by Nathalie Graham • Dec 16, 2020 at 12:40 pm We re not terrible people, one encampment dweller said, We re just desperate. Nathalie Graham
The barricades of overturned dumpsters, upside-down couches, fridges, and one lonely soccer goal encircling the homeless encampment at Cal Anderson Park remained intact Wednesday morning. Sponsored
Protest groups and activists turned out en masse to resist a planned encampment sweep that the city announced on Monday when Seattle Parks and Recreation employees, accompanied by a Seattle Police Department presence, posted notices around the park. The city would clear the encampment at 7:30 a.m. today, the notice read, but the sweep still hadn t happened as of Wednesday afternoon.