jackmarlowe: wizardovthevoid: For those like me who enjoy context, I found this here. A group of act
jackmarlowe:wizardovthevoid:For those like me who enjoy context, I found this here.A group of activists have occupied a building owned by an Oxford college and are using the space as a shelter for the city’s homeless population.Fourteen people have been sleeping at the shelter, which has its own kitchen and showering facilities, since New Year’s Eve.They’ve started a petition to the college to let the space be used as a shelter throughout the winter, as well as a fundraiser.Oxford has seen a 50 percent increase in people sleeping rough this year from last year due to public spending cuts to homeless services. This is urgent and really ugly - I live down the road from this place and over the past few months I’ve seen more police harassment and seriously distressed homeless people than I have in the past year or two, and it’s below freezing every night right now. Please, sign and donate if you can! -- source link