#OnThisDate in 1983, #McCainVKoch, Index No. 41023/83, was filed in NY Supreme Court, NY County, by #LegalAidServices attorney #SteveBanks for #YvonneMcCain as a class action demanding the #RightToShelter for homeless families.
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a sorry we 're closed sign hangs on a chain Alt: a sorry we 're closed sign hangs on a chain

#toronto closes warming centres. Revolving door #publicpolicy. When warming centres re-opened on March 12th - 32, then 119, 189, 233, 264 ppl came in on subsequent nights. Now shut, probably for good because spring is here and that = NO #righttoshelter

Provide more housing assistance to more people, through #CityFHEPS, #FHEPS, #Section8, and #HUDVASH but don't mess with the #RightToShelter, or you'll have another #SkidRow in NYC.

Opinion | There’s a Way to Nearly Eliminate Homelessness

#MarkHurwitz, #NYCDHS deputy commissioner under #MayorBloomberg, asserts "There’s a Way to Nearly Eliminate Homelessness" by replacing the #RightToShelter with a #RightToHousing.
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Environment Canada graph showing -8C temp and risk of frostbite.

#Toronto closes 3 ‘surge’ warming centres that shelter roughly 100 people because weather will ‘warm’ to above -15C. #righttoshelter Should not be temp based.
@MayorOliviaChow @BravoDavenport

On This Date: October 2, 2023 #OnThisDate in 2023, Superior Court in Orange County, CA, began accepting Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court cases under the state CARE Act. Under the program, a wider rang…

Another reason: he pushed for and signed the #CAREcourt legislation, but no #RightToShelter, not a word about any plans to #HouseTheHomeless. Pure #PsychiatrizationOfHomelessness.
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#OnThisDate in 1983, #EldredgeVKoch, 118 Misc.2d 163 (Sup.Ct., NY Co.) was decided: the NYC #RightToShelter for single men under #CallahanVCarey was extended to homeless women on the same terms.
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How to Get Into a Homeless Shelter in New York City ALL SINGLE MEN AND ALL SINGLE WOMEN IN NYC HAVE A RIGHT TO SHELTER UNDER #CallahanVCarey and #EldredgeVKoch. ALL FAMILIES, WITH AND WITHOUT CHILDREN, HAVE A RIGHT TO SHELTER UNDER #McCainVKoch, #Bo…

Teenage Nebraskans who can't make ends meet, older Nebraskans displaced from jobs by teenage Nebraskans who will work for less: here's - "How to Get Into a Homeless Shelter in New York City". We have a #RightToShelter for everyone.
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The Harms of NYC Homeless Shelters In every lawsuit, it’s important to explain how the defendants’ actions, or failures to act, have harmed you or are very likely to harm you in the near future. This post attempts to lis…

...and my post on the #HarmsOfHomelessShelters making it clear why 5,000 New Yorkers prefer the streets despite a legal #RightToShelter with no time limits.
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A flyer for a RV homeless advocacy event. #toronto

This week. #toronto #homeless #righttoshelter

This is also a case in point for a #RightToShelter for single individuals, available in NYC but nowhere else in the US: it wouldn't have happened, or would have been much less likely, if they were all in a shelter rather than outside in the cold.

From rent to utility bills: the politicians and advocates making climate policy part of the affordability agenda As the Trump administration derides climate policy as a ‘scam’, emissions-cutting measures are gaining popularity

From rent to utility bills: the politicians and advocates making climate policy part of the affordability agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #YouCantIgnoreClimateChange #affordability #LivingWage #FoodSecurity #RightToShelter #economics

I make hashtags out of concepts like #RightToShelter, names like #MayorAdams, and landmark lawsuits like #CallahanVCarey. It helps people find related tweets, current and future, mine and by others.
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On This Date: December 20, 1983 #OnThisDate in 1983, #EldredgeVKoch, 98 AD2d 675 (Appellate Division, 1st Dep’t) was decided: the same #RightToShelter for women as for men was affirmed, but Callahan standards applied to pla…

#OnThisDate in 1983, #EldredgeVKoch, 98 AD2d 675 ( #NYAppDiv, 1st Dep't) was decided: same #RightToShelter for women as for men was affirmed, but #CallahanVCarey standards applied to plaintiffs' shelters, converted from other uses, only as guidelines.
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#OnThisDate in 2008, Judge Jacqueline Silbermann issued a batch of final judgments, resolving #BostonVNYC #LamboyVDoar #McCainVKoch #SladeVKoch #CosentinoVPerales and clarifying the #RightToShelter and #ShelterQualityStandards for families in NYC.
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On This Date: December 5, 1979 (Image: cropped from a screenshot of the NY Times article posted by the Coalition for the Homeless at #OnThisDate in 1979, in the first decision in Callahan v. Carey, a temporary injunction was gra…

