1/ The most vulnerable are in a no-win situation:
The unhoused struggle to have privacy (or control) in their lives.
Yet those who *find* shelter often live in spaces designed to maximize surveillance.
(Sound familiar?) #colorofsurveillance
The unhoused struggle to have privacy (or control) in their lives.
Yet those who *find* shelter often live in spaces designed to maximize surveillance.
(Sound familiar?) #colorofsurveillance
2/ At #ColorOfSurveillance, @GotNoPlace will explain the maze of local laws that basically criminalize not having a home.
Countless cities make it illegal to sleep, sit, "loaf," loiter, or ask people for help.
From the #HousingNOTHandcuffs report (PDF: homelesshub.ca/sites/default/…)
Countless cities make it illegal to sleep, sit, "loaf," loiter, or ask people for help.
From the #HousingNOTHandcuffs report (PDF: homelesshub.ca/sites/default/…)
@GotNoPlace 3/ Yet, as Dr. Jade Boyd of @BCCSU will tell us, those who *do* find shelter find themselves in yet another monitoring matrix of bright lights, gates, glass panels, perfect lines of sight, etc.
From "Supportive Housing and Surveillance" (2016): ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
From "Supportive Housing and Surveillance" (2016): ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
@GotNoPlace @BCCSU 4/ Join @GeorgetownCPT, @freepress, and @mediajustice on November 7.
You know where to register: eventbrite.com/e/the-color-of…
You know where to register: eventbrite.com/e/the-color-of…
