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Sacramento, CA. Alert: Very Dangerous State Bill re: Forced Drug Treatment!

📢 STOP AB 1542 ACTION STEPS Good morning! We are in the final stretch to stop AB 1542 (a bill that would coerce people into drug treatment) and we need your help! The bill is going up for a vote in the Senate Health…

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…

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)…

HB 2367 Right To Rest Act Call To Action!

Dear Right To Rest supporters, and friends, The Right To Rest Act (HB 2367 – which was originally written by WRAP’s homeless-led and accountable groups, including Right 2 Survive and Sisters of the Road in OR, CA, and CO over …

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…

Salem, OR. Media Advisory: Right to Rest Act (HB 2367)

Media Advisory: Right to Rest Act (HB 2367) For immediate release March 2, 2021 Contact: Paul Boden | (415) 430-7358 stopthesweepspdx@gmail.com | wrap@wraphome.org Right to Rest Act (HB 2367) was reintroduced to the Oregon State Legislature. Sponsored…

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…

Los Angeles, CA. SERVICES NOT SWEEPS: *TODAY’S BUDGET HEARINGS RESCHEDULED TO 1PM!

Please be advised! TODAY’S budget hearings have been rescheduled to 1pm in room 340 at city hall. Please try to show up to the hall outside room 340 no later than 12:30pm to huddle up and sign up for public…

You’re invited to our Election Night party!

Friend, It’s been a great campaign. And now, two days from the election, here’s what we’ve accomplished so far: – We’ve held our own against Denver’s wealthiest businesses and developers. – We’ve gotten the message out that 300 is the…

Statement in response to the Denver Homeless Leadership Council Media Advisory of March 6, 2019 regarding Ordinance 300 – The Right To Survive Initiative

March 13, 2019 Statement in response to the Denver Homeless Leadership Council Media Advisory of March 6, 2019 regarding Ordinance 300 – The Right To Survive Initiative Since the advent of contemporary homelessness in the early 1980’s, over…