Stop Criminalising Rough Sleepers!
Last Friday morning campaigners against homelessness protested outside Liverpool Town Hall. A recent study by CRISIS, the national charity for homeless people, highlighted the role of Local Authorities in taking enforcement measures against rough sleepers. It revealed that Liverpool City Council takes more legal measures against rough sleepers than any other council outside of London. Liverpool City Council use most of the enforcement measures outlined in the survey of the 52 councils who responded to the CRISIS research. Rough sleepers are being criminalised in Liverpool and have been described as “professional beggars” by the Mayor. The council recently agreed massive cuts to services including services for homelessness, mental health and substance abuse. The campaigners regularly provide breakfast for rough sleepers in the City with food donated by members of the public. Criminalisation cannot take the place of adequate support services.
Resisting homelessness outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Breakfast for the homeless outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Rough sleepers are criminalised in Merseyside. Outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
An imaginary home for the homeless outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Preparing breakfast with food donated by members of the public. Outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Not worthless outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Breakfast is served outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Campaigning outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Campaigner outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
A message outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
The scandal of homelessness is ignored by the mainstream media. Liverpool 2017.
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Flying
Aircraft painting on wall, Brick Lane 1995.
Wavertree Park, Liverpool. Tree detail with aircraft 2017.
Air Ambulance, Royal London Hospital 1990s.
Cloud patterns near Barcelona. Spain 2005.
City view looking towards Canary Wharf. London 2009.
Royal London Hospital Air Ambulance, 1989.
Turkey from the air, 2010.
Bangladesh butterfly. Shunamgonj, Bangladesh 1991.
Flying over Spain, 2005.
Birds on electric lines. Bangladesh 2008.
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Around Spitalfields East London
Michael Myers playing a Barrel Organ on Brick Lane, 2001.
Boy in Spitalfields, c. 1992.
Boy with football Brick Lane, 1988.
Hanbury Street, Spitalfields 2014.
Woman walking on Brick Lane Bridge, 1985.
Hanbury Street, Spitalfields 2014.
Two chairs on Brick Lane with seated woman. London 1998.
Second hand clothes and books. Cheshire Street, London 1984.
Man in Hanbury Street, London 1986.
Man walking past Christchurch, Spitalfields. London c. 1983.
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Snowdonia (2)
Snowdonia, Wales 2016.
Dark clouds. Snowdonia, Wales 2016.
Snowdonia, Wales 2016.
Snowdonia, Wales 2016.
Lake. Snowdonia, Wales 2016.
Winding road. Snowdonia, Wales 2016.
Distant hills. Snowdonia, Wales 2016.
Snowdonia, Wales 2016.
Snowdonia, Wales 2016.
Snowdonia, Wales 2016.
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No Standing In New York
No standing in New York, 2005.
Street conversation, New York 2005.
Hands in pockets. New York 2005.
‘Buy’, New York 2005.
UN building. New York 2005.
Stained glass in a church. New York 2005.
Sculptured brief case. New York 2005.
Cobbled ‘side walk’. New York 2005.
Crossing the road. New York 2005.
Road traffic. New York 2005.
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