‘A movement of free people’: The history of Berkeley homeless encampments as protest

Depending on how you tell the story, it began in spring 2014 outside of a Staples in Downtown Berkeley.
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Depending on how you tell the story, it began in spring 2014 outside of a Staples in Downtown Berkeley.
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Though the occupation has ended, members of local activist groups returned to the steps and sidewalks outside the Berkeley Main Post Office on Saturday to commemorate their 17-month demonstration.
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Orange safety fencing supported by bollards cordons off an area that once housed tents, a box containing free clothing and a mayoral campaign headquarters during a 17-month-long occupation outside the Berkeley Main Post Office.
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A homeless encampment in front of the Berkeley Main Post Office was dismantled early Tuesday morning, ending a 17-month occupation of the area.
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Berkeley city staff disbanded a homeless occupation near Old City Hall on Friday morning, making three arrests in the process.
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Due to ongoing litigation with the city of Berkeley regarding its sale, the U.S. Postal Service removed the Downtown Berkeley post office from its commercial listings of buildings for sale earlier this month.
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