Community removes planters installed at 17th st safeway after homeless sweep
On the 3ed of August, DC police and DPW swept an unhoused tent camp from in front of the 17th st safeway. Afterwards, someone installed planters where the tents had been to block their return. The planters did not belong to the DC government-and community members removed ALL of them after twitter posts announced "free planters" at that location. A GoFundMe to replace them failed and was shut down after raising just $100 out of a $2K goal.
ALL of these planters installed to block unhoused people from returning have been removed by the community
By midnight Aug 7-8, all of the planters were gone-and so was the GoFundMe begging for money to replace them after they all were liberated
