We must fight back against efforts to dehumanize and disappear our unhoused neighbors. Something you can do is to join a local mutual aid or #StoptheSweeps group, to fight police encampment sweeps and the criminalization of poverty.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We must fight back against efforts to dehumanize and disappear our unhoused neighbors. Something you can do is to join a local mutual aid or #StoptheSweeps group, to fight police encampment sweeps and the criminalization of poverty.
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Sweeps kill. #StopTheSweeps #OpSafeWinter
Or letting them die of overdose: 3/
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October 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sweeps kill. #StopTheSweeps #OpSafeWinter
I can't count how many neighbours have brought this up with me, quite independently. If this is not for the Swift show which is Dec 8, what would it be for? Do sweeps follow the Taylor Swift military industrial complex wherever she goes, or is it just Vancouver? In this cold... #stopthesweeps
December 1, 2024 at 7:34 PM
I can't count how many neighbours have brought this up with me, quite independently. If this is not for the Swift show which is Dec 8, what would it be for? Do sweeps follow the Taylor Swift military industrial complex wherever she goes, or is it just Vancouver? In this cold... #stopthesweeps
“In SF, which has 4,000 shelter beds 4 an estimated unhoused pop of 8,000 people, encampment residents were getting minimal notice about sweeps this week, according to the San Francisco Standard” #StopTheSweeps #HousingForAll
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California ramps up removal of homeless encampments after US supreme court ruling
The Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, last week issued an executive order calling for a crackdown across the state
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2024 at 6:03 PM
“In SF, which has 4,000 shelter beds 4 an estimated unhoused pop of 8,000 people, encampment residents were getting minimal notice about sweeps this week, according to the San Francisco Standard” #StopTheSweeps #HousingForAll
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Today, #VicPD and bylaw officers continued evicting unhoused residents in Oaklands Park, seizing their possessions/survival gear. When I arrived, I witnessed police standing guard as bylaw officers threw an unhoused woman’s tent, sleeping bag & other survival gear into garbage bins.
#stopthesweeps
#stopthesweeps
February 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today, #VicPD and bylaw officers continued evicting unhoused residents in Oaklands Park, seizing their possessions/survival gear. When I arrived, I witnessed police standing guard as bylaw officers threw an unhoused woman’s tent, sleeping bag & other survival gear into garbage bins.
#stopthesweeps
#stopthesweeps
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
- “Beyond Vietnam” Sermon, 1967
Maybe people can #StopTheSweeps & continue to fight for a #FreePalestine
- “Beyond Vietnam” Sermon, 1967
Maybe people can #StopTheSweeps & continue to fight for a #FreePalestine
January 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
- “Beyond Vietnam” Sermon, 1967
Maybe people can #StopTheSweeps & continue to fight for a #FreePalestine
- “Beyond Vietnam” Sermon, 1967
Maybe people can #StopTheSweeps & continue to fight for a #FreePalestine
hey @mayorkwilson.bsky.social — It looks like maybe your war on the poor/houseless is NOT what voters want right now.
We want bold compassion, not a neoliberal funhouse mirror version of Trump's "send the homeless to work camps" plan.
#StopTheSweeps #ReplaceWilson #WilsonHatesThePoor
We want bold compassion, not a neoliberal funhouse mirror version of Trump's "send the homeless to work camps" plan.
#StopTheSweeps #ReplaceWilson #WilsonHatesThePoor
November 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
hey @mayorkwilson.bsky.social — It looks like maybe your war on the poor/houseless is NOT what voters want right now.
We want bold compassion, not a neoliberal funhouse mirror version of Trump's "send the homeless to work camps" plan.
#StopTheSweeps #ReplaceWilson #WilsonHatesThePoor
We want bold compassion, not a neoliberal funhouse mirror version of Trump's "send the homeless to work camps" plan.
#StopTheSweeps #ReplaceWilson #WilsonHatesThePoor
New things coming to Campbell River. Someone has to shake the tree 🤷♀️ #harmreduction #campbellriver #alwayscarrynaloxone #vancouverisland #peopleoverpolicy #stopthesweeps
March 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
New things coming to Campbell River. Someone has to shake the tree 🤷♀️ #harmreduction #campbellriver #alwayscarrynaloxone #vancouverisland #peopleoverpolicy #stopthesweeps
Federal troops & bulldozers in DC: 800 Guard + federal agents, homeless camps cleared w/ no real housing plans. Crime is down—so why the takeover? This sets a dangerous precedent. #DignityNotDisplacement #StopTheSweeps #LocalControl
Trump's purge of Washington's homeless encampments escalates
Federal officials in Washington, D.C. swept through a large homeless encampment Thursday and dismantled it. It's part of the Trump administration's purge to crack down on crime across D.C.
www.npr.org
August 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Federal troops & bulldozers in DC: 800 Guard + federal agents, homeless camps cleared w/ no real housing plans. Crime is down—so why the takeover? This sets a dangerous precedent. #DignityNotDisplacement #StopTheSweeps #LocalControl
Insurgent Survival: Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
crimethinc.com/StoptheSweeps
In 2019, people founded Stop the Sweeps with the aim of defending homeless camps against forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews.
