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Police arrest twelve activists demanding housing for the homeless in Olympia, Washington On Sunday, Olympia police forcibly evicted 45 homeless activists from the Red Lion Hotel, and 12 people were arrested on burglary and trespassing charges. According to the police, the homeless activists had “forcibly occupied” and attempted to “take over the hotel” and an employee was said to have been assaulted when they tried to close the door. The activist group Oly Housing Now (OHN) had booked 17 rooms for the homeless and said they would stay there until Thurston County arranged for permanent housing. The activist group demanded that Thurston County Health Department apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to shelter the county’s homeless. ....
Tacoma Housing Now activists take over Travelodge motel, demand free housing for homeless Follow Us Question of the Day Tacoma Housing Now, a homeless advocacy group in Washington State, has been occupying a Travelodge motel since Christmas Eve and is refusing to pay the bill until the city’s homeless population is guaranteed free, long-term housing. (Screenshot via KIRO 7) more > By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times - Wednesday, December 30, 2020 A homeless advocacy group in Washington state has been occupying a Travelodge motel since Christmas Eve and is refusing to pay the bill until the city’s homeless population is guaranteed free, long-term housing. ....
On Christmas Day, Tacoma Housing Now (THN) took the Port of Tacoma Travelodge for Emergency Pandemic Housing. At least five people have died of exposure this winter alone. Not one more death is acceptable. “While the City of Tacoma claims to provide hotel vouchers for houseless people, nobody we’ve talked to has ever seen these mysterious vouchers. Since the City is failing to house everyone in the middle of a world-historical pandemic, we’re housing people instead,” THN stated. “Today, on Christmas Day, it seems fitting to remember that Jesus was a homeless man, and that he was born in a stable because there was no room at the inn,” the group added. “To celebrate Christmas, we demand a preferential option for the poor: the homeless over landlords. The homeless over real estate developers. The homeless over NIMBYs. A Community Land Trust.” ....
On Christmas Day, Tacoma Housing Now (THN) took the Port of Tacoma Travelodge for Emergency Pandemic Housing. At least five people have died of exposure this winter alone. Not one more death is acceptable. “While the City of Tacoma claims to provide hotel vouchers for houseless people, nobody we’ve talked to has ever seen these mysterious vouchers. Since the City is failing to house everyone in the middle of a world-historical pandemic, we’re housing people instead,” THN stated. “Today, on Christmas Day, it seems fitting to remember that Jesus was a homeless man, and that he was born in a stable because there was no room at the inn,” the group added. “To celebrate Christmas, we demand a preferential option for the poor: the homeless over landlords. The homeless over real estate developers. The homeless over NIMBYs. A Community Land Trust.” ....