A statewide network led by people who've experienced housing injustice - building power to change policy through storytelling, organizing, and civic action.
Washington, USA
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“Homelessness at its root is about a lack of affordable housing, and people are homeless because they don’t have access to decent, safe, affordable homes.” ~ @DianeYentel via @NPR @hereandnow
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How do we know what works? Because we see it working for veterans, in Milwaukee, Houston, Newark, Chattanooga. Housing and supportive services work.
"Our leaders need to support what's proven to work." - @annymoliva #johnsonvgrantspass
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Thank you to all who attended today’s rally at the SCOTUS building to oppose the criminalization of homelessness! #HousingIsAHumanRight #Onward
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Arresting, ticketing, & otherwise punishing people for experiencing homelessness has been proved to do more harm than good.
This #FairHousingMonth, @HouseDemocrats are committed to investing in building more fair & affordable housing to solve the root causes of homelessness.
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The lead attorney arguing our side of the case in front of the Supreme Court broke away from other lawyers when she saw me saying, “You’re Mark Horvath. I just watched your video.” BAM! This made my day even better!
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Folks know that ticketing and fining people for sleeping outside with a blanket makes no sense. That's why so many people are in front of the court. They know housing solves homelessness. #JohnsonVGrantsPass
ALT People gathered in front of the Supreme Court in a peaceful rally against ticketing and fining people who are homeless.
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No one should be punished for being unable to afford rent or a home.
My colleagues, advocates & I called on SCOTUS to choose housing NOT handcuffs & reject efforts to criminalize our unhoused communities.
ALT Congresswoman Bush speaks at Housing Not Handcuffs Presser
ALT Congresswoman Bush, Representatives Maxwell Frost, Delia Ramirez hold Housing NOT Handcuffs banner in front of Supreme Court
ALT The National Homeless Law Center presents Congresswoman Bush with a copy of the Amicus brief they filed jointly
ALT Congresswoman Bonamici speaks at press conference
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“For too long, our nation has gutted funding for public housing & thrown our tax dollars to policing & prisons. We work for the day when all handcuffs are welded into house keys, where the jails are empty and homes are full.” - India Pungarcher & Chaplain Lindsey Krinks @opentablenash
#JohnsonVGrantsPass
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Ain’t no power like the power of the people ‘cuz the power of the people don’t stop!
We out here, rallying in the hundreds, as SCOTUS prepares to hear #JohnsonvGrantsPass today.
#HomelessnessIsSolvable
#HousingNotHandcuffs
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Here in solidarity with Terry, who lost his home in a tornado and then lost his job. Arrests, tickets and fines didn't get Terry into housing.
Housing and support did. #johnsonvgrantspass
Resident Action Project retweeted
"Congress refuses to fix a broken housing system where 75% of people in need of housing assistance receive none. As a result, far too many people face eviction & become homeless." - @dianeyentel
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"In Grants Pass, for every 10 of the lowest income renters, there are just 2 affordable & available apartments. Renters in Grants Pass and [everywhere] are struggling w/ high rents & wages that can’t keep up." - @dianeyentel
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Arresting fining and ticketing people does not make homelessness better. People do not choose to be homeless. It is the result of broken promises, mass incarceration and red lining. @DWhitehead2020. We can do better! #JohnsonVGrantsPass
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“Congress refuses to fix a broken housing system where 75% of people in need of housing assistance don’t receive it. It doesn’t have to be this way. #HomelessnessIsSolvable…we will end homelessness when we build the political will to fully fund the solutions.” - @dianeyentel
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“Our leaders need to support what is proven to work, rather than revert to failed policies of the past. Safe and affordable housing is a win for everyone because it makes us stronger- and communities will support leaders who fight for it.” - @annymoliva at #SCOTUS
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Housing solves homelessness ✅🏡 #JohnsonVGrantsPass #HomelessnessIsSolvable
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🚨If #SCOTUS rules in favor of Grants Pass, it will authorize cities and states to punish people forced to sleep outdoors with arrest and steep fines, even when they have no other safe option. We need housing solutions, not fines 🏘️. #HomelessnessIsSolvable #JohnsonVGrantsPass
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Today SCOTUS is hearing the oral arguments for #JohnsonVGrantsPass—a case deliberating whether penalizing people for experiencing homelessness is cruel and unusual. We think it is—and data also demonstrates that criminalization is ineffective, harmful, and costly.
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#SCOTUS oral arguments for #JohnsonVGrants pass are this morning. Follow along for updates.
