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FORUM ON THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HOMELESSNESS
Wed, Oct 23
|Waukesha
Join us for a discussion on if arresting or fining those experiencing homelessness and sleeping n a public area is good policy and productive. If not what are other options?
Time & Location
Oct 23, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Waukesha, 321 Wisconsin Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186, USA
About the Event
You are invited to participate in a discussion about the criminalization of homelessness. This panel will be held on Wednesday, October 23 at 6:30pm at the Waukesha Public Library.
This past spring Wisconsin State Assembly Bill 669 was passed and ultimately vetoed by Governor Evers. This bill would have allowed municipalities to arrest or fine those experiencing homelessness for sleeping in a public place. It would also withhold funds to social service agencies whose level of success does not meet state benchmarks. In addition the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling in June in favor of Grants Pass, a community that enacted an ordinance to criminalize homelessness.
For this reason we would like to gather community members to discuss these issues. Our panel will include government officials, law enforcement and service providers. Current panelists are:
Officer Jason Fink, City of Waukesha Police Department
Mike Hallquist, City of…