Love Olympia: Clean Community, House Homeless, End Encampments

    Friday, February 7, 2020

    Time
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    Venue
    Jefferson Middle School, Olympia, WA, 98502
    Price
    Free

    Most chronically homeless people are NOT living on the street because our community is uncaring. Quite the contrary, many chronically homeless people are living on the street because they don’t care about the community that has made abundant, comprehensive services available to them. Enabling and spending more on chronically homeless homeless who refuse to utilize readily available services is wasteful and an irresponsible use of taxpayer funds.
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    Reno has the same thing going on.
    https://youtu.be/Vr2DMWzrCzw
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    While rejecting free community homeless services, chronically homeless people choose to remain living on the street where they regularly violate city municipal codes and quality-of-life laws. Choosing to continue their lawbreaking lifestyles, they disproportionately utilize emergency services, spread filth and disease, negatively impact the downtown area, cost the city millions in annual tourism dollars, contribute nothing to building Olympia's future, and constitute a growing burden on Olympia's already troubled financial situation.
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    Some people in Reno have had enough.
    https://youtu.be/mziiDLQLaOA
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    Chronically homeless people REMAIN on the street for ONE REASON: Misdiagnosis of the homeless situation by the City of Olympia that has led to pursuing failed policies of pity rather than policies of accountability, tough love, and genuine compassion. The Olympia Police Department, in dealing with chronically homeless people, has not been allowed to enforce the municipal code equally for ALL citizens. Officers are being ordered to act as social workers rather than strong, fair, law enforcement officers.
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    Reno's citizens got organized.
    https://youtu.be/azBFsmUr1Kw
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    Olympia's chronically homeless people have arrogant contempt for the city’s well-intentioned but wrong-minded efforts. They have NO respect for the law and NO respect for the countless people offering help. Without being held accountable in any way for their situation, they have no reason to change their lifestyle or their choices.
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    Quality of Life - Reno was formed.
    https://youtu.be/Frvg92BKvfw
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    Representatives from QOL-Reno will be sharing their efforts to organize a plan to reclaim their city and public spaces, clearly define the problems their community is facing, and hold their local government accountable to address them. Please join us for this educational presentation that will challenge many assumptions, raise provocative questions, and provide enlightening answers.

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    Venue

    Jefferson Middle School
    2200 Conger Ave Nw
    Olympia, WA
    98502

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