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Petition to Property Partners and Boris Johnson

Remove the Anti-Homeless Spikes

…A controversial and inhumane way of 'managing' London's homeless population was brought to the … attention of twitterers by Worldview Media at the weekend: spikes have been placed outside a building … city's homeless. We should be offering practical and emotional support to help the most vulnerable to get … to our lives, so that they are out of sight. The next time you walk past a homeless person, think … agree with this petition I would say if it is a problem for a homeless person to stay in that area…

Harriet Wells

London, ENG, United Kingdom

131,075

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Harriet Wells London, ENG, United Kingdom
131,075 supporters
Created Jun 7, 2014

Petition to Foxtons

Remove the anti-homeless spikes outside your Holborn store

…Anti-homeless spikes have been spotted outside one of Foxton's branches in Holborn, London. These … spikes have been increasingly used to deter homeless people from sleeping outside stores all over … measures - last year, Tesco agreed to remove anti-homeless spikes outside a central London store after …-homeless spikes removed from outside a building owned by Property Partners on Southwark Bridge Road … homeless people from sleeping in highly visible places. At a time when more than 8 million of us are…

Zahira Patel

Hackney, London, United Kingdom

41,929

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Zahira Patel Hackney, London, United Kingdom
41,929 supporters
Created Jun 11, 2015

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Petition to Selfridges Manchester

Remove the anti homeless spikes from the outside of your store.

… to claim that they are not targeting homeless people with these spikes. If this is true, they …I’m hoping you’ll join me in a campaign to get rid of these inhumane, ugly and nasty anti-homeless … spikes outside Selfridges in Manchester. I walk past there most days on the way to work, and I was … were – Manchester is better than this – society has to be better than this! These spikes, to me, say … everything about inequality in modern Britain. The homeless are a problem to be moved on, rather…

Cathy Urquhart

Hebden Bridge, ENG, United States

10,734

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Cathy Urquhart Hebden Bridge, ENG, United States
10,734 supporters
Created Feb 14, 2015

Petition to Roger H. Brown, J. Curtis Warner Jr., Mark Louney

Remove Anti-Homeless Spikes Outside Berklee

… for several homeless people, so the spikes are clearly designed to deter the homeless from …Recently, Berklee College of Music installed wooden spikes on a ledge at the corner of … congregating there. While it is true that many homeless people may pose a safety risk to the campus, this act … is humiliating and serves to further erode a sense of dignity to the local homeless population … affluent backgrounds, so this may be their first experience interacting with the homeless. If their…

Zach Alfred-Levow

Boston, MA, United States

226

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Zach Alfred-Levow Boston, MA, United States
226 supporters
Created Sep 3, 2018

Petition to Donald J. Trump, SEPTA, Commissioner of Police, Gurgaon, Pennsylvania State House, Pennsylvania Governor, Pennsylvania State Senate, Brendan Boyle, Cory A. Booker, Robert Menendez, New Jersey State...

NO MORE SPIKES FOR THE HOMELESS

… homeless from sleeping on public benches, heating vents and sidewalks by removing benches, replacing them … across to United States; this means the government is hiring workers to put metal, pointy spikes … into the ground. By creating these infrastructures we are further telling the homeless, they are … homeless population in the United States is high for a country that claims peace and well being for all … wallets. And for anyone who claims this doesn’t affect them because they aren’t homeless, look up…

Meghan McDonough

Mount Ephraim, NJ, United States

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Meghan McDonough Mount Ephraim, NJ, United States
51 supporters
Created Jan 14, 2020

Petition to Tesco

Remove the anti homeless spikes from your store.

…In an effort to deter homeless persons from sleeping outside their stores Tesco have put in some … truly horrible spikes. It seems it is not enough for Tesco to take over our High Streets putting small … shopkeepers out of business in the process, they now also treat the homeless like vermin. We demand … that Tesco remove these spikes immediately and promise not to instal any more in their stores.…

Mark D'emmanuele

London, ENG, United Kingdom

121

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Mark D'emmanuele London, ENG, United Kingdom
121 supporters
Created Jun 9, 2014

Petition to UK Parliament, Theresa May MP

Provide better care for UK homeless

…' and/or 'loitering' must end. Lastly, the use of homeless spikes is unethical and unfriendly way of …More than 300,000 people in Britain alone are currently officially recorded as homeless, with … 'homeless reduction act' which attempts to help those who are homeless in the shot-term but this is not … to free sanitary protection for homeless women such as tampons and sanitary towels should be funded … way of acsess, including support for the overwhelming proportion of the homeless population suffering…

Emily Hutchings

Taunton, ENG, United Kingdom

3,903

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Emily Hutchings Taunton, ENG, United Kingdom
3,903 supporters
Created Feb 9, 2018

Petition to Sydney city council

Ban Anti-Homeless Architecture

…Anti-Homeless architectures are common and horrid structures that can be found on the streets all …, to take away yet another option from the homeless who already have little options left. Examples of … such architecture include, slanted benches and benches with partitions to prevent the homeless from … sleeping on them, spikes on shop fronts to avoid loitering under shelters in bad weather, and rocky … homeless in the name of vanity. Those without safe homes are not problems, they are people and by…

Janet Diba

Australia

611

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Janet Diba Australia
611 supporters
Created Nov 1, 2018

Petition to mayor of toronto, Ministry of Municipal Housing and Affairs

End Anti-Homeless Architecture in Toronto

…, spikes and excessive armrests on park benches are being incorporated into the city’s public spaces … to reduce forms of loitering, skateboarders, landing birds, homeless persons sleeping. These … ‘defensive designs’ target some of the most vulnerable members of society, especially the homeless who rely … incorporated in our cities in Canada and to advocate for homeless communities. …

Giselle Z.

Canada

1,091

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Giselle Z. Canada
1,091 supporters
Created Apr 17, 2021

Petition to mayor of montreal, mayor of dorval, office municipal d'habitation de montréal

End Anti-homeless Architecture in Montreal

…, spikes and excessive armrests on park benches are being incorporated into the city's public spaces … to reduce loitering, and homeless persons sleeping. A new plan has been devised to make people pay … in order to be able to sit on the park benches, which are equipped with spikes. The spikes disappear … motive seems to be to prevent homeless people from being able to sit or sleep. These 'defensive … designs' target some of the most vulnerable members of society, especially the homeless who rely on public…

Ath Buck

Montreal, Canada

406

Supporters

Ath Buck Montreal, Canada
406 supporters
Created May 6, 2021

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Remove the anti-homeless spikes outside your Holborn store

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Remove the anti homeless spikes from the outside of your store.

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NO MORE SPIKES FOR THE HOMELESS

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Provide better care for UK homeless

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