Philadelphia (1984). In the 1980s, Philadelphia was home to the largest squatter movement in the country, with poor residents occupying many of Philly's abandoned homes. The movement was organized by residents and Churches to put pressure on the city gov to end blight.
However, the fight is not over with these 50 houses. We will continue to pressure the city to transfer more houses to be designated as permanent low-income housing, stabilize our communities and combat the displacement caused by market rate development and gentrification.
Surely the U.S. Attorney has better things to do with his time than to threaten unhoused people in our city.
Imagine if we directed all the resources spent trying to punish protesters towards creating sustainable affordable housing instead. https://t.co/lbREdof9kR
Surely the U.S. Attorney has better things to do with his time than to threaten unhoused people in our city.
Imagine if we directed all the resources spent trying to punish protesters towards creating sustainable affordable housing instead. https://t.co/lbREdof9kR
A day after the deadline for residents of several protest encampments to clear out came and went, Philadelphia officials said Thursday the “resolution” of the camps where dozens of homeless people live will likely be a “multi-day operation.”
Details: https://t.co/MuHWfrj6ui
Despite @PhillyMayor claiming to have visited the camps 7 times, this is untrue.
Kenney, here is your opportunity to see the encampments and meet the people you wish to sweep under the rug
Houselessness is not a business opportunity- give PHA vacant properties to the community
@adr_215@PHLCityHomeless@PHLPublicHealth@nytimes mayor Kenney is refusing to house people even after the city said that they could because its “not profitable” Now he is lieing about helping this community and spreading misinfo to justify police violence against them. Sound familiar?
Thank you for your piece on 676
.@PHLCityHomeless@PHLPublicHealth you all know better! You know the "Encampment Resolution" plans failed in Kensington, displaced people, + led to deaths. We told you in 2018 + have been saying it since. Actual housing, not eviction, is what's needed https://t.co/sXu4Ti1mgb
.@PHLCityHomeless@PHLPublicHealth you all know better! You know the "Encampment Resolution" plans failed in Kensington, displaced people, + led to deaths. We told you in 2018 + have been saying it since. Actual housing, not eviction, is what's needed https://t.co/sXu4Ti1mgb
@PhillyMayor@nytimes Kenney is lieing again to justify excessive force against his citizens- he’s attempting to evict over 150 people against CDC guidelines just blocks from where he teargassed protestors on 676- refusing to house people despite being able to. Follow @PhlHousing for more.
@PhillyMayor renterenter negotiations with the encampments.
Housing is a human right. Evicting an encampment against the guidelines of the CDC is not only cruel but a PR nightmare I know you don’t want.
Harrisburg needs to extend the eviction moratorium or we could see thousands of families kicked out onto the streets right here in Philly.
My statement with @KendraPHL and @CouncilmemberJG ⬇️
https://t.co/rU50QrKdvn
We are reviewing this order but this has the potential to be seismic. CDC issuing a halt on all evictions for people earning <$99,000/yr until end of year.
I want folks who are worried about eviction to know we will get your back at the city level too. -HG