HostileDC

Tracking and aggregating anti-homeless hostile architecture and policy in Washington, DC. Tag us in pix & convos #hostileDC.

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

@Win4DC So so so sorry that happened to you.

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

Union Station-Unhoused people used to live here. The National Park Service evicted them all.

Unhoused people used to be able to rest inside, too. They literally removed all of the public benches & began enforcing ticket checks at certain hours.

None of this ends homelessness.

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

@KeithBradbury10 @jmclane28 @FeverPotomac Many folks are in process of using their vouchers, but there is a significant slowdown due to bureaucracy. Hopefully, thousands of our neighbors will move into the housing they deserve & that DC has already funded very soon. In the meantime, encampments provide safety and shelter

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

Spotted in Dupont Circle. Unhoused people used to be there.

Displacing homelessness doesn't end homelessness. In fact, it makes ending homelessness even harder.

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

@KeithBradbury10 @jmclane28 @FeverPotomac Hello Keith. Aside from the many reasons people make the rational choice not to stay in shelter, last week there were only about 15 shelter beds open in DC. If everybody living outside went to a shelter, they would quickly run out of room.

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

Picture is of 6 pretty large blue planters that are filled with soil but w/o plants that block a large spot of sidewalk in Dupont circle.

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

Sorry, "used to live here".

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

@QStCeaseFire @FeverPotomac It makes me sad that this is how to refer to people.

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

Everybody deserves the right to rest. Removing benches is a hostile act against anybody who wants to sit down. This is shameful.

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

@QStCeaseFire @FeverPotomac do you mean human beings?

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

@goyal_abhi nooooooooooo @NPR this is super disappointing.

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

We're back after a little break. This site is... a lot!

We saw this "bench" in Kalorama, DC.

What does this accomplish other than making the lives of unhoused people even harder?

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

@FeverPotomac nope. that is not true for everybody. you know that is not true. yet you keep saying it. go find a new hobby.

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

No tent zones are among the most hostile forms of hostile architecture. Contact the DC Council today and tell them to move away from this draconian practice and focus on housing

[The Way Home DC @thewayhomeDC]

THE DC COUNCIL VOTES TODAY! Make sure you reach out to the following CMs and tell them to vote "yes" for housing and "no" for harm!

@AnitaBondsDC, @CMCHenderson, @ChmnMendelson, @brookepintodc, @marycheh, @kenyanmcduffie, @charlesallen, and @VinceGrayWard7

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

@FeverPotomac CDC guidance clearly states that encampments should not be cleared during COVID. We're going to trust the scientists and doctors and not your racist ass self.

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

Woah. This is disgusting. Thanks for submitting, @InsbecktrGadget!

Just let people sit!

[Rebekah @InsbecktrGadget]

@HostileDC saw this spiked windowsill in Penn Quarter. Every window on this building that's on the ground floor and large enough for a person to sit in has them #HostileDC #HostileArchitecture

[CBS News Radio @CBSNewsRadio]

In this week's #Kaleidoscope, host @allisonradio speaks w/ @miriamskitchen's @jesserbnwtz, creator of Twitter account @HostileDC, about what some call #AntiHomeless #Architecture, meant to keep the un-housed from resting or sleeping in public places.
https://t.co/vJDqgG3vvd

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

Check out our interview with @allisonradio for @CBSNewsRadio. We discuss anti-homeless design in DC and how it negatively impacts us all (but clearly how it impacts our unhoused neighbors the most!)

[Allison Keyes @allisonradio]

Here's this week's #Kaleidoscope 4 the #WeekendRoundup 4 @CBSNewsRadio @HostileDC @jesserbnwtz
https://t.co/PDhEqo0ZAq

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

"Kicking people out of encampments doesn't end their homelessness. Instead, it makes connecting people to housing more difficult, detaches residents from their community, and destroys their tents and belongings during the coldest time of year."

[The Way Home DC @thewayhomeDC]

NEW BLOG POST AND ACTION ALERT!

Mayor Bowser set to evict large encampment this Thursday. We need you to raise your voice to tell the DC Council to step in and stop the harm.

https://t.co/DZA4D3ZiS7

[HostileDC @HostileDC]

@PeteMLynch thank you! we share your dream.