"Do you know how hard it is to sleep on concrete? Being homeless is hard. The police abuse makes it worse," Floyd, homeless New Yorker, Picture the Homeless member. Today, we are asking the city to return to Floyd the monetary value of all that they took from him. On October 2, 2015, Floyd was kicked awake by members of the NYPD and the Department of Sanitation. By the time Floyd was ready to collect his things, they had already thrown his few possessions into the back of a garbage truck. Being homeless is a tragedy, not a crime. To many homeless New Yorkers, the things they carry gives them a sense of home. It is heartbreaking to know that our city could treat those that have so little as if they are less than human. In this holiday season, we are asking the city to show some love by treating homeless New Yorkers with a level of respect that everyone deserves. For more information, or to take action, visit us at http://bit.ly/1NJfUaz TAKE ACTION! Send Mayor Bill de Blasio a holiday greeting urging him to stop law enforcement tactics that treat homelessness like a crime: http://bit.ly/1YuGtbD Also, to learn more about Picture the Homeless, an organization that fights for the rights of homeless New Yorkers, visit them at http://bit.ly/1PrrmtJ. #HandsOffTheHomeless #TheThingsWeCarry Song: "Wounded" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://bit.ly/1frNGkn
12/27/15
Homelessness Is A Tragedy, Not A Crime
"Do you know how hard it is to sleep on concrete? Being homeless is hard. The police abuse makes it worse," Floyd, homeless New Yorker, Picture the Homeless member. Today, we are asking the city to return to Floyd the monetary value of all that they took from him. On October 2, 2015, Floyd was kicked awake by members of the NYPD and the Department of Sanitation. By the time Floyd was ready to collect his things, they had already thrown his few possessions into the back of a garbage truck. Being homeless is a tragedy, not a crime. To many homeless New Yorkers, the things they carry gives them a sense of home. It is heartbreaking to know that our city could treat those that have so little as if they are less than human. In this holiday season, we are asking the city to show some love by treating homeless New Yorkers with a level of respect that everyone deserves. For more information, or to take action, visit us at http://bit.ly/1NJfUaz TAKE ACTION! Send Mayor Bill de Blasio a holiday greeting urging him to stop law enforcement tactics that treat homelessness like a crime: http://bit.ly/1YuGtbD Also, to learn more about Picture the Homeless, an organization that fights for the rights of homeless New Yorkers, visit them at http://bit.ly/1PrrmtJ. #HandsOffTheHomeless #TheThingsWeCarry Song: "Wounded" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://bit.ly/1frNGkn
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