From now until Christmas and the New Year we will change the game of the Redding"Hall of Homeless Shame"and donate desperately needed homeless survival gear in this particularly cold season here for our houseless population.
Drop off donations to groups and individuals all around the Redding Library.
Tents, Sleeping Bags, Blankets, Socks, Tarps, Dog and People Food, Hot Drinks desperately needed !
"The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (Law Center) is the only national organization dedicated to using the power of the law to end and prevent homelessness. The Law Center works to expand access to affordable housing, meet the immediate and long-term needs of those who are homeless or at risk, and strengthen the social safety-net through policy advocacy, public education, impact litigation, and legal training and support.
The Law Center recognizes that communities struggle with difficult policy choices over how to reduce homelessness and often pursue a combination of good (constructive) and bad (destructive) policies. Rather than call out individual governments for being the best or worst, we have identified particularly bad policies and/or practices of certain governments to include in our Hall of Shame.
This year, the Law Center has identified seven especially harmful policies, enacted by: Ocala, Florida; Sacramento, California; Wilmington, Delaware; Kansas City, Missouri; Redding, California; the State of Texas; and the United States federal government"
These are chilling words from California Governor Gavin Newsom coming back to haunt the poor and disenfranchised homeless of Redding and the rest of the state of California. Now Governor Newsom says changes are coming for the state's prison and jail system, and it looks like he has been working on it for quite some time. "I have spent the last six or so months, not a gross exaggeration, assembled a team of experts to look at re-imagining a 21st century criminal justice system." "So we're looking at step down facilities."
So one might ask is the recent firestorm of controversy directed at Redding Mayor Julie Winter and the idea of forced incarceration of homeless and conservatorship of their finances part of a much larger plan to have facilities placed up and down the state of California with Redding the far northern planned facility?
Is this a result of Trump looking at crackdown on homelessness as aides visited California?
Something tantamount to a middle ages debtors prison to go with the medieval plagues that are surfacing as well Redding Mayor Winter?
"And as California goes so goes the rest of the nation"....
“We’ll hide the costs of that in our jail budget, in our police budget, in our courts budget and, you know, we’ll make it disappear for today…” This is the criminalization of #homelessness—hiding costs and punting on problems. People are hurting now. https://t.co/kjTsg6Cv0q
Redding Mayor and Bethel Mega-Church Elder Julie Winter recently sent a letter to Governor Newsome asking the State to fund what is basically a concentration camp for the area's three thousand homeless people, where they would be forced to stay until they can somehow manage to become housed and "self-sufficient"
Under this proposal homeless detainees would also be deprived of whatever meager income they may have until the government agents in charge are convinced that the homeless person will only spend their money on what these agents deem acceptable.
The obvious illegalities of her fascist proposal aside, she failed to acknowledge that Redding's rental market is nearly non-existent, and that the local rental vacancy rate was less than two percent even before last year's devastating fires. Nor did she mention that the thousands of Bethel adherents who have flooded the area in recent years are - to a notable extent - responsible for Redding's severe housing shortage. More than a few local families and what are often elderly and/or disabled individuals have lost their housing to crowds of Bethel students, who bring in far more money for greedy property owners than many locals can afford to pay.
This heavy deluge of outsiders into our small city has contributed directly to local homelessness. It has also raised the cost of whatever housing remains, which makes the poor even poorer (and closer to homelessness), and creates a situation where fewer people working in the area's many low-wage jobs can actually qualify for a roof over their heads.
I have a two-fold alternative proposal. Bethel provides no housing for its several thousand "supernatural" students, or the countless other Bethel groupies who invade the area every year. Neither will we be seeing any housing included in Bethel's upcoming $148 million 39-acre mega-church complex. I would suggest that Bethel use some of its $60.8 million annual income to provide housing for its students and other followers, which would free up existing housing for the actual locals, and potentially lower rents.
Secondly, the Redding City Council has chosen to ignore recommendations from Housing First program experts, who made the provable case that supportive housing - however minimal - has dramatically reduced chronic homelessness and improved prospects for the mentally ill/substance-addicted (often one and the same) as nothing else can. It has also saved participating cities millions of dollars a year in the process.
Perhaps Bethel could get the ball rolling on that program locally, since it does little else to help address a crisis it's at least partially responsible for creating except pass the plate on occassion for Shasta County's single vastly over-crowded fire-and-brimstone homeless shelter, with its largely failed punish-the-sinner approach.
Purging its world-wide base of operations of unsightly homeless people has been high priority for Bethel. However, there's a right way and a wrong way, and forcing people into a prison/concentration camp facility until they accomplish the impossible (without the addition of more humane and practical solutions) is definitely the wrong way.
"So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them."
Who could ever have imagined it?
Never before has the prosperity gospel, which contains no wealth at all, would rear its ugly spiritual head in such a fashion from north state political leadership, causing a global international awakening?
And Redding California is ground zero...
Is it possible that in the mind of Redding California mayor and Bethel church leader Julie Winter that to many her plan is illegal, immoral, and down right diabolical?
Holding ppl experiencing #homelessness until they exhibit Mayor Julie Winter’s idea of self-sufficiency is inhumane & hostile.@EricTars said: “Now it seems like what they’re doing is saying that if we can’t put people into jails...we’re going to call the jails something else.” https://t.co/NaIHxedQYS
"Winter drafted a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom asking that he declare a state of emergency in Redding because of homelessness. The declaration could free up state funds that are typically reserved for natural disasters such as wildfires. Winter says there are about 3,000 homeless people in Shasta County."
