Organizers for the Housekeys Action Network Denver Terese Howard and Ana Lilith Gloom held a rally outside City Hall to criticize Mayor Mike Johnston's House1000 plan.Just below the windows of the Denver mayor's office, homeless individuals and activists shared their concerns through megaphones and on cardboard posters reading"housing is a human right" and"no more sweeps.
Terese Howard, the lead organizer for HAND, said that Johnston had met with the group last week to hear the demands, and offered"some openness to considering some of the demands." "Yes, sweeps continue," Lilith Gloom said."Coupled by aggressive daily use of soft sweeps or camping ban enforcement that he claims to have no power over. This narrative is a lie."
"He has also had a policy in place that completely ignores those who are extremely vulnerable in favor of visibility," Lilith Gloom added."This is downright cruel. How can anyone actually tell a person who is in a vulnerable situation, 'Sorry, you just happen to not be in the right camp."