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Street Outreach

 

The preliminary findings from our street outreach to over 1657 homeless people in 16 communities shows:

  • 82% of survey respondents reported being harassed, cited, or arrested for sleeping.
  • 77% of survey respondents reported being harassed, cited, or arrested for sitting or lying on the sidewalk.
  • 75% of survey respondents reported being harassed, cited, or arrested for loitering or hanging out.
  • Only 26% of the respondents said they knew of a safe place to sleep at night.
  • See the full results here: Street outreach fact sheet
  • Observe los resultados aqui: Censo Nacional en Derechos Civiles 

If you would like to add your communities voice to this effort download the forms below, complete the surveys, and send them into us. We will add them to the national results and send you your local & national results.

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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. Documentation is vital, use the form below to do that! 

New Sweeps Form 

Download the PDF file .

 

This summer, 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. Over the course of their research into local ordinances and constitutional protections, each of the interns remarked on how—while technically and theoretically unhoused people maintain rights the state must adhere to—basic civil rights are uniformly ignored, violated, and worked around. 

Know Your Rigths Austin, TX Download PDF

Know Your Rigths Chico, CA Download PDF

Know Your Rigths Denver, CO Download PDF

Know Your Rigths New York, NY Download PDF

Know Your Rigths Oakland, CA Download PDF

Know Your Rigths Portland, OR Download PDF

Know Your Rigths Sacramento, CA Download PDF

Know Your Rigths San Francisco, CA Download PDF

Know Your Rigths Santa Rosa, CA Download PDF

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Conceal, Criminalize, Capitalize WRAP Webinar http Conceal, Criminalize, Capitalize WRAP Webinar https://conta.cc/3LMtrBs

How government sanctioned tent cities promote the criminalization of homelessness under the guise of service.
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In this webinar, we will discuss the implications In this webinar, we will discuss the implications of these encampments as a “service,” namely how they will and are being used to sweep and warehouse unhoused people on the streets, and how they are part of a larger trend whereby local governments fabricate and formalize “service resistance” in order to continue the criminalization of homelessness under Martin v. Boise. 
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Sweeps and Bans don’t “Solve Homelessness,” Sweeps and Bans don’t “Solve Homelessness,” Housing Does! – RV & people bans, Echo Park Lake, and more
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Let's talk about Funding! House approves $768 bill Let's talk about Funding! House approves $768 billion defense funding bill
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Governments, media, business community and BIDs al Governments, media, business community and BIDs all love to talk woof about homelessness & poverty over the Holidays – while a quick review of the pieces below document the truths behind the pretense and rhetoric of compassionate oppression!! https://conta.cc/3FQ0XDz
November 5, 2021 | 5:30-7:00PM PT Onsite at Oaklan November 5, 2021 | 5:30-7:00PM PT
Onsite at Oakland Asian Cultural Center
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“For the fourth consecutive year, homelessness i “For the fourth consecutive year, homelessness increased nationwide” The 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress 
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13 May 1525157551809220609

It will take all of us working together, with our unhoused community members at the forefront, to bring about the changes we need for all to survive and thrive in this world. https://conta.cc/3MfNiZN

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this law is meant to harass and criminalize people for being visible and houseless,” said Terese Howard, founder of the nonprofit Housekeys Action Network Denver
https://www.denvervoice.org/archive/2022/5/12/how-the-urban-camping-ban-has-impacted-denvers-homeless-community

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When more people with experience of houslessness and criminalization stood up and kept speaking, City Council president Gilmore said there was no time to hear the people because the meeting had to go on.

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Denver, CO. Community Takes Over Council Chambers – City Council Walks Out Unwilling to Listen

Monday evening 10 houseless people spoke during the whole 30min public comment period demanding an end to the Camp...

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On May 13, HAND is also hosting an event at The Savoy, where Howard says they’ll be looking back at the last decade through various speakers talking about the effects and history of the ban.
https://www.denvervoice.org/archive/2022/5/5/week-of-actions-ahead-from-denvers-housing-advocates

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined to sign off on a bill criminalizing camping by homeless people and others in parks and on other local via @MainNashville

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Homeless camping bill becomes law without Lee's signature

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has declined to sign off on a proposal criminalizing camping by homeless people and others...

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