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National Homelessness Law Center
Changing Laws, Changing Lives! We are the only national legal group dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness.
In their article for the Indiana Health Law Review, Siya Hegde, a Staff Attorney with the Law Center, and Carlton Martin, the Law Center's former Pro Bono Director, explore the criminalization of homeless individuals with mental health disabilities, considering the intersection of race, poverty, and housing as health factor#homelessnesscriminalizationa#CareActR#humanrightsi#MentalHealthe#lawrevieweview![]()
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Read the article here: loom.ly/GgVDl8c
SAVE THE DATE to join the Law Center at this year's Human Right to Housing Awards and celebrate the advocates and changemakers helping create a world where everyone has a safe place to call home! Look out for more info and become a sponsor today on our website.
Yesterday's inhumane rulin#JohnsonVGrantsPasssPass has been disappointing to say the least, but we must move forward. On Monday, July 1st, join a panel of experts for a discussion of the ruling, impacts on homelessness, and next steps in the housing justice movement. Thousands of advocates have been rallying around this case for months, and now is the time to tap into the collective power we'v#HousingNotHandcuffstHandcuffs![]()
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Antonia Fasanelli, Law Center Executive Director![]()
Jesse Rabinowitz, Law Center Campaign and Communications Director![]()
Will Knight, Law Center Decriminalization Director![]()
Helen Cruz, Grants Pass resident and homelessness advocate![]()
Ann Oliva, @nae_homelessness National Alliance to End Homelessness CEO![]()
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Register here: bit.ly/grantspasswebinar
BREAKING: In a historically shameful decision, the Supreme Court has ruled in #JohnsonVGrantsPass that homeless people are not included in the Constitution’s protections against cruel and unusual punishment. This ruling will make homelessness drastically worse and impact the 250,000+ people who sleep outside each night, as well as millions of Americans who are just one missed paycheck away from homelessness.![]()
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Arresting or fining people for trying to survive is expensive, counterproductive, cruel, and simply does not work. We are enraged but unsurprised that the Supreme Court sided with out-of-touch billionaires and against the poorest among us. #HousingNotHandcuffs![]()
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To truly solve homelessness, we demand the Biden administration and Congress invest at least $356 billion in transforming approaches to homelessness away from criminalization and towards proven housing-based solutions. ![]()
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Read our full statement: homelesslaw.org/jvgp-scotus-decision/
On June 29th, the Poor People's Campaign is gathering in our nation's capital to kick off four months of outreach to the over 30% of the electorate who are poor and low wealth. 800 people die every day due to poverty. That’s a result of elected leaders not addressing the people's needs.![]()
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Join Rev. Barber, Poor People's Campaign, Repairers of the Breach, and Kairos Center for the #MoralMarchOnWashington D.C. and to the polls! ![]()
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We demand fair and equitable policies that ensure everyone can thrive!![]()
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RSVP: loom.ly/yg7osgk
