Homelessness Photography

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MNDOT Homeless Barriers

MNDOT Homeless Barriers

Concrete barriers setup in the grass on S 9th Street in Minneapolis by MNDOT. The barriers are to prevent camping.

31st Street Sidewalk Closed

31st Street Sidewalk Closed

Layers of fencing up around the sidewalk on E 31st Street in Minneapolis. Fencing went up in stages after people pitches tents under the bridge.

Concrete Barricades in the grass

Concrete Barricades in the grass

Concrete barricades in the grass in South Minneapolis. Officials began filling empty lots that encampments previously occupied with rubble from the city. Concrete chunks and street poles have been used in other locations.

14th Ave lot rubble

14th Ave lot rubble

City rubble placed in an empty lot on 14th Avenue South in Minneapolis. The lot was the site of an encampment in the summer of 2022. In recent months, the city has begun filling these lots with rubble to prevent encampments from forming again.

The Salvation Army Harbor Light, Minneapolis

The Salvation Army Harbor Light, Minneapolis

The Salvation Army, Harbor Light Multi-Service Center in downtown Minneapolis. The center provides hundreds of meals each day and housing for those in need.

Homelessness protest at Minneapolis City Hall

Homelessness protest at Minneapolis City Hall

Protesters holding space at City Hall. They say they demand "a complete moratorium on the clearing of encampments, clear guidelines regarding the encampments and proof of funding for more permanent housing for unhoused residents and people in need"

Protest Encampment at Minneapolis City Hall

Protest Encampment at Minneapolis City Hall

Protesters holding space at City Hall. They say they demand "a complete moratorium on the clearing of encampments, clear guidelines regarding the encampments and proof of funding for more permanent housing for unhoused residents and people in need"

Encampment at Minneapolis City Hall

Encampment at Minneapolis City Hall

Protesters holding space at City Hall. They say they demand "a complete moratorium on the clearing of encampments, clear guidelines regarding the encampments and proof of funding for more permanent housing for unhoused residents and people in need"

Homeless and Human protest sign in Minneapolis

Homeless and Human protest sign in Minneapolis

Protesters holding space at City Hall. They say they demand "a complete moratorium on the clearing of encampments, clear guidelines regarding the encampments and proof of funding for more permanent housing for unhoused residents and people in need"

No Sweeps Jacob Frey protest at Minneapolis City Hall

No Sweeps Jacob Frey protest at Minneapolis City Hall

Protesters holding space at City Hall. They say they demand "a complete moratorium on the clearing of encampments, clear guidelines regarding the encampments and proof of funding for more permanent housing for unhoused residents and people in need"

Stop The Sweeps No Evictions On Stolen Land

Stop The Sweeps No Evictions On Stolen Land

Protesters holding space at Minneapolis City Hall. They say they demand "a complete moratorium on the clearing of encampments, clear guidelines regarding the encampments and proof of funding for more permanent housing for unhoused residents and people in need”.

Closed Little Earth Trail in Minneapolis

Closed Little Earth Trail in Minneapolis

2 years ago the city closed a large part of the Little Earth Trail after tents returned to the Wall of Forgotten Natives, where homeless gathered in 2018. With the fencing, the city also made it a graveyard of old metal street poles and concrete barricades. It's still closed off.

Anti homeless measures in South Minneapolis

Anti homeless measures in South Minneapolis

Large boulders placed to prevent homeless from camping outside a long vacant Supervalu store in South Minneapolis.

Sweeps Are Police Brutality sign

Sweeps Are Police Brutality sign

A flyer reading "Sweeps are police brutality" "We support and defend our neighbors in tents" found in South Minneapolis.

Protest your neigbors sign

Protest your neigbors sign

A flyer seen on a street sign that reads "Together we can block encampment evictions" "Protest your neighbors".

No Encampment Evictions Yard Sign in Minneapolis

No Encampment Evictions Yard Sign in Minneapolis

"I support my neighbors in tents. No encampment evictions" yard sign on Minnehaha Avenue.

Homeless Encampment deterrents

Homeless Encampment deterrents

Street poles placed in the grass at the site of a former homeless Encampment in Minneapolis.

Camping is not allowed in this area

Camping is not allowed in this area

Metro Transit Police officers have been authorized by the property or business to arrest people violating MN State statute 609.740 Public Nuisance or Minneapolis Ordinance 427.30 (Obstructions, Encroachments & Littering generally).
CAMPING IS NOT ALLOWED IN THIS AREA.
PLEASE REMOVE ALL PERSONAL BELONGINGS; TENTS, CLOTHING, TRASH, REFUSE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, BEDDING AND DEBRIS IMMEDIATELY. METRO TRANSIT WILL REMOVE ALL REMAINING ITEMS.

Police at Near North encampment clearing in Minneapolis

Police at Near North encampment clearing in Minneapolis

Minneapolis Police arrive to a crowd of camp protectors who were waiting after the City of Minneapolis had said they would clear the homeless encampment.

Keep the Greenway enjoyable for all

Keep the Greenway enjoyable for all

New signs on the greenway that replaced homeless encampment safety notices. The people living along the greenway were evicted on December 17th and 18th.

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