Hey Everyone!

Don’t forget, our #Right2Rest bill SB876 introduce by Senator Carol Lui and Sponsored by Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, JERICHO: A Voice for Justice, Western Center on Law and Poverty, Western Regional Advocacy Project with the support of 88 Organizations will be heard in Sacramento Tuesday 29 at the Transportations and Housing Committee Room# 4203 1:30pm.

We like to thank everybody for taking the time, showing your support and going the extra mile fighting back the criminalization of people experience extreme poverty in our nation. Thank You!

For Immediate Release

SB 876 and The Fight for Poor People’s Civil Rights is Back with a New Hearing Scheduled in Sacramento

The Western Regional Advocacy Project has been gaining momentum over the past 3 years, running similar legislation in both Oregon and Colorado state legislatures. While the demands of decriminalizing rest are humble, if this legislation passes the effects for poor and homeless people would be monumental. However, with 73 cities, 3 counties and 3 towns declaring opposition to this legislation it is clear that local jurisdictions want to maintain their ability to harass criminalize and disappear poor and homeless people from public space. Despite the fact that on average 70% of these cities, counties and towns homeless populations are unsheltered meaning that they would need to engage their life-sustaining activities in public.

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