Camping in public spaces is already illegal within the city of Redding. The city’s mayor wants to further restrict people from sleeping in the streets by requiring them to stay at a shelter. https://t.co/kxQkSCcYjK
Perhaps we can better understand Mayor Julie Winter through a video.
Take a closer look at the world wide phenomena known as Bethel church, school, and supernatural ministry and ask yourself would you want what many call a cult in your town or city ?
BILL JOHNSON, BETHEL the NEW AGE - Shocking - Kundalini Warning - False spirits - Andrew Strom
“You need to get clean, you need to get sober, you need to demonstrate self-sufficiency. And once you do that, you’re free to go," said Redding Mayor Julie Winter.
"In the letter, Winter requests Newsom allow Redding to take conservatorship of homeless people’s finances if they’re deemed mentally unfit to manage their lives."
One key element that the prosperity gospel leaves out is much of Gods Word, and it seems in the minds and spirit of Mayor Winter and those that attend Bethel it does not matter
"Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?"
Something tantamount to a middle ages debtors prison to go with the medieval plagues that are surfacing as well Mayor Winter?
Is this part of Jesus Christ great commission ? Just who do you "fish" for ? Are you welcoming light of the Christian faith ? Set in the window for all to see? Can you fish with a hammer?
"And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen."
Even more so is God doing something big in Redding through Bethel Church ?
Oh yes, but will the outcome be what those that attend Bethel church expect?
And will it be forgiven of them for driving those already hurt by the "church" away,
and proclaim an "I told you so" fear further driving a wedge between unbelievers and
the One True Jesus Christ? You will know they are Christians by their Love ...
“You need to get clean, you need to get sober, you need to demonstrate self-sufficiency. And once you do that, you’re free to go," said Redding Mayor Julie Winter. https://t.co/fioiwerFSv
A spike in unsheltered people camping along Shasta County’s Sacramento River has the mayor of Redding requesting a “low-security facility” in which to round them up and detain them involuntarily. https://t.co/YtL9ZQe7dW
From legal threats to repeated cries of "Help me!" at last night's meeting, the Redding City Council is facing backlash over a letter then-Mayor Julie Winter drafted about homelessness a few weeks back: https://t.co/ooHztiqcyr
It is with great pleasure to announce Redding Coalition for the Homelessis seeking donationsduring World Homeless Day and through the holidays for Redding Light House Church and Homeless Ministry ! This fantastic Christian church and ministry is meeting the spiritual as well as physical needs of the homeless community at the street level.
With your help we can reach those with Love and Compassion that live on our streets in a time when "abundance rejoices and want is keenly felt."
A Holiday season were homeless experience never before seen levels of criminalization, where shade and refuge trees from summer heat are cut down, and every nook and building cranny is fenced off or gated to prevent taking shelter.
Horrible vigilante violence has been carried out against homeless, and groups have attacked men and women especially when they are asleep. If that is you or somebody you know please...
CONTACT Lead Attorney email Tristia Bauman TBauman@nlchp.org
Redding California no longer looks like a beautiful Mayberry community but some kind of macabre scene from the movie Escape from New York. Never the less,
A light is growing in the heart of Redding.......
Redding Coalition for the Homeless is seeking donations of food, drinks, tents, sleeping bags, tarps, men and women's personal hygiene kits, and other survival gear for down town Light House Churchand HomelessMinistry to distribute directly to those in need. They also need monetary donations.
Wont you consider donating or volunteering ?
Of course if you are a painting or building contractor we sure could use donations of painting and building maintenance work.
Please drop off donations on laundry days 1072 Lake blvd near Poppies Pizza - Thank You !
Redding and Shasta County is suffering a homeless shelter crisis, and its police have been dispensing "cruel and unusual punishment" for years writing tickets for homeless "camping."
Martin v. City of Boise says cities can’t punish the homeless for sleeping outdoors or on public property.
We are Shasta County citizens opposing a 2020 ballot initiative to increase the sales tax to build new jails and or police ran detention rehabilitation centers.
Anderson Police Chief Johnson "Stalag" homeless "solution"
Anderson police 'embrace' pigdom during Chinese Year of the Pig
Say NO to Anderson California police Chief Johnson and his proposal for a transitional rehabilitation center in Shasta County. Seems anything but Christian....even Anti Christ since afederal court affirmscities can’t criminalize homelessness.
“The idea of forcing homeless people into detention facilities through
some kind federally led, law enforcement/military style effort is also
inhumane and grotesque, and does not appear to have been thought out so
hopefully that is not actually the strategy.”
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more here:
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"The court can’t force cities to build adequate shelter space or homeless
housing, but it can make it unconstitutional for them to criminalize
homelessness until that burden has been met."
Say NO to Good News Rescue Mission having anything to do with a desperately needed new low barrier homeless shelter. It is believed the Good News Rescue Mission has become a political subdivision of the City of Redding.
Next door Good News Rescue Mission
Early morning across street Good News Rescue Mission "Camping"
Say YES TO A SALES TAX INCREASE for a compassionate long needed and overdue privately run SEPARATE low barrier homeless shelter from Good News Rescue Mission. Speak up at city and county council meetings, Write letters to the editor,save lives this winter !
Use the Facebook and Twitter accounts Redding and Shasta County No New Tax for New Jails Group provides. Let your voice be heard !
Pine Street Safeway across from LuLu's Restaurant
Join us and invite your friends ! Use hashtag #NoNewTaxForNewJail
Stay updated about our meetings, protests and future events on our No New Tax For New Jail Twitter and Facebookaccounts !
