WHEREAS
CORPUS DSA
... will publicly stand in defense of housing justice, will encourage members to engage in coalition building with local, grassroots organizations that are already offering services and supplies to our houseless community and those struggling with housing insecurity, build up existing mutual aid efforts and networks, engage in electoral campaigns that further our chapter’s goals around housing justice, and other actions to support the right to housing for all
- The right to housing is a human right and all those who seek shelter have the right to safety and comfort at low or no-cost to them
- The Corpus Christi City Council chose to spend 0.13% of the 2021-2022 municipal budget on services for the houseless
- Climate emergencies are becoming more frequent and City leadership frequently leaves houseless community members to fend for themselves or pawns off responsibility to private charities
CORPUS DSA
... will publicly stand in defense of housing justice, will encourage members to engage in coalition building with local, grassroots organizations that are already offering services and supplies to our houseless community and those struggling with housing insecurity, build up existing mutual aid efforts and networks, engage in electoral campaigns that further our chapter’s goals around housing justice, and other actions to support the right to housing for all
Sign Our Petition to Demand Housing Justice!
The 2022-2023 Budget put together by our City Manager, Peter Zanoni, and adopted by our City Council and Mayor shows a shamefully low prioritization of human life. Our City has allocated less than $400K of our $1.4 BILLION budget to Homeless Services, meanwhile they allocated $4.2 million to Animal Care.
Our houseless neighbors are incredibly vulnerable to a host of dangers, including increasingly severe weather. They deserve safe spaces where they can rest, find community, and access vital resources. We are demanding that the City Manager and Council put the low-barrier shelter back on the agenda. Low-barrier shelters are preferable to privately run shelters because they have less requirements to enter. Privately run shelters often split up families, turn away those with substance use issues, and discriminate against queer and trans people.
Our houseless neighbors are incredibly vulnerable to a host of dangers, including increasingly severe weather. They deserve safe spaces where they can rest, find community, and access vital resources. We are demanding that the City Manager and Council put the low-barrier shelter back on the agenda. Low-barrier shelters are preferable to privately run shelters because they have less requirements to enter. Privately run shelters often split up families, turn away those with substance use issues, and discriminate against queer and trans people.
