People experiencing homelessness, especially people of color, face a far greater risk of being targeted, profiled, fined, arrested, harassed, violated, and incarcerated for minor offenses than other Americans. Marginalization is predominant in communities of color that appear across the spectrum of the criminal legal system. People experiencing homelessness are regularly criminalized for life-sustaining activities such as sleeping in public spaces, in the absence of housing or shelter, making it even harder for them to exit homelessness.

Join us as we discuss how to protect and serve people experiencing homelessness and constructive alternatives to harmful criminalization. This webinar will feature: •Marc Dones (they/them/theirs), Executive Director of the National Innovation Service (NIS) •Joshua Tom (he/him/his), Interim Executive Director/Legal Director of ACLU of Mississippi •Melissa Anoh (she/her/hers), Program and Networks Vista of the Law Center •Carlton Martin (he/him/his), Pro Bono Manager of the Law Center Save the date for our next webinar: Renters' Rights Wednesday, July 1st/2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST