    Dear John,

Whew. It’s been a busy week, and it’s only Tuesday.  
Please see below to learn more about an alarming Trump action targeting homeless residents in Washington, DC, information about our 2/20 mass campaign call, and to learn how New Orleans spent $17.5 million to forcibly remove homeless people leading up to the Super Bowl.
Trump hints at harmful Executive Order to worsen homelessness in DC 
As DC braces for yet another snowstorm, Donald Trump has signaled that he will use his increasingly unchecked power to make homelessness worse, not better. Based on reporting from the Washington Post, we expect Trump to issue an Executive Order, perhaps as soon as this Friday, directing federal agencies to displace homeless people with no plan to house them.  
As is true when cities across the country use policing and force to target people who have no choice but to live outside, Trump’s expected actions are reckless, expensive, and make homelessness worse. We worry that, as has been done in the past, elected officials will use their authority over DC to use our nation’s capital as a testing ground for harmful policies. All eyes are on DC because what starts in DC will likely spread across the country.  
Real leaders focus on solutions, not on kicking people when they are down. If politicians truly want to see fewer people living outside, they must focus on the proven solutions to homelessness: housing and support. 
Mass Organizing Call on 2/20 at 2 PM EST 
Rent and homelessness were both going up before Trump took office. Instead of solutions, his plans are poised to make housing more expensive, push more people into homelessness, and force homeless people into government-run detention camps.  
We're gaining clarity about the threats ahead, and we’re not backing down. Now, more than ever, we need your help to say with a clear voice that the solution to homelessness is housing, not handcuffs.  
Join our star-studded panel on February 20th at 2 PM to learn about what the Trump Administration means for homelessness and our plans for fighting back.

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    New Orleans: What not to do  
Everybody needs a safe place to live. But instead of connecting homeless residents with housing and support, in a lead-up to the Super Bowl, New Orleans spent $17.5 million to force homeless people into a freezing warehouse under threat of arrest. That $175,000 per person could have paid rent for 1,200 people, or about 80% of the homeless population in New Orleans, for 1 year.  Now that the Super Bowl is over, those people still have nowhere to live. This shows that detention camps and forced removals are expensive, take money away from real solutions like housing and support, and simply don’t work.

We hope to see you on the 20th! 
In solidarity, 
The Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign  

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