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SURFSIDE, FL (February 1, 2023) – In response to a memorandum issued by Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger calling for local legislation that would criminalize sleeping, showering and requesting he...
The encampment at McPherson Square is the largest in D.C. The eviction, happening 2 months early and during the coldest months of the year, will force more than 70 people to start over with little or no help from the city, and no alternative places to go.![]()
The encampment has grown as a result of continued sweeps by the city, forcing #unhoused residents to gather in new areas, including #McPhersonSquare. Further proof that sweeps do nothing to solve #homelessness and instead waste city resources by further displacing people.![]()
NPS cites several reasons for the accelerated eviction timeline, all of which are failures of government agencies to address the needs of #unhousedpeople in a robust and accessible way.![]()
People should not be punished for attempting to survive in a system that has failed them. Encampment evictions are a form of state violence and only exacerbate homelessness and #poverty in our communities.![]()
#nomoresweeps #ServicesNotSweeps #HousingNotHandcuffs![]()
McPherson Square homeless camp to be cleared two months early, NPS says
www.washingtonpost.com
The large encampment near the White House, originally scheduled to be cleared in April, will now be cleared Feb. 15 instead, a National Park Service letter said.