Homelessness ends when we all have safe, affordable and accessible housing.
But our communities are facing unprecedented challenges to our collective safety and efforts to house all of our neighbors.
This page serves as a resource for those fighting back against occupation in Washington, DC, as well as other communities that have been experiencing militarization and abductions of immigrants, people of color, and people who are unhoused.
More Background:
- Our Executive Director, Donald Whitehead, speaking on CNN
- Factsheet on the Executive Orders (Southern Poverty Law Center)
Taking Action:
- For Individuals: sign-on letter demanding the executive orders be Rescinded
- For Organizations: sign-on letter demanding the executive orders be Rescinded (Deadline: September 4, 2025)
- Further Guidance on contacting your congressional representatives (National Alliance to End Homelessness)
- Join the Housing Not Handcuffs campaign for regular updates
DC Info and Resources:
- Know Your Rights (FreeDC – info for unhoused folks at the bottom of the page)
- DC Office on Human Rights Know-Your-Rights info
- City info on legality of sleeping outdoors
- List of ideas for helping support DC residents (National Alliance to End Homelessness)
- Outreach organizations: Miriams Kitchen, Pathways DC, Community Connections
- Legal Support: Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
- Mutual Aid: DC Mutual Aid groups, Free DC, Remora House, Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network
Cities Nationwide – Know-Your-Rights and other Info
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