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Stand Against Sit / Lie

Email     info@StandAgainstSitLie.org
Web       http://www.standagainstsitlie.org/

We stand with working people, immigrants, queer people, and poor people in opposing a proposal for a San Francisco law that would criminalize sitting or lying on public sidewalks.

Homeless people in our community are members of our community, and a law in any form that would criminalize them is morally reprehensible and contrary to the spirit of sanctuary in San Francisco.

Such a law, though designed to target homeless people, could — and we believe will — very easily be used against other valued members of our communities, such as day laborers and youth in low-income neighborhoods. The implications for free speech and shared public space are a threat for all members of our community.

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This entry's contact information was last verified in April of 2010.

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