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The War on Poverty: Atlanta Police vs. The Homeless — The Political Vigilante | Graham Elwood

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Channel: Graham Elwood · 2017 · News & Politics

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The War on Poverty: Atlanta Police vs. The Homeless — The Political Vigilante | Graham Elwood

In this video, Graham Elwood examines an investigative report from The Intercept detailing how Atlanta Police and Georgia State University campus police are issuing citations to volunteer groups like Food Not Bombs and the Justice for All Coalition for feeding unhoused residents in public parks, breaking down the ongoing criminalisation of poverty, packed weekend shelters, and how bipartisan political leadership showers $80 billion more on Pentagon defence spending while ticketing community philanthropists.
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📚 Sources & Further Reading:
1. The Intercept – Atlanta Police Target Volunteers Feeding the Homeless: https://theintercept.com/
2. Food Not Bombs – Grassroots Movement Feeding Communities: https://foodnotbombs.net/
3. National Coalition for the Homeless – Criminalising Homelessness in the US: https://nationalhomeless.org/
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In this video I discuss the following: 
✅ Atlanta Police ticketing charity volunteers and Food Not Bombs organisers for sharing food
✅ Georgia State University police enforcing archaic food permit ordinances on public parks
✅ Debunking the corporate myth that homeless individuals refuse help: shelters are completely full
✅ Atlanta's long history of displacing the unhoused, from the 1996 Olympics to anti-panhandling laws
✅ Food Not Bombs activists responding with direct action: serving meals outside the courthouse
✅ How reallocating an $80 billion military budget increase could house and feed every unhoused American

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction & Atlanta Police Ticketing People Feeding the Homeless
01:05 - The Intercept Report: Campus Police & Selective Permit Enforcement
02:15 - Food Not Bombs, Justice for All Coalition & Weekend Shelter Shortages
03:30 - Debunking Stereotypes: Mental Health, Economic Fragility & Lost Safety Nets
04:45 - Marshall Rancifer on 17 Years of Street Outreach in Atlanta
05:55 - Criminalising Basic Human Compassion in a Police State
07:00 - Atlanta's Anti-Panhandling Laws & Mayoral Candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms
08:05 - Peaceful Direct Action: Serving Breakfast at the Courthouse
 
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