House Keys Not Sweeps

Thirty-seven years after the advent of contemporary homelessness, it is time this country realize that we will not disappear nor cease to exist. We are demanding our rights and fighting like hell for ALL people (housed & unhoused) to be treated with the dignity and respect all people deserve.

Services Not Sweeps – Los Angeles	Solutions Not Sweeps – San Francisco	Stop the Sweeps Coalition – Portland
The East Oakland Collective – Oakland	Where Do We Go Berkeley – Berkeley	Sacramento Homeless Organizing Community – Sacramento
The Village In Oakland – Oakland	Philadelphia Housing Action – Philadelphia	Black & Brown Workers Co-op
Homeless Action! – Santa Rosa	Denver Homeless Out Loud – Denver	Stop The Sweeps Austin – Austin
Homeless Can’t Stay Home – NYC

 

Houseless people often live in communities or “encampments” for their safety and well being. Belongings and community are necessary for survival, but private and public agencies have deemed both these things illegal and are aggressively and violently policing, sweeping, harassing and attacking our houseless neighbors. They are evicted from their encampments and their life preserving belongings are repeatedly stolen. These cruel and unnecessary acts are an extraordinary waste of resources and cause serious harm. Clearly our governments are not choosing the real solutions to homelessness– human rights, livable incomes, healthcare, jobs, or a reinstatement of federal affordable housing funding. 

 

Demands & Goals/Read as PDF	House Keys Not Sweeps Fact Sheet	Organizational Overview and House Keys Sweeps Campaign Orientation
Demandas & Metas/Leer en Español	Llaves de Casa No Desalojos Leer en Español	Sweeps Incident Report Form

 

The Systemic Justice Project—a policy innovation group created by Harvard Law School students—worked with local organizers to create Know Your Rights pamphlets for all ten of the communities banded together in the Stop the Sweeps campaign. 

Know Your Rights Austin, TX  Download PDF	Know Your Rights Chico, CA  Download PDF	Know Your Rights Denver, CO  Download PDF
Know Your Rights Oakland, CA  Download PDF	Know Your Rights Portland, OR  Download PDF	Know Your Rights Sacramento, CA  Download PDF
Know Your Rights Santa Rosa, CA  Download PDF	Know Your Rights New York, NY  Download PDF	Know Your Rights San Francisco, CA  Download PDF