#OnThisDate in 1979, in the first decision in #CallahanVCarey, a temporary injunction was granted: NY city & state were ordered to open 750 new shelter beds for men and provide board for them.
The anniversary is the #RightToShelter day in NYC.
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On This Date: October 25, 1948 #OnThisDate in 1948, Yvonne McCain was born. In 1983, she filed the landmark lawsuit named after her, McCain v. Koch, which established the right to shelter for homeless families in NYC, and was ev…

#OnThisDate in 1948, #YvonneMcCain was born, the lead plaintiff in #McCainVKoch, a class action that established the #RightToShelter for homeless families in NYC.
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#OnThisDate in 2023, #OrangeCountyCA Superior Court began accepting #CAREcourt cases. But no #RightToShelter, not a word about any plans to #HouseTheHomeless. Pure #PsychiatrizationOfHomelessness.
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#OnThisDate in 1979, attorney #RobertHayes filed the landmark case #CallahanVCarey, which set the ground for the #RightToShelter in NYC for homeless men. You're poor, show up, ask for shelter, they can't turn you away for "insufficient resources".
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📣 We demand:
- Safe, unconditional shelters & emergency accommodation
- An end to evictions and the “zero fixation policy”
- Day centers
#DignityForAll #RightToShelter #NoMoreEvictions
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A description of the mayor of Toronto giving the key to the city to Sarah Polley noting that Ms. Polley, who has a long history of homeless advocacy, called for more shelters.

So this happened. #TIFF stars visiting #toronto take note. #advocacy #humanrights #righttoshelter #urban #homelessness
@oliviachow @SHJNetwork

On This Date: August 26, 1981 #OnThisDate in 1981, the #CallahanVCarey consent decree was signed by the parties and “so-ordered” by the judge. This established a de-facto #RightToShelter and minimum shelter quality …

#OnThisDate in 1981, the #CallahanVCarey consent decree was signed by the parties & "so-ordered" by the judge. This established a de-facto #RightToShelter and minimum shelter quality standards in NYC for homeless men, extended later 2 women & families.
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The Harms of NYC Homeless Shelters In every lawsuit, it's important to explain how the defendants' actions, or failures to act, have harmed you or are very likely to harm you in the near future. This post attempts to list and explain the harms of homeless shelters in NYC and elsewhere. It is also a response to those who want to couple the right to shelter…

It's important to explain how shelter operators' actions or failures to act have harmed you or are likely to harm you. This post lists & explains the #HarmsOfHomelessShelters. Want to couple #RightToShelter w/ #ObligationToAccept? Explain how to prevent.

Manipur: Displaced families protest eviction notice, demand alternative shelter A total of 120 families displaced by ethnic violence in Manipur staged a peaceful sit-in protest on Friday at the in Imphal West.

These families, originally from Moreh, Churachandpur, and Phougakchao Ikhai village, are currently sheltering at the Langol housing complex and are demanding
#ManipurCrisis #IDPVoices #RightToShelter #StopForcedEviction

Eine lebendige Siedlung in der Schweiz im Frühling, mit einer Mischung aus Tiny Houses, Einfamilienhäusern und Mehrfamilienhäusern in unterschiedlichen architektonischen Stilrichtungen – von einfach und kostengünstig bis hin zu luxuriös und modern. Umgeben von blühenden Bäumen, grünen Wiesen und Bergen im Hintergrund. Auf den Strassen, Terrassen, Balkonen und in Fenstern sieht man Menschen verschiedenen Alters und Kulturen, die glücklich wirken, sich unterhalten, lachen oder gemeinsam die Sonne geniessen. Die Atmosphäre ist friedlich, freundlich und von Gemeinschaft geprägt. Die Lichtstimmung ist warmes Nachmittagslicht mit frischem Frühlingsflair – klare Luft, zarte Blumen, singende Vögel.

What if #housing were a #humanright guaranteed for everyone, not a privilege?

Was wäre, wenn #Wohnen ein #Menschenrecht für alle wäre und kein Privileg?

#AffordableHousing #SocialJustice #RightToShelter
#BezahlbarerWohnraum #SozialeGerechtigkeit #RechtaufWohnraum

Public housing should be a right, not a privilege. Evicting vulnerable residents in the name of ‘development’ is a classic case of profit over people. Where’s the long-term plan for housing security? Displacement is not progress. #HousingCrisis #WaterlooEvictions #RightToShelter #PeopleOverProfit

#mapoli Defend the #RightToShelter

#mapoli
📣 Restore the #RightToShelter

Stats showing nightly increase in warming centre usage.

#Toronto of course you closed the surge warming sites. The high usage shows your failure to provide real shelter. @mayoroliviachow.bsky.social @alejandrabravo.bsky.social
#homelessness #righttoshelter

Urge Your State Legislators to Protect the Right to Shelter in Massachusetts We need your help in defending Massachusetts’ vital Right to Shelter—a policy that has protected vulnerable residents for over 40 years. Recently, Governor Maura Healey proposed a series of drastic ch...

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