rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/tell-seattle-council-mayor-stop-the-sweeps?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-seattle-council-mayor-stop-the-sweeps' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Transit Riders Union https://actionnetwork.org/groups/transit-riders-union https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/113/303/normal/DSCF1326.jpg Sweeping unsheltered people around the city is even more harmful than usual during COVID-19. The Center for Disease Control recommends that encampments not be removed unless every person is offered “individual housing” such as a hotel room. And yet, the City swept Ballad Commons two weeks ago and plans more sweeps this week. Now, Councilmember Tammy Morales is proposing legislation to limit sweeps to those that are truly necessary for urgent health and safety reasons. Councilmembers Mosqueda and Sawant are co-sponsors. Please take a moment to email all the councilmembers and Mayor Durkan in support of this legislation, and also urge them to greatly expand the new Co-LEAD program to provide hotel rooms, case management, and basic necessities for people experiencing homelessness. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-seattle-council-mayor-stop-the-sweeps