Advocacy group urging Providence to end homeless encampment sweeps ahead of World Cup

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island Homelessness Advocacy Project held a press conference in Providence Saturday.

The group is calling for an end to the city’s plan to address homelessness in the area ahead of the FIFA World Cup.

The group claims police removing unhoused people from areas like Kennedy Plaza and Burnside Park are “illegal trespassing arrests.”…

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