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Sweeps Continue Everyday and Everywhere…There is Nowhere to Rest without Police Moving Us Along…

The big sweep on Tuesday March 8th was not a one day, one time sweep. No, unlike what you may think from watching the news, that was just the kick off. Every day this week police have been on the…

Sweeps of People Without Homes Continue All Over Denver Wednesday March 9th

On, Wednesday March 9th 2016, Denver City Officials continued to sweep people surviving on the streets in effort to push people “away….” The sweeps did not end on Tuesday. And they appear to be continuing indefinitely as people have nowhere…

Sweeps in Skid Row (under the auspices of “Operation Healthy Streets”).

This is NOT solving the homeless crisis. This is punishing people for being poor and houseless. This is BEYOND shameful. Show slideshow » In 24 hours – there have been two major homeless sweeps in Skid Row (under the auspices…

Colorado Right to Rest HB 1191 to be Heard Feb 24th in Local Government Committee!!

The Colorado Right to Rest Act HB1191 is scheduled to be heard by the Local Government Committee on February 24th at 1:30pm! Location to be determined. Mark your calendars to come to the hearing and show the people need the…

When the BIDs attack us, we strike back

September 30th marked the first day of the annual International Downtown Association conference at the Marriott in San Francisco. The conference was full of workshops geared towards increasing business success in downtowns all over the US and Canada as well…

EXCERPTS US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LETTER OF INTEREST

The United States Department of Justice filed a “Statement of Interest of the United States Department of Justice”, filed August 6 of this year, regarding a suit, Janet F. Bell v City of Boise, in which Boise’s anti-camping law, very…

Business Improvement Districts and ‘Broken Windows’ Laws

The broken windows theory of policing conceptualizes poor people as things to be removed and not people who are struggling to survive. On July 31, members of the Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP) organized a march to the Union Square…