Tracking and aggregating anti-homeless hostile architecture and policy in Washington, DC. Tag us in pix & convos #hostileDC.
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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.
ALT A picture of the outside of union station, totally devoid of tents. If you look closely, you can see folks sleeping rough under blankets.
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 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
Woah. This is disgusting. Thanks for submitting, @InsbecktrGadget!
Just let people sit!
@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
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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.
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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!)
Here's this week's #Kaleidoscope 4 the #WeekendRoundup 4 @CBSNewsRadio @HostileDC @jesserbnwtz
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"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."
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.
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People lived here. @MayorBowser kicked them out. NJ and O residents will suffer the same fate this Thursday, one week after Thanksgiving.
Have you contacted the Mayor and your Councilmembers to oppose this harm yet? If not, what's stopping you?
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What do you see here? Nothing? Correct.
Would it surprise you to learn that the entrance to Union Station used to have benches? They were removed to prevent unhoused people from sitting & resting
Now travelers & others who want to sit cannot. Hostile Architecture hurts us all
Hello! Super great (and shocking) to see so many people interacting with this content! If you learned something, please follow me on my personal twitter @jesserbnwtz and/or donate to @WashingtonPffc at pffcdc.org/donate/
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What do you see here? Nothing? Correct.
Would it surprise you to learn that the entrance to Union Station used to have benches? They were removed to prevent unhoused people from sitting & resting
Now travelers & others who want to sit cannot. Hostile Architecture hurts us all
What's more terrifying than #Halloween? DC closing down entire sidewalks to prevent unhoused people from living there.
Take action with @thewayhomeDC & tell @councilofDC to say "yes" to housing & "no to displacement"
ACTION LINK: bit.ly/3vRV1pS
Pix: @andrew202117
ACTION ALERT! Tell the DC Council to stop @MayorBowser's focus on encampment evictions and criminalization and focus on housing.
ACTION ALERT: Tell the DC Council to say "yes" to housing and "no" to encampment evictions.
Link to email action: bit.ly/3vRV1pS