🧵⬇️
crimethinc.com/StoptheSweeps
In 2019, people founded Stop the Sweeps with the aim of defending homeless camps against forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews.
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November 26, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Insurgent Survival: Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
crimethinc.com/StoptheSweeps
In 2019, people founded Stop the Sweeps with the aim of defending homeless camps against forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews.
🧵⬇️
crimethinc.com/StoptheSweeps
In 2019, people founded Stop the Sweeps with the aim of defending homeless camps against forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews.
🧵⬇️
Shelters and sanctioned encampments are not housing
#StopTheSweeps #HousingJustice #EndHomelessness #CommunitySupport #SafeSpaces #AffordableHousing #SocialJustice #UrbanEquity #ProtectOurNeighbors #AdvocateForChange
#StopTheSweeps #HousingJustice #EndHomelessness #CommunitySupport #SafeSpaces #AffordableHousing #SocialJustice #UrbanEquity #ProtectOurNeighbors #AdvocateForChange
April 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Shelters and sanctioned encampments are not housing
#StopTheSweeps #HousingJustice #EndHomelessness #CommunitySupport #SafeSpaces #AffordableHousing #SocialJustice #UrbanEquity #ProtectOurNeighbors #AdvocateForChange
#StopTheSweeps #HousingJustice #EndHomelessness #CommunitySupport #SafeSpaces #AffordableHousing #SocialJustice #UrbanEquity #ProtectOurNeighbors #AdvocateForChange
Housing is a human right. No law, policy, order, or campaign will ever change that.
Take action against the criminalization of our unhoused communities. Read the statement and get involved with our friends at @homeless-law.bsky.social: bit.ly/NHLCActionAlert
#HousingNow #StopTheSweeps
Take action against the criminalization of our unhoused communities. Read the statement and get involved with our friends at @homeless-law.bsky.social: bit.ly/NHLCActionAlert
#HousingNow #StopTheSweeps
July 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Housing is a human right. No law, policy, order, or campaign will ever change that.
Take action against the criminalization of our unhoused communities. Read the statement and get involved with our friends at @homeless-law.bsky.social: bit.ly/NHLCActionAlert
#HousingNow #StopTheSweeps
Take action against the criminalization of our unhoused communities. Read the statement and get involved with our friends at @homeless-law.bsky.social: bit.ly/NHLCActionAlert
#HousingNow #StopTheSweeps
End the sweeps. It is not a crime to be unhoused. The police tread unhoused like trash. 🗑️ stop the sweeps.
#stopthesweeps
#HousingJustice #EndHomelessness #CommunitySupport #SafeSpaces #AffordableHousing #SocialJustice #UrbanEquity #ProtectOurNeighbors #AdvocateForChange
#stopthesweeps
#HousingJustice #EndHomelessness #CommunitySupport #SafeSpaces #AffordableHousing #SocialJustice #UrbanEquity #ProtectOurNeighbors #AdvocateForChange
April 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
End the sweeps. It is not a crime to be unhoused. The police tread unhoused like trash. 🗑️ stop the sweeps.
#stopthesweeps
#HousingJustice #EndHomelessness #CommunitySupport #SafeSpaces #AffordableHousing #SocialJustice #UrbanEquity #ProtectOurNeighbors #AdvocateForChange
#stopthesweeps
#HousingJustice #EndHomelessness #CommunitySupport #SafeSpaces #AffordableHousing #SocialJustice #UrbanEquity #ProtectOurNeighbors #AdvocateForChange
The fight against the criminalization of houselessness continues. Stand with us for justice. #HousingIsAHumanRight #StopTheSweeps
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June 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The fight against the criminalization of houselessness continues. Stand with us for justice. #HousingIsAHumanRight #StopTheSweeps
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This is sarcastic, of course.
#stopthesweeps
#stopthesweeps
July 19, 2025 at 6:31 AM
This is sarcastic, of course.
#stopthesweeps
#stopthesweeps
1/ One of the more recent times that old non-violence training kicked in was during the height of the pandemic: I was supporting a mutual aid group to assist StopTheSweeps to ensure folks getting swept were actually getting housing options.
