In the run up to Homeless Persons' Memorial Day on December 21, Desiree Hellegers brings holiday reflections on the links between mass in immigrant detention, mass incarceration, endless war and death on the street. Universal housing, they argue, is no pie in the sky dream, and would go a long way toward ending the cycle of colonial violence in the U.S.
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Image: Metal plaque reading "Tree of Remembrance. Homelessness. It is the essence of depression. It is immoral. It is socially corrupt. And it is an act of violence. In memory of those who have lost their lives on the streets of Austin. House the Homeless, Inc. 1998." "Homeless Memorial" by 38° is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
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