was caught on camera slashing tents in a Novato homeless encampment, unhoused community members and supporting activists are camping outside of Novato City Hall…

Judge Susan van Keulen just granted a 7 day extension of the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) protecting the campers at San Lorenzo Park from eviction for one more week.

Federal Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen just granted a 7 day extension of the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) protecting the campers at San Lorenzo Park from eviction for one more week. Another hearing will be held on January 13, 2021.…