Push down wages and drive up inflation.
Lock people out of basic housing.
Criminalize homelessness.
Cheap source of labor.
Profit!
Homelessness is illegal in the US.
Because the state mandates people have housing right?
There’s a job guarantee at least, right…
11 points
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63 points
Arm the homeless
19 points
Seriously how can we protect this vulnerable group. I generally want to know if anyone knows what’s been successful in other cities to 1) stop terrorizing/traumatizing them and 2) house them
- work with local advocacy orgs. food not bombs is also a great way to meet local leftists, in any case. but generally there are already orgs in every city attempting this fight on the ground. they provide services and serve as a nexus for direct action.
- show up enmass to local government meetings to cause a stink when they try to enact harmful policies.
- prevent the cops from targeting encampments by putting bodies in between (preferably armed).
