Thursday, 4:00 - 5:30

IT'S CRIMINAL: COMTEMPORARY HOMELESSNESS AND THE EROSION OF CIVIL RIGHTS Policy Symposium Workshop Location: Hyatt Regency, Sundance This workshop will evaluate the national trend of "criminalizing" homelessness by reviewing the history of anti-homeless laws and the incarceration of people with mental illness; describe and assess the results of the Without Rights project; and discuss what local communities are doing in response to anti-homeless laws. Introductory Level. Presenters: Paul Boden, Western Regional Advocacy Project, San Francisco, CA; Carol Hall, Central City Concern, Portland, OR.