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DESCRIPTION:#LeaveNoOneBehind Homelessness is NOT a Crime Rally and Protest 
 10/10/2014\n\n10/10/2014 is World Homeless Day. Human rights, housing 
 first, and social justice advocacy groups will be holding a rally on 
 10/10/2014 at 8am at Oscar Grant Plaza (formerly known as Frank O’Gawa 
 Plaza). \n\nWe will then march to Wiley W Manuel Court House, located at 
 661 Washington Street, Oakland CA. This march is to raise awareness to 
 efforts across the bay area and the nation to criminalize homelessness with 
 inhumane, uncompassionate, unconstitutional laws making it essentially 
 illegal to exist. From “No Sit-Stand-Lie” ordinances to “No 
 Camping” ordinances to the criminalization of sharing food, it is clear 
 that there is war on the homeless and we promise to #LeaveNoOneBehind 
 because Homelessness is NOT a Crime”.\n\nAaron Colyer, a formerly 
 homeless, disabled, United States Marine Corps Veteran with PTSD was 
 ticketed on July 24, 2014 for “Sleeping/Living in a Vehicle”. My Colyer 
 was homeless at the time and was living in his van with his PTSD Service 
 Dog Captain when Alameda Police violated his rights, threatened him with 
 arrest, and essentially cited him with being homeless 500 yards away from 
 the old Alameda Naval Station as seen in the following clip uploaded to 
 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1w3lZV91ak \n\nThe City Attorney 
 has been asked to get the City Council to withdraw the ordinance in light 
 of the June 19, 2014, United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th 
 Circuit, decision in Desertrain vs. City of Los Angeles, (No. 11-56957).  
 In that case the Court overturned the City of Los Angeles’ ordinance 
 banning use of vehicles as “living quarters”. The analysis set forth in 
 Desertrain, applies to the City of Alameda’s ordinance as well. 
 http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-homeless-vehicles-20140620-story.html\n\nWith 
 our current economic situation and the ever increasing cost of rent and 
 living in the bay area, more and more people are becoming homeless and/or 
 living in their vehicles. As more and more states ban sleeping, camping, 
 sitting, walking, sharing food and existing, Utah has taken a different 
 approach, a Housing First approach. 
 http://www.nationofchange.org/utah-ending-homelessness-giving-people-homes-1390056183 
 Instead of criminalizing homelessness, they are providing case management 
 and housing and they are saving big bucks by doing so.\n\nBarbara Thomas, 
 former Vice Mayor and City Council Woman of Alameda City is representing 
 Mr. Colyer and has scheduled a hearing for 10/10/2014 at 9:00am in 
 Department 102 at the Wiley W. Manuel Court House, 661 Washington Street, 
 Oakland, CA this hearing was intentionally scheduled to coincide with World 
 Homeless Day to raise awareness for the criminalization of the homeless and 
 veteran homelessness. No one in America should be homeless, homelessness is 
 NOT a crime and we will #LeaveNoOneBehind.\n\nFor more information go to; 
 https://www.facebook.com/events/287846578071123\n\nAnd/or contact Aaron 
 Colyer @ 423-277-7204\n\nSemper Fi; Never Stop Fighting for What is Right 
 Because the Future is Only as Bright as We Make It\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/08/30/18760902.php
SUMMARY:#LeaveNoOneBehind Homelessness is NOT a Crime Rally and Protest
LOCATION:Oscar Grant Plaza (formerly known as Frank O’Gawa Plaza), Oakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/08/30/18760902.php
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