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Fighting against sweeps and those who profit from the exploitation of poverty and public space

Portland, OR
Joined February 2020
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For 24 days people have been at City Hall protesting how City contractor Rapid Response routinely takes winter gear from the homeless. Now Rapid Response is set this Thursday to end the 24/7 vigil by taking away banners, protest signs, the signatures gathered, and free speech
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
10:30 AM tomorrow Nov. 13 at Portlands City Hall (1220 SW 5th Ave. ) we hope people will join us for a protest and day long vigil against how local government treats its unhoused citizens.
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
The City of Portland recently passed a new daytime camping ban. All homeless people are prohibited from camping between the hours of 8am-8pm. In addition, there is a lengthy list of locations where camping is banned at all hours of the day, ... wraphome.org/2023/07/13/port…
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
A deep dive on the organization Portland’s using to run its large-scale encampments/outdoor shelters:
Urban Alchemy wants to take its model of confronting the homelessness crisis nationwide. But the nonprofit has faced dozens of allegations and at least six lawsuits alleging civil rights violations, physical and sexual harassment, and wage theft. bit.ly/46UA9jx
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
In 40 years of homelessness, the only noticeable change is the number of people unhoused keeps increasing while politicians continue to invest more in pushing homeless people out of sight over actually working to solve this crisis. youtu.be/37yt7O9S5UM via @YouTube
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
forget about Public Housing ...“objectively reasonable” rules about when, where and how people can sit and lie outdoors on public property. By allowing people to camp during some hours — 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. opb.org/article/2023/06/07/p…
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
With this City gearing up to make the lives of the homeless more miserable I thought I’d share a photo showing how I live outside. Right! It doesn’t look that miserable. I’ve worked hard to improve my place inside and out. Now in your name the City is poised to ruin my life.
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
A Gresham “outreach worker” lied to the cops about a homeless man in order to get them to make him move, the cops showed up and TAZED him until he ended up in the hospital. The store owner’s Facebook account shows that he is clearly a cherished community member.. #StopTheSweeps
“They kept telling us to leave him alone and just let him go” Police reports reveal details of false assault claims and police violence in Gresham: stspdx.substack.com/p/they-k…
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“They kept telling us to leave him alone and just let him go” Police reports reveal details of false assault claims and police violence in Gresham: stspdx.substack.com/p/they-k…
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
Here's our full public records analysis and a comprehensive timeline of how we got here: Urban Alchemy's Road to Portland is Paved with Bad Intentions: stspdx.substack.com/p/urban-…
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
Urban Alchemy's arrival in Portland is imminent. Tomorrow City Council will vote to approve their contract, allowing the city to pay out over $50 million over the course of five years. So how did we get here?
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
Portland City Council is authorizing a $50MILLION dollar contract with #UrbanAlchemy this Wednesday. They are being hired to run Wheeler’s mass camps despite their history of corruption. You can register for public comment and tell them Urban Alchemy is NOT WELCOME IN PORTLAND!
Urban Alchemy is on their way to becoming one of the most powerful profiteers in the homelessness industry, and now, amidst Ted Wheeler’s draconian sanctioned encampments proposal it’s likely Portland will be their next destination. So who is Urban Alchemy? Let dig into it:
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
Urban Alchemy is a de facto police force being sued for labor & civil rights violations. UA hired former head of homeless sweeps in SF & their director Lena Miller was close w former DPW head Nuru who pushed for contracting w UA before being arrested by the FBI for corruption.
New: S.F. tapped Urban Alchemy to respond to low-level 911 calls about homelessness instead of police in a new pilot. Community groups who campaigned for the program are pushing back on the pick. Will the team, whoever runs it, have an impact?sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s…
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
This thread only scratches the surface of the dirty business behind Urban Alchemy, which is why we created a zine which goes more in depth about their dastardly deeds. Online: wraphome.org/wp-content/uplo… Formatted to print: wraphome.org/wp-content/uplo…
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
Urban Alchemy is on their way to becoming one of the most powerful profiteers in the homelessness industry, and now, amidst Ted Wheeler’s draconian sanctioned encampments proposal it’s likely Portland will be their next destination. So who is Urban Alchemy? Let dig into it:
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Stop The Sweeps PDX retweeted
Please join us in honoring our lost loved ones at our Houseless Day of Remembrance vigil on December 21, 2022 from 4:30-6:30 PM outside Sisters of the Road cafe (NW 6th and Davis St).
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Eviction Representation for All 💛💚CAMPAIGN KICKOFF💚💛 Sunday, 6/26, 12–4pm Powell Park, 2500 SE Powell Blvd NO EVICTION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
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Between now and July 18, the people of Multnomah County have the opportunity to put a strong measure to protect tenants and reduce evictions on the November ballot. No one will do this for us. You can join the grassroots, tenant-led movement for Right to Counsel. Are you in?
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