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Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Take Action Against Shelter Closings
The Franklin Shelter – which was one of the ever decreasing number of city-funded shelters – is now closed. Located near McPherson Square, the shelter was shut down by the city for a variety of reasons: complaints from area businesses (most notably McDonald's) about homeless people around their stores; the opportunity to sell the land the shelter sits on to high-rent condo developers; and a general hostility toward homeless people in the downtown area, where most public services are located.
This is just one more closing in a campaign against DC's homeless that Mayor Tony Williams has been waging since he took office. Don't let the city take such a cold-hearted attitude toward its most vulnerable residents! Join a protest on Wednesday, July 23, at 5 p.m. at the McDonald's at 13th Street and New York Avenue NW to oppose its role in shutting down Franklin.
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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