author: Joe Anybody (reposting)
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Street Roots release breaking news about The Homeless People Camping Outside City Hall in Portland Oregon right Now!
Read The article in full on Street Roots Website ... the link is below
 http://tinyurl.com/y9l4ppb
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For the second time in less than two years, a group of homeless people are camping outside of City Hall to protest an ordinance they view as criminalizing and stopping them from getting a good night's sleep.
Beginning at 9 o'clock this evening, 20 individuals set up their sleeping bags and other belongings along the southern side of the front entrance of City Hall. Art Rios, who is organizing the protest, says that the people are camping this year for the same reason as they were last year.
"We want the anti-camping ordinance to be suspended," he says. "We want a campsite that's safe." ... more
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The statement goes on to say that individuals experiencing homelessness need more access to services, including emergency shelter year round. The group also asks the city to allow for another tent city within the city limits of Portland.