#sweepsareviolent — Public Fediverse posts

Just as winter weather has begun to set in, the state has conducted a sweep of a Cambridge encampment, once again displacing residents who were just beginning to recover from previous sweeps and a fire. The residents had little time to prepare for the sweep, and have lost nearly everything. As always, the state has chosen to neglect the people’s material needs, instead acting with cold brutality in service of gentrification and profit. We are attempting to provide material aid in a way that will help residents to stay warm, dry, and fed while they try to recover from this latest injustice. If you are in the Boston area and outraged by this violence, consider coming to visit our table at the @BostonAnarchistBookfair on Saturday 11/11 and Sunday 11/12 from 10am-5pm. We will be accepting material donations at our table! Warm clothing and blankets are highly requested. If you are interested in volunteering with us, you can DM our social media accounts. Donations are much appreciated, and will go directly towards material aid for those that we assist. Donations can be made via PayPal warmupboston @ protonmail dot com or via our Ko-Fi account, which can be found in our bio. #WarmUpBoston #ServeThePeople #SurvivalProgram #EncampmentSupport #MobileDistro #MutualAid #HarmReduction #SweepsAreViolent

Just as winter weather has begun to set in, the state has conducted a sweep of a Cambridge encampment, once again displacing residents who were just beginning to recover from previous sweeps and a fire. The residents had little time to prepare for the sweep, and have lost nearly everything. As always, the state has chosen to neglect the people’s material needs, instead acting with cold brutality in service of gentrification and profit. We are attempting to provide material aid in a way that will help residents to stay warm, dry, and fed while they try to recover from this latest injustice. If you are in the Boston area and outraged by this violence, consider coming to visit our table at the @BostonAnarchistBookfair on Saturday 11/11 and Sunday 11/12 from 10am-5pm. We will be accepting material donations at our table! Warm clothing and blankets are highly requested. If you are interested in volunteering with us, you can DM our social media accounts. Donations are much appreciated, and will go directly towards material aid for those that we assist. Donations can be made via PayPal warmupboston @ protonmail dot com or via our Ko-Fi account, which can be found in our bio. #WarmUpBoston #ServeThePeople #SurvivalProgram #EncampmentSupport #MobileDistro #MutualAid #HarmReduction #SweepsAreViolent

We are expecting in the next week to be assisting encampment residents with recovering from the recent sweep activity that stole and destroyed many of their belongings. On Sunday, we brought with us pasta salad, bagged snacks, water bottles, bags of ice, batteries, socks, and hygiene supplies to distribute. If you’re able, please consider donating something to our Ko-Fi to help with resettling efforts for our neighbors or reach out to volunteer/cook a meal. Volunteers and fundraising efforts tend to slow down in the summer months, so your contributions are needed and appreciated. #WarmUpBoston #ServeThePeople #SurvivalProgram #EncampmentSupport #MutualAid #SweepsAreViolent

We’ve been checking in on displaced residents every day while the sweep is underway. Our presence seems to have made a positive impact on their mental health in comparison to previous sweeps where we had a smaller volunteer base, resulting in less visits. We’ve brought pizza and made sandwiches. Thanks to everyone who has made a donation. The donations will be coming in handy VERY soon. #SweepsAreViolent #WarmUpBoston #EncampmentSupport #SurvivalProgram #MutualAid

Sweeps are underway. We were able to bicker with the pigs and buy some more time for residents to move. We were able to help residents move some of their belongings. There are a lot of tears and a lot of frustration, but we are doing our best to reduce stress for folks. #WarmUpBoston #ServeThePeople #SurvivalProgram #EncampmentSupport #MutualAid #SweepsAreViolent

This Sunday, in anticipation of an imminent sweep, we wanted to bring as much food and supplies to encampment residents as possible so that they could concentrate on preparing themselves. We brought wraps and three bean salad, a ton of muffins and pastries, hygiene products, harm reduction supplies, water, water flavoring, and some bags of ice.

We now know that a dumpster full of their things has been taken already today and that the sweep will continue tomorrow. We are raising funds to help them rebuild after this act of state violence and accepting donations of tarps and clothes, which are most urgently needed. Links to our KoFi for general donations and to our bail fund GoFundMe can be found at our Linktree, which is linked in our bio. We hope to be able to address the needs of those displaced by a system antagonistic to their continued survival during times like these when it’s most crucial and beyond. #WarmUpBoston #ServeThePeople #SurvivalProgram #EncampmentSupport #MutualAid #SweepsAreViolent