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Category: COVID-19

πŸ¦„ COVID-19 , πŸ¦„ Prison
Barbed wire fence surrounds Faribault prison in MN

COVID-19 Deaths in Minnesota Prisons Continue to Rise

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021

Faribault, MN – At least eleven people in Minnesota state prisons have died from COVID-19 as of February 17, 2021. Nearly 4,000 inmates, or two out of every five prisoners, have tested positive for the coronavirus. Families and advocates of prisoners have consistently staged protests,…

πŸ¦„ COVID-19 , πŸ¦„ Social Control

Federal Judge Rules Denver Cannot Conduct Sweeps Without At Least 48-Hour Written Notice

January 30, 2021February 3, 2021

Denver, CO – A federal judge ruled Monday partially in favor of Denver Homeless Out Loud and several others in the order issued for the preliminary injunction in a class-action lawsuit against Denver, the State of Colorado, and numerous government and contract workers. U.S. District…

πŸ¦„ COVID-19 , πŸ¦„ Global

Brazil Nears 200K Deaths as Politicians Continue to Downplay COVID-19

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020

Espirito Santo, Brazil – Devastation spreads across Brazil as the number of coronavirus cases continue to climb among the highest in the world, second only to the United States. Insecurity, hunger and viral infection threaten more and more Brazilians as far-right president Jair Bolsonaro continues to…

πŸ¦„ Community , πŸ¦„ COVID-19
image: Brenda a 60-year-old Native American woman speaks in the center of the frame. She is wearing a white knit hat and a black zip-up jacket. Behind her on the ground is white snow, and to her left in the background is an Indigenous structure known as a Tarpee, a tipi-like structure made with tarps constructed to help elders keep warm while fighting oil pipeline extraction on Native land.

Winter of Coronavirus: Seeking Shelter in Minneapolis During COVID–19

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020

Minneapolis, MN – With winter setting in, many people experiencing houselessness in Minneapolis are forced to choose between living outdoors in freezing temperatures or entering a restrictive and non-private temporary indoor shelter.

A new scientific study finds that over 400,000 COVID cases and nearly 11,000…

πŸ¦„ Community , πŸ¦„ COVID-19

Denver Sweeps 300+ Tent Encampment Residents

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

Denver, CO – The largest tent encampment in the city, which sprung up in October 2019, is being cleared early Monday morning as about 60 advocates protest the move.

Unicorn Riot is on-the-ground covering the sweep, with live coverage starting at 5AM.

Residents at the…

πŸ¦„ Community , πŸ¦„ COVID-19
image: single- and double-person tents are positioned on the sidewalk in front of Commissioner Marion Greene's home in South Minneapolis. 5 community members are gathered on her front lawn talking, while a few others are sitting at a table on her front porch.

Unhoused Community Forms Tenants Union, Constituents Protest at Commissioner’s Home

November 11, 2020November 25, 2020

Minneapolis, MN – A tenants union was formed this past weekend by unhoused community members who have been living at the Extended Stay America hotel in Bloomington, MN. After a deal for Hennepin County to purchase the building unexpectedly fell through, residents say they are…

πŸ¦„ Community , πŸ¦„ COVID-19 , πŸ¦„ Police
image: the perimeter of a sanctuary tent camp area is surrounded by orange plastic construction fencing; the fence cuts diagonally across the image from bottom right, to the left of the image. On the sidewalk outside of the fencing, two U-Haul trucks are parked; residents' belongings are inside, being moved from MLK Park to another location. A gray tent with a blue tarp is propped up beneath and to the left behind the trunk of a maple tree. To the right of the tree is a waste bin that says City of Minneapolis on its side. Partially-melted snow is visible on the ground.

Minneapolis Prioritizing Park Sweeps Over Sheltering the Unhoused

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

Minneapolis, MN – The ongoing housing crisis in the Twin Cities has been made more urgent by an early major snowfall. Residents of tent camps across Minneapolis have come to understand that elected leaders have neither a plan to renew the camps’ temporary permits nor…


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