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From:iq4rent sc
To:City Clerk
Subject:EXTERNAL - Unhoused people in Gilroy
Date:Monday, May 15, 2023 12:55:24 PM
Hello,
My name is Shaunn Cartwright and I am the creator of the Tombstone Project, a project
where we create a tombstone for every unhoused person that died on the streets in Santa
Clara County each year. Last year, Gilroy had over 15 people die on their streets. These were
mostly Latino people--mothers, fathers, tias, brothers, abuelas and two ninos.
When you make it harder for people to exist, you make it easier for them to die. I cannot
imagine that the city of Gilroy, that you as a councilmember, intend to kill more children. Do
you?
Please, I urge you not to take such drastic action today against unhoused people, against
pregnant women. Such drastic action will be a death sentence for many folks, more than the
15 of 2022, killing multiple generations at once. I will remind you all of each death,
each mother, father, tia, brother, abuela, each nino.
Vote no, vote to save unhoused lives.
Regards,
Shaunn Cartwright
Tombstone Project