Homeless Advocate Press Conference held at Fresno CA Homeless Encampment, city brings bulldozers

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The Fresno Coalition for Humane and Affordable Housing Policies held a press conference on Monday, August 26, 2013 at 8:30 am on the corner of Santa Clara and G Streets to announce their opposition to the city's planned demolition and to launch a petition drive asking the city to halt the razing of the camps and address the issue of homelessness in a humane and effective manner. Chris Breedlove, pastor of the College Community Congregational Church, was one of the speakers.

(DU, please sign and share the petitions, we have to show City of Fresno that the whole world is watching.. and the advocates need our support also in signing)

http://www.change.org/petitions/city-of-fresno-end-homeless-camp-demolition-establish-humane-affordable-housing-policy

The Coalition's petition has a website created by the group at http://www.helpfresnoshomeless.org/

"Our group believes that demolishing homeless encampments is inhumane. The city's plan to offer alternative housing to the people who live in the encampments is woefully inadequate," says Mary Ellen Carter, member of the coalition. "Few people in the encampments will be able to receive housing vouchers before the scheduled demolitions. The city's plan is not a long term plan at all - its lack of compassion is disturbing, and it is a public shame to our city. We can do better than this."


Fresno Coalition for Humane and Affordable Housing Policy

Contacts: Reverend Chris Breedlove Pastor, College Community Congregational Church
5550 North Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93710
559.435.2690
pastor [at] communityucc.com

Georgia Williams
Member, Fresno Coalition for Humand and Affordable Housing Policies
559.439.5268 or 559.250.6956
georgiam [at] csufresno.edu

Mary Ellen Carter
Member, Fresno Coalition for Humane and Affordable Housing Policies
406.529.8979
maryellen [at] erclc.org

COALITION IN OPPOSITION TO RAZING OF HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS PLANS PRESS CONFERENCE AT SITE OF FIRST SCHEDULED DEMOLITION
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This homeless shelter is about to be destroyed


A City of Fresno worker is telling this homeless woman to move on


City workers remove bed from the homeless encampment on F street.



One group of homeless people, trying to escape the destruction moved their property onto Caltrans land where they were met by a Highway Patrol officer who told them they had to move on.


A homeless person moves her property to escape the bulldozers

[L0oniX]

1. Homelessness problem solved ...the government thug way.