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Homeless displaced again as City destroys tent city

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Submitted by T. Forsyth on Sat, 2014-12-20 19:32

Today, December 20, 2014, the City of Rochester, NY destroyed Sanctuary Village. This was the last stop for people with no place to go. Tents, sleeping bags, tarps, and, personal items were bulldozed into a dumpster. No city official present, including the RPD, would take responsibility for this atrocity, five days before Christmas.

Sanctuary Village is a homeless tent city safe haven and a visible protest of Monroe County's and Rochester, New York's (anti) housing & homeless policies.

Below is raw footage of the destruction (parts 1, and 2). Figureheads for the city have been named if possible.

Part 1:

Homeless displaced again as City destroys tent city (part 1)

Part 2:

Homeless displaced again as City destroys tent city (part 2)

Housing is a human right.

Later that same night: City of Rochester Disposes of Citizens ID's and Other Belongings

Photos from City of Rochester destruction of Sanctuary Village: Homeless displaced again as City destroys tent city (in photos)

TAKE ACTION: Donate to A Home for Sanctuary Village (help purchase a house for the homeless with House of Mercy) | Help Fill a Dump truck with Hope! | Sign the petition! HALT THE EVICTION AND SUPPORT THE HOMELESS OF SANCTUARY VILLAGE IN ROCHESTER, NY

Related stories: Stories of Survival & Resistance: a night with Cheri Honkala | Vulnerable Populations/Critical Populations: The criminalization of poverty, homelessness, and dissent | Open letter & video statements from arrested homeless advocates protesting county policies | County Suddenly Breaks off Dialogue With Homeless Advocates | Open letter to Brooks regarding homeless crisis | Sit-In Support at the Civic Center Garage against homeless lock-out | Sister Grace and CW of House of Mercy | 13 Rochesterians | Precarious housing for homeless continues at county garage... | "The Throwaways": discussion after the screening | The Deplorable, County-made, Reality of Burials Without Dignity

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A Reminder...

Permalink Submitted by Yvonne Horton on Sun, 2014-12-21 12:59
This week we celebrate Christmas which to Christians is the celebration of the birth of Christ. After reading this article and watching these videos of the destruction of the minimum shelter and possessions of the homeless in my city today, and knowing that this kind of treatment of the poor goes on daily in our cities throughout America, I feel that we all need a little reminder of the core of Christ’s philosophy. It is stated in two essential parts as found in the book of Mathew Chapter 22: 37-39...

1. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.”
2. “Love your neighbor as much as you love yourself.”

As to the people who give orders for the action taken against the homeless, and to those who follow these orders, if you are claiming that you are Christians, please don’t make that claim. You are only bringing shame upon yourselves and on those of us who know what it means to live the philosophy of Christ.
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Thank you for this very

Permalink Submitted by DorothyScott on Tue, 2015-01-13 05:30
Thank you for this very informative and reliable post. A controversial test was run at Austin, Texas' South by Southwest festival last year, called “Homeless Hotspots.” A marketing business gave numerous homeless people mobile wireless hotspots, which people could use for a suggested donation and compensated them for doing it. It caused controversy as people cried “exploitation,” but 11 of 13 participants were able to get off the roads with the cash it made. Article source: https://personalmoneynetwork.com/</a>
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