houseless Archives – Deceleration

‘The Invisible Neighbor’ Panel Discussion

By Ceiba Ili ● January 15, 2025

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Community Round Table: Homeless Youth Support

By Greg Harman ● November 5, 2024

2024 March for Houseless Human Rights

By Greg Harman ● September 25, 2024

Displaced to Death: Encampment Sweeps Increase Death Rates Among the Unhoused

By Nikketa Burges ● Community Voices ● May 17, 2024

Abatements, or “sweeps,” of unhoused communities results in thousands of unnecessary deaths every year in the United States, a former City of San Antonio outreach worker writes.

Film Screening: State of Unhoused Community, San Antonio, Texas

By Rujuta Tamakuwala ● May 17, 2024

Come learn about how to resolve our “homeless problem” and hear real solutions.

2nd Annual Houseless Birthday Celebration

By Rujuta Tamakuwala ● September 15, 2023

Honoring the lives of people that may not always be seen.

Day of Action: Demand Justice for Albert Garcia

By Rujuta Tamakuwala ● September 5, 2023

We demand compassionate care for all unhoused relations

‘His Name Was Albert’: Living & Dying in San Antonio’s Climate Shocks

By Greg Harman ● Climate ● September 4, 2023

On August 12, 2023, after enduring nearly a month of triple-digit temperatures Garcia, at age 56, passed away. Residents are now seeking to hold city and state agencies accountable for his death.

Albert Garcia, Subject of Exhaustive Deceleration Reporting Project, Found Dead

By Greg Harman ● San Antonio ● August 17, 2023

A year-long effort to get Garcia off the streets exposed shortcomings of local and state practices—even as the extreme cold of Winter Storm Uri took both of Garcia’s feet. Now extreme heat likely contributed to his death.

SAMMinistries’ Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service

By Rujuta Tamakuwala ● December 18, 2022