Homeless Veterans

Homeless camp raid

Colorado Veterans Alliance held a press conference on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 12:00 PM at city hall to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit to stop these operations. Below are videos shot at the press conference.  
 
For more information, contact Rick Duncan at 719.313.9657 or rick@coloradovets.org
Captain Rick Duncan, USMC (Ret.)
Colorado Veterans Alliance
www.coloradovets.org

press conference pt1

press conference pt2

THEFTS AND RAIDS ON HOMELESS VETS MUST STOP

CVA recently learned that a taxpayer funded organization known as 
Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful, has been ransacking the camps of 
homeless veterans and confiscating and destroying personal 
property including identification documents, VA paperwork, 
photographs and in some cases service medals. 

  • Colorado Springs Gazette covered our press conference. Read
    about it here
  • CVA was on KRDO last night with our case for the veterans.
    Watch it here.
  • DailyKos bloggers have picked up the story  Read about it here.
  • The Colorado Springs Gazette piece that broke this story is
    here.
  • Earlier this month, the Gazette published a piece critical of the
    homeless raids. That story is here.
  • Additional coverage of these raids can be found on the
    NewSpeakBlog.  
  • Email Deborah Cunningham, the Executive Director of Keep
    Colorado Springs Beautiful to tell her to stop these ruthless
    raids on our homeless vets. Call her at 719.577.9111.
  • Contact our Mayor and City Council Members to tell them you
    don't want your tax dollars supporting an organization that
    hurts homeless veterans.  
  • Contact the Colorado Springs Police Department and let them
    know you want this stopped. Call them at 719.444.7595.
  • Call and email the Corporate Sponsors of Keep Colorado
    Springs Beautiful and ask them to stop supporting this
    organization

discussion before the press conference with councilmember Heimlicher and Barry Noreen and Wayne Laugesen of the Gazette

Councilmember Heimlicher and Veteran, Patrick Ayers discuss the situation before the press conference

Councilmember Heimlicher and Veteran, Patrick Ayers discuss the situation before the press conference pt2

Homeless Encampments Meeting

Thomas Savells, formerly homeless, tells of medication and property being taken

Wayne Laugesen and Jerry Heimlicher continue the Tuesday battle

Homeless Interviews on raids on encampments

p1 Veterans Ron, Stan, and Julie

pt2

Pt 3 "Gunny", 14 year Marine Veteran