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The Pandemic Has Shown Us The System MUST Change Now

By WRAP and Molly Beckhardt Many will not remember this, but before the early 1980s, there weren’t millions of homeless people in the United States. Far too many lived in poverty, but people were not forced to live in…

New Men’s Shelter at National Western is not Socially Distanced. Denver, Colorado.

New Men’s Shelter at National Western is not Socially Distanced As you can see in these pictures, the new men’s shelter at the National Western does not provide the social distancing it was made out to provide. Sleeping coats appear…

Take Action Colorado! Call Governor Polis and Demand Housing Now! (303) 866-2885.

Update on City (In)Action Re Needs of the Unhoused in this COVID Crisis Over the past 4 plus weeks of the COVID emergency, we have been demanding action from the City and the State to protect all of us –…

Letter to Governor Polis Sent Demanding Housing Be Opened for Houseless

Letter to Governor Polis Sent Demanding Housing Be Opened for Houseless After filing a Writ of Mandamus on April 1st 2020, today we sent a letter to Governor Polis demanding he take the action laid out in the Mandamus to…

Mandamus Filed to Mandate Housing Be Opened for Houseless Demand Governor Polis Open Up HOUSING NOW!!

Mandamus Filed to Mandate Housing Be Opened for Houseless Demand Governor Polis Open Up HOUSING NOW!! Yesterday we filed a Writ of Mandamus in court aiming to get the State of Colorado and the Colorado Department of Public Health and…

Planned 100 DAYS OF ACTION for We the Peoples’ Rights, Dignity, and Housing – Colorado

Homelessness was the number one issue talked about in the 2019 campaigns. The Mayor and City Council Candidates all made promises to “do better” and address the crisis of mass homelessness in Denver when in office. Well, now…

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…

Last Day to Call Committee Members to Support Right to Rest. And Be there Wednesday April 19 for the Hearing!! Watch this Video Invitation!!

Watch this Video Invitation!! HB 17-1314, The Colorado Right to Rest Act goes to hearing in House Local Government Committee on Wednesday, April 19th at 1:30 in room 271, on the second floor of the State Capitol. We need you…

Unhoused people silenced by Oregon legislature

In an unprecedented act of disrespect, the Right To Rest Act HB – 215 will not get a chance for a hearing in Oregon this year. In spite of an unprecedented seven co-sponsors, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Representative…

Updated and expanded – June 2016 California’s New Vagrancy Laws The Growing Enactment and Enforcement of Anti-Homeless Laws in the Golden State

“In the 2015-16 California State Legislative Session, Senator Carol Liu introduced Senate Bill 876, which would have afforded people who are homeless the right to use public spaces without discrimination based on housing status and without being subject to criminal…

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Essay: What I learned about police while homeless

whyy.org

When I lost my sublet and joined the community of people living at a fixed address, I found that police perceived me as a danger.

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This guy's story is all too common, but one part of it that's not mentioned is what happened to his 6th Amendment right to counsel from the time of his very first court date? Seems that competent counsel could have prevented this horror from the beginning, and it's a fact that right to counsel failures are systemic all across the country, especially in the context of indigent people being brought up on petty and even unconstitutional charges.