You might think these are all separate issues, but they are not. In a truly just society, public space is a "common space," created for all people to enjoy.
Hey Everybody!
We put this out in 2018 --This wasn’t the beginning of sweeps and sure as hell wasn’t the end.
Sweeps will never “address” homelessness – Nothing will but a home!!
"Looking at Arts As Advocacy" at the 2023 NCH Conference #nch2023
Paul Boden leading the "Looking at Arts As Advocacy" at the 2023 NCH Conference #nch2023
San Francisco, CA. New Court Filing: San Francisco Attempts to "Judge Shop" In High Profile Homelessness Case - LCCRSF
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2023 Media Contact: Nina Erlich-Williams, nina@publicgoodpr.com, 510-336-9566, C: 415-577-1153 ***PRESS RELEASE*** Hoping to move the case to a different judge, the City inappropriately asked the [...]
San Francisco, CA. FAQ: Preliminary Injunction Against the Criminalization of Homelessness in San Francisco
by Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Q: What is the holding of the Ninth Circuit case Martin v. Boise? A: In Martin v. Boise, the Ninth Circuit determined that [...]
Berkeley Homeless Services Panel postpones referral of Good Neighbor Guidelines
A tent from the Here There camp in South Berkeley marked with a public notice to vacate, January 31, 2023. (Alastair Boone) New guidelines would dictate how officials prioritize encampment sweeps in the city of Berkeley Berkeley officials have drafted an encampment accountability policy that [...]
Los Angeles, CA. Special Hearing on LAMC 41.18 report back (Council File 21-0329-S4) Los Angeles Community Action Network
Dear Councilmember Raman and fellow Committee members: In April 2023, the Council voted unanimously 13-0 on a motion that asked the Chief Legislative Analyst, in coordination with Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and relevant City Departments including LAPD and Bureau of Sanitation, to report back within 60 days regarding expenditures in the City's enforcement [...]
Denver, CO. "House" 1000 Initiative is a SCAM: Mayor Johnston Lies to the Houseless Community Action needed to Demand Promises be Kept if the Houseless State of Emergency is to be Continued
When Mayor Johnston first came into office less than three months ago he made promises to do things different than Hancock. He said sweeping encampments from one block to the next with nowhere for people to go was pointless and that he would strive to only sweep if he had somewhere safer to offer people [...]
Denver, CO. Access to Water and Toilet Facilities for the Unhoused in Denver
Exclusionary land use policies have taken many forms in the state of Colorado, dating back to its colonization. These policies have evolved from the seizure of public and private land from native tribes, to Denver's early urban beautification movement, to discriminatory zoning laws and practices, to the criminalization of survival behaviors commonly performed in public [...]
Portland, OR. Criminalization Won't End Addiction - Sisters of the Road
We share and feel the anger and hurt caused by this crisis and understand the urgency to do something. Anything. However, we have to avoid resurrecting the war on drugs and other failed policies from the past. What we truly need are effective solutions based on research and real-world experience. [...]
