tents banned near schools. tents banned near parks. tents where our neighbors cannot sleep in peace. tents where it is freezing at night. tents that threaten the hyper policed hyper propertied los angeles. tents that housed residents complain about. tents lost and destroyed after a sweep. tents that become sites of surveillance. tents that the cops target. tents that become talking points. tents forgotten. tents that most policy wonks in academia will never mention or visit. tents where the LAPD harass our neighbors. tents that a stranger sets on fire because they hate the unhoused. tents that mutual aid groups try to replace every week. tents ignored in policy briefs. tents where our neighbors live. tents because the city fails. tents where water drips & leaks after the LA rain. tents where our neighbors play music and share their stories on a sunny saturday. tents that cannot withstand storms in LA and Palestine. tents that cost $250 in Gaza