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Skid Row Stands Up Bulletin #2, September 1st 2024
Sweeper, no sweeping! On June 28 the Supreme Court made it legal for cities to fine and arrest homeless people for camping on the street. Governor Gavin Newsom took the cue, and threatened to strip funding from cities and counties that aren’t rounding up the homeless hard enough. Newsom even personally threw away homeless people’s…
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OUT OF THE SHADOWS AND INTO THE STRUGGLE: Unite the homeless in the fight for shelter and against the system
On the streets and in the encampments, the conditions that homeless people are subjected to grow more desperate every day. The brutality of police raids, evictions, and roundups keep the homeless “out of sight and out of mind” instead of addressing any of the real problems people are facing. Vigilantes stalk the streets. Shelters provide…
Dare to Struggle 