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Today, November 15th, marks the third anniversary of the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign. The Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign has spent these three years working to combat laws and policies that seek to criminalize people experiencing homelessness. Instead of addressing why residents are experiencing homelessness, cities have increasingly turned to punitive responses, such as by criminalizing sleeping outside, in a tent, or in one’s vehicle. Enforcement of these tactics is ineffective, expensive, and only further stigmatizes unhoused people. Instead, cities should work to ensure its residents have access to affordable housing so that no one has to experience homelessness.
 
Thanks to your support, the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign has gained over 1,000 endorsers, reaching passionate individuals and organizations nation-wide. To further support the Campaign, please share the #HousingNotHandcuffs message and encourage others to endorse here[[link removed]]. Also, please share this tweet[[link removed]] commemorating the anniversary with your networks. 
 
We hope you continue to fight for #HousingNotHandcuffs with us. There is still much work to be done.
 
Best regards,
 
Rajan Bal
Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign Manager

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