Criminalization of Homelessness
ArtBy Robert Williams August 23, 2017
We’re really stuck
Robert Williams speaks out about income inequality.
OpinionBy Sheila White August 9, 2017
Stop Bulldozing The Homeless
Sheila White gives her opinion on a encampment that was destroyed with a bulldozer.
NewsBy Dorothy Hastings July 11, 2017
Grosso Introduces Landmark Civil Rights Amendment to Protect Homeless Washingtonians
An amendment was introduced to D.C. Council on July 11, 2017 that would make homelessness a protected class under Washington, D.C. human rights law. The bill was introduced under the name of famed homeless advocate Michael A. Stoops.
NewsBy Maren Adler June 29, 2017
D.C. Evicts Tent Community Under NoMa Metro Bridge
D.C. government evicted an encampment under the 2nd Street bridge in northwest Washington on June 20. This cleanup was followed by a second, informal eviction at a new encampment made up of many of the recently displaced tenants.
OpinionBy Reginald Black June 2, 2017
All Kinds of People
A vendor faces discrimination and problems when trying to make a positive impact by selling Street Sense.
NewsBy Jonas Schau October 22, 2015
HUD Seeks to Prevent Criminalization of Homelessness
Arnold Abbott made international headlines in 2014 when images of the then 90-year-old chef being arrested along with two ministers…
NewsBy Harry Frey August 1, 2012
Federal judge Blocks Effort to Ban Philadephia Homeless Feeding Programs
In his ruling last month, U.S. District Judge William Yohn said he saw no evidence the city of Philadelphia’s plan to feed the homeless outside City Hall was any better than the way it was being done by charity groups.
NewsBy Laura Lindskov Jensen June 6, 2012
Sitting on Sidewalks Too Uncivilized for California Mayor
In Berkeley, Calif., Mayor Tom Bates wants to ban sitting on sidewalks, according to the Contra Costa Times.
NewsBy Anna Salinas April 25, 2012
Anti-Homeless Laws: Finally, Some Good News
A new report, released by two federal agencies, offers alternatives to criminalizing homelessness. The findings could change the way cities treat their homeless—or not.
ArtBy Barron Hall April 11, 2012
The Stress of Poverty
Some people live in stress and oppression every day. They are poor, with no way out. Poverty could be one of the downfalls of America.
NewsBy International Network of Street Papers April 11, 2012
Houston votes to regulate homeless feeding efforts
On Wednesday, April 4, the Houston City Council voted 11-6 to outlaw feeding homeless people anywhere in the city without the permission of the property owner.
NewsBy Laura Lindskov Jensen February 29, 2012
NY’s Stricter Homeless Rules Rejected by Court
Unmarried people do not need to prove that they have nowhere else to stay before entering a homeless shelter, a Manhattan court ruled February 22.
Homeless in Montreal Got 30,551 Tickets in Five Years
A study shows, that in less than 5 years, 30,551 tickets were handed out to homeless people in Montreal, Canada,for municipal bylaw and Société de transport de Montréal violations.
NewsBy International Network of Street Papers February 15, 2012
Ukraine’s Homeless Suffer Through Big Freeze: Resources Stretched Thin
As the temperature plummets in Ukraine, the death toll continues to soar with the country’s homeless worst affected, calling into question the Ukrainian government’s stance on homelessness and unemployment.
NewsBy Abbey Woodfin February 15, 2012
Street Sense Vendor Sues Metro Transit Cops for False Arrest
A Street Sense vendor who uses a wheelchair has sued two Metro Transit Police officers, claiming they violated his constitutional rights during a May 19, 2011, arrest near the U Street Metro station.
NewsBy Anna Salinas February 15, 2012
‘No, not that Occupy DC’
On Saturday, Feb. 4, McPherson Square made headlines once again after a police raid left the park gutted of its many tents, enforcing the park’s no-camping ban. The following morning, only the two library tents remained standing. The rest had been confiscated, crushed or abandoned.
NewsBy Mary Otto January 4, 2012
NC jurisdictions clamping down on panhandlers
In the years since the city of Raleigh started requiring panhandlers to obtain permits to beg, police have issued many…
ArtBy Mary Otto January 4, 2012
Homeless lives too often cut short
A list of the homeless dead is by nature incomplete, steadily unfolding. The lives of the homeless are often cut…
Super Bowl cleanup targets the homeless
In Indianapolis, police and social service agencies have begun working to get the city’s downtown homeless population off the streets…
News March 17, 2010
Being Homeless is Against the Law
An in-depth review of the ineffectiveness of criminalizing homelessness.
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