We stand in solidarity with our neighbors who don't have secure housing or any physical shelter. Please see below for the call to action crafted by the Tacoma DSA Housing Working Group. We hope to see you tomorrow (11/19) at Tacoma City Council, 5pm, to make our voices heard that one person experiencing homelessness is one too many. Housing is a Human Right!
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Support Our Unhoused Neighbors at City Council
WHEN: Tuesday, November 19 at 5pm
WHERE: City Hall - Council Chambers
747 Market St, Tacoma, WA 98402
Winter is approaching, and there are thousands without a place to stay warm and dry in Tacoma. Shelters are full, and the imminent camping ban will leave people on the street without even so much as a tent to sleep in.
The city's proposed solution is to loosen the restrictions on religious organizations' and non-profits' ability to set up temporary shelters on their own property.These proposed rule changes are good, but they cannot possibly provide enough shelter to deal with this humanitarian crisis.
On Tuesday, November 19th at 5 PM, the City Council will hold a vote on several issues to address the homlessness crisis in Tacoma. Please, come to this meeting and tell the City Council that they must do more. If you cannot come to the meeting, email your council members. We have provided their email addresses at the end of this document.
With all of our voices, we can demand that our city do what is necessary to protect the most vulnerable among us.
SEE OUR FULL STATEMENT AND LIST OF DEMANDS FOR THE CITY HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12HRyL3a61C9qBqhLldyGsYSas9DrEFEtKj0BXKqzXLQ/edit?usp=sharing
Read the ordinances & their memorandums:
EMAIL THE CITY COUNCIL:
victoria.woodards@cityoftacoma.org
anders.ibsen@cityoftacoma.org
robert.thoms@cityoftacoma.org
keith.blocker@cityoftacoma.org
catherine.ushka@cityoftacoma.org
chris.beale@cityoftacoma.org
lillian.hunter@cityoftacoma.org
conor.mccarthy@cityoftacoma.org
ryan.mello@cityoftacoma.org
