Calls to End Encampment Sweeps Grow After Killing of Cornelius Taylor
Supporters of Cornelius Taylor — the Black man who officials say was killed on Jan. 17 by a construction vehicle clearing an encampment of unhoused people in Atlanta’s Auburn Avenue neighborhood — are demanding city policy changes following his horrific demise.
Atlanta mayor calls for moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps, organizers want more done
Mayor Dickens called for city council “to conduct a complete review of encampment closures, rehousing, and how we care for the unsheltered,” and he also called for a moratorium on all homeless encampment sweeps while the city figures out a plan.
Activists call on Atlanta to end encampment sweeps after death of Cornelius Taylor
Activists and civil rights leaders are calling on the city of Atlanta to stop clearing homeless encampments following the death of Cornelius Taylor last week.
Family, activists demand pause on homeless encampment sweeps after Atlanta man's death
The family of a man killed by a truck during a sweep of a homeless encampment in Atlanta is heading to City Hall to demand officials change the policy they say led to his death.
Group managing Atlanta's homeless programs responding to calls to end encampment sweeps
This comes after the death of Cornelius Taylor, an unhoused man who was killed during an encampment cleanout on Old Wheat Street last week.
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Protesters in Georgia call for end to homeless camp sweeps after man killed by bulldozer
Protesters are demanding the city of Atlanta end sweeps of homeless camps after a city bulldozer ran over a tent and killed ...
Atlanta mayor shares message after man experiencing homelessness killed during encampment cleanout
Cornelius Taylor, 44, was fatally struck by a front loader clearing his tent on Jan. 16 in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.
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Atlanta Mayor Dickens backs pause on homeless encampment clearings
The announcement comes amid calls for changes to the city’s homeless strategy after a sweep by city workers left a man dead.
Homeless man crushed to death as Atlanta city authorities attempted to clear encampment
On Thursday, January 16, 49-year-old Cornelius Taylor was killed in Atlanta, Georgia, when the tent he was sleeping in was razed by a front loader ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations.
Death of unhoused man during encampment cleanout sparks outrage at Atlanta City Council meeting
ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council meeting on Thursday was marked by heated discussions and public outcry over the death of Cornelius Taylor, an unhoused man who was killed during an encampment ...
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City Council considers halting camp clearings after death of unhoused man
Outrage over the death of a man killed as city workers swept a homeless encampment for Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend spilled into City Hall Thursday.
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Family of man killed in homeless encampment sweep rallies in Atlanta to demand change
A week after a man was killed during a city sweep of a homeless encampment, his family and community organizers are gathering at Atlanta City Hall to demand change.
Rally planned for justice, policy change following death of unhoused man in Atlanta
Cornelius Taylor’s death during a homeless camp sweep sparks a rally at Atlanta City Hall Thursday at 1 p.m., ahead of the City Council meeting at 2 p.m.