December 14, 2024 at 5:45 PM
1/ One of the more recent times that old non-violence training kicked in was during the height of the pandemic: I was supporting a mutual aid group to assist StopTheSweeps to ensure folks getting swept were actually getting housing options.
On January 6 this was spotted at a sweep on San Julian. Houselessness is not a joke and the @cityoflosangeles should know better. On January 16 Cornelius Taylor loss of life was no incident. #StopTheSweeps #cityoflosangeles #atlanta #corneliustaylor
January 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
On January 6 this was spotted at a sweep on San Julian. Houselessness is not a joke and the @cityoflosangeles should know better. On January 16 Cornelius Taylor loss of life was no incident. #StopTheSweeps #cityoflosangeles #atlanta #corneliustaylor
$4.3m is not enough. Take the Tozer, et al. v. City of Portland sweeps slush fund and make public the city’s records in settling.
#StopTheSweeps
#StopTheSweeps
Portland City Councilor Angelita Morillo proposes reallocating $4.3 million from sweeps to support rent assistance, food access, & immigrant and refugee services.✔️
Testify in support of the Morillo 1 amendment here, to re-balance the budget toward proven solutions: www.portland.gov/council/docu...
Testify in support of the Morillo 1 amendment here, to re-balance the budget toward proven solutions: www.portland.gov/council/docu...
Portland City Council will consider an amendment next week to redirect $4.3 million from the city program that sweeps homeless encampments. If passed, the budget adjustment will instead invest $2 million in rent and food assistance, and support for immigrants and refugees.
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
$4.3m is not enough. Take the Tozer, et al. v. City of Portland sweeps slush fund and make public the city’s records in settling.
#StopTheSweeps
#StopTheSweeps
Housing not sweeps.
sweeps have a detrimental effect on Seattle’s homeless community, isolating them from community and support services.
#stopthesweeps
sweeps have a detrimental effect on Seattle’s homeless community, isolating them from community and support services.
#stopthesweeps
April 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Housing not sweeps.
sweeps have a detrimental effect on Seattle’s homeless community, isolating them from community and support services.
#stopthesweeps
sweeps have a detrimental effect on Seattle’s homeless community, isolating them from community and support services.
#stopthesweeps
Sweeps are acts of violence from cops towards unhoused folks.
#stopthesweeps
#stopthesweeps
April 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Sweeps are acts of violence from cops towards unhoused folks.
#stopthesweeps
#stopthesweeps
NYC has 5,000 vacant supportive housing units sitting empty while thousands are street homeless. We could use every single one of those to house people now.
Instead, @nycdhs.bsky.social spends millions doing sweeps attacking homeless people #StopTheSweeps #HouseTheHomeless
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Instead, @nycdhs.bsky.social spends millions doing sweeps attacking homeless people #StopTheSweeps #HouseTheHomeless
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To fill empty apartments for homeless people, NYC will first start tracking them
More than 5,000 units of supportive housing were vacant in June, officials said.
gothamist.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
NYC has 5,000 vacant supportive housing units sitting empty while thousands are street homeless. We could use every single one of those to house people now.
Instead, @nycdhs.bsky.social spends millions doing sweeps attacking homeless people #StopTheSweeps #HouseTheHomeless
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Instead, @nycdhs.bsky.social spends millions doing sweeps attacking homeless people #StopTheSweeps #HouseTheHomeless
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Community members came together in Victoria on Saturday to honour the life and legacy of Shea Smith, an outspoken housing justice advocate who was killed at the cross-sections of the drug poisoning crisis and bylaw policies that criminalize homelessness.
#yyj #stopthesweeps
#yyj #stopthesweeps
January 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Community members came together in Victoria on Saturday to honour the life and legacy of Shea Smith, an outspoken housing justice advocate who was killed at the cross-sections of the drug poisoning crisis and bylaw policies that criminalize homelessness.
#yyj #stopthesweeps
#yyj #stopthesweeps
September 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
“CA Gov Gavin Newsom issued an exec order Thurs 4 the removal of #homeless encampments in his state...
The guidance comes after a decision by SCOTUS earlier this summer allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces” #StopTheSweeps
apnews.com/article/cali...
The guidance comes after a decision by SCOTUS earlier this summer allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces” #StopTheSweeps
apnews.com/article/cali...
Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order to direct state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments.
apnews.com
July 25, 2024 at 4:37 PM
“CA Gov Gavin Newsom issued an exec order Thurs 4 the removal of #homeless encampments in his state...
The guidance comes after a decision by SCOTUS earlier this summer allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces” #StopTheSweeps
apnews.com/article/cali...
The guidance comes after a decision by SCOTUS earlier this summer allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces” #StopTheSweeps
apnews.com/article/cali...