Stop The Sweeps

The 2008 One Night Count found more than 2,600 persons surviving outside in greater Seattle on a winter night when emergency shelters were full. Meanwhile, the Mayor’s Office continues to pursue a policy of demolishing homeless people’s encampments and throwing away their property without providing any alternative shelter.

It is inhumane and immoral to punish people for living outside when there is not enough shelter or affordable housing to meet the need.

Tell Mayor Nickels to stop all non-emergency sweeps immediately and expand housing and services instead of criminalizing survival.

Add comment | March 12th, 2008