Action marks first anniversary of SCOTUS’ Grants Pass oral arguments and shames City of L.A. over red tape delaying permanent housing
Housing advocates from AHF’s Housing Is A Human Right (HHR) division and the Los Angeles office of the National Coalition for the Homeless will join a national day of action to demand “Housing Now” for our homeless community nationwide.
On the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court oral arguments in the Grants Pass case, which allowed for the criminalization of our homeless community, over 100 advocates will surround Los Angeles City Hall with 1,480 feet1 of red ribbon (allowing for ingress and egress) to represent the red tape creating years of delay providing permanent housing for homeless and low-income communities.
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‘STOP THE RED TAPE’ PROTEST: 100 housing advocates to wrap entire perimeter of City Hall building in RED TAPE |
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Tuesday, April 22 – starting at 8:00 a.m. |
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NOTE: Due to its large-scale logistics, the 100 advocates will gather to assemble the red tape ribbon at 8:00 a.m. However, the red tape ribbon may be more fully visible by 8:30 a.m. – just as City Council Members and the public start arriving for a regularly scheduled council meeting. |
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Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street—MAIN STREET entrance, Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
“Seven people die on the streets of Los Angeles every day. Delays in bringing permanent housing online immediately through adaptive reuse and new construction is unconscionable,” said Susie Shannon, Policy Director for Housing is a Human Right. “The city response of breaking up encampments for the more than 45,000 people experiencing homelessness in the City of Los Angeles has led to individuals taking refuge in abandoned buildings and in places where services are scarce."
As of the 2024 point-in-time count, there were more than 45,000 homeless individuals in the City of Los Angeles. The city remains far behind in the approval of building permits and the creation of new, affordable housing units, something further exacerbated by the apocalyptic January wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and buildings in Pacific Palisades (part of the City of Los Angeles) and Altadena (part of Los Angeles County).
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1 The Los Angeles City Hall building is 470 feet long and 270 feet wide, so 23 rolls of ribbon—66 ft per roll—will be used by 100+ advocates. |
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Contacts
Press Contact:
Ged Kenslea, AHF Senior Director of Communications
323.791.5526
ged.kenslea@ahf.org
