NEW from @ExtremeArturo - In Houston where the #FinalFour will take place next week on March 31-April 3, the mayor’s office has taken it a step beyond displacing the unhoused and has ordered police to target people feeding those in need.
unicornriot.ninja/2023/ahead-of-… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Efforts by cities across the U.S. to “clean up” before major sporting events aren’t new, but when those efforts involve forcing the unhoused away from certain areas, they often employ the use of police to criminalize support services for homeless people. unicornriot.ninja/2023/ahead-of-…
After opening a facility to move unhoused people away from downtown, old city ordinances were used to ticket Food Not Bombs Houston food-sharing volunteers doing what they’ve done for decades: feeding people at the Houston Public Library every night. unicornriot.ninja/2023/ahead-of-…
Mayor Turner’s office claims there is an increase in threats & violent incidents against families visiting the library. Because of that, it's offering what it refers to as an “alternative charitable food service” located at 61 Reisner St. – Houston PD's Central Patrol Station. 
Due to added pressure from the mayor’s office and Houston police, some of the unhoused have agreed to move. But the city’s effort is opposed by volunteers at the library. unicornriot.ninja/2023/ahead-of-…
When asked about moving the homeless from specific areas in what appears to be an effort to hide some of the biggest issues affecting the city, the mayor’s office responded with the same statement it issued to all media outlets. [Image]
UR set out to substantiate the claims made by Mayor Turner’s office and was met with silence. When asked to provide evidence or statistics regarding the alleged attacks, the mayor’s office did not respond. Nor did it respond about moving the unhoused from areas of downtown.
When asked why it was targeting FNBH, the Mayor's office again provided no comment.
When asking the volunteers, who are there every day and whom the mayor’s office is laser-focused on, they dispute the narrative presented by the city. Several volunteers have already been… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
When asking the volunteers, who are there every day and whom the mayor’s office is laser-focused on, they dispute the narrative presented by the city. Several volunteers have already been… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
A total of 8 volunteers have been ticketed so far for feeding the unhoused in Houston since Feb 24. Some advocates for the homeless now fear being arrested amid continued escalation by the city in the run-up to the college basketball championship games. unicornriot.ninja/2023/ahead-of-…
Recently, a Houston Police officer admitted to a volunteer with Food Not Bombs-Houston that the police are monitoring their social media pages. This comes as part of the effort to move homeless people away from the highly visible Houston Public Library. unicornriot.ninja/2023/ahead-of-…
Monitoring the social media of advocates for the unhoused is an alarming development highlighting how police use information gleaned from the tech sector’s data channels circumventing the need for search warrants to gain access to personal information. unicornriot.ninja/2023/ahead-of-…
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