Today SCOTUS is hearing the oral arguments for #JohnsonVGrantsPass āa case deliberating whether penalizing people for experiencing homelessness is cruel and unusual. We think it isāand data also demonstrates that criminalization is ineffective, harmful, and costly.
Today at #SCOTUS w/ our @vocalnewyork @vocalkentucky family.
#JohnsonVGrantsPass will decide if cities can continue to punish people for experiencing homelessness. Hundreds mobilized from across the country to say loud and clear: #SCOTUS must choose #HousingNotHandcuffs .
In front of the Supreme Court yesterday, we symbolized the night many face without a home. Join us as we stand against arresting or ticketing homelessness and remind #SCOTUS that every person deserves dignity and a place to call home. #JohnsonVGrantsPass #HomelessnessIsSolvable
Aināt no power like the power of the people ācuz the power of the people donāt stop!
We out here, rallying in the hundreds, as SCOTUS prepares to hear #JohnsonvGrantsPass today.
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The rent is too damn high! Despite working more jobs and longer hours, families are struggling to keep up and homelessness is on the rise. #SCOTUS will decide in #JohnsonVGrantsPass whether people experiencing homelessness can be punished for the housing crisis. U.S. House Committee on Financial Services &
Homelessness is not a crime, and no one should be punished for being unable to afford rent.
As SCOTUS hears #JohnsonVGrantsPass , U.S. House Committee on Financial Services are fighting to combat homelessness by investing in affordable housing for ALLānot by punishing families struggling to pay the bills!
Gerri lived outside in Boise. She knows that her experience of homelessness does not make her a criminal.
As Justice Sotomayor asked during the #JohnsonVGrantsPass hearing, where will the homeless population go if every city in the country lacks compassion? #HousingNotHandcuffs
As #SCOTUS hears #JohnsonVGrantsPass , it is critical to emphasize that HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A CRIME!
I am fighting alongside my House Democrats colleagues for humane policies and investments to secure affordable and #FairHousing for all.
Read Pat's story from inside the #johnsonvgrantspass hearing last month. Decision should be out in June.
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Hundreds of advocates from around the country lie down with blankets in front of #SCOTUS . If they were in Grantās Pass, they would give you a $295 ticket for sleeping with a blanket.
#housingnothandcuffs #johnsonvgrantspass
Over 700 passionate advocates gathered in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during the pivotal #JohnsonVGrantsPass oral arguments on Mon, April 22, 2024. Watch Donald Whitehead, ED @NCH, deliver a stirring address at the #HousingNotHandcuffs rally.
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Arrests and fines don't solve homelessness - they extend it. As #SCOTUS hears arguments on #JohnsonVGrantsPass , Swords is proud to join 43 other orgs led by @NCHVOrg and UCLA School of Law's Veterans Clinic in advocating for the rights of unhoused vets: drive.google.com/file/d/1vwnRugā¦
Listening to the oral arguments in #JohnsonVGrantsPass , here are some of the powerful statements against criminalizing homelessness:
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We believe the solution to homelessness is a society in which everyone has access to a safe, decent, and affordable home National Homelessness Law Center
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This rally is happening TODAY! Join us in telling the courts that being unhoused is not a crime!
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'Nobody should be subject to fear and punishment because they don't have a home. Affordable housing is the only solution to the crisis that has plagued our nation.' - Helen Cruz #JohnsonVGrantsPass
āHomelessness is not a glorified vacation. People are dying!ā āRev. Dr. William J. Barber II #JohnsonVGrantsPass
Sleeping is basic human function. Sleeping is not a crime. Existing is not a crime. Proud to sign w other MDs & public health experts in amicus #SCOTUS #JohnsonVGrantsPass ā¦National Homelessness Law Centerā© ā¦NatlHCHCouncilā©
