On the night of Tuesday, Dec. 15 and morning of Wednesday Dec. 16, occupants of the houseless community at Cal Anderson Park, as well as coalition groups, volunteers and advocates for the homeless, prepared for an anticipated full-scale sweep by the Seattle Police Department after weeks of escalating complaints and property destruction. Those involved in the effort contributed pallets, pieces of furniture and chain link fencing to serve as a barricade to thwart the police-led raid.
Jordan Somers A chain-link fence serves as a barricade to the houseless community on 11th AvenueJordan Somers Mattresses, pallets, various pieces of furniture and signs are all used to reinforce the barricadeJordan Somers The West side of Cal Anderson park serves as the primary hub of supplies and support for the houseless communityJordan Somers A wall lined with a makeshift barricade to encase the Cal Anderson park residentsJordan Somers | The Seattle Collegian A stall formed by a local art group formed at CHOP serves food and supplies to everyone involved in the effort to protect the houseless communityJordan Somers Volunteers serve food and coffee out of a truck in front of the West-side entrance of the housing communityJordan Somers A makeshift sign reads “Sweeps Are Murder,” a statement to the lack of effort placed into supporting those who are without food and shelterJordan Somers Police cruisers periodically circle the park indiscreetly with lights flashing, however made no attempts to sweep the park on the declared Dec. 16 morningJordan Somers A barricade of caution tape and recycle bins on Howell Street and 11th AvenueJordan Somers A “SPDaddy Teargas Me if You’re Horny” sign sits against a pole of a supply stationJordan Somers Graffiti that reads “Stop the Sweeps – Give Us Housing Now” on a makeshift barricadeJordan Somers A sign reads, “If Only the People Had That 400 Mil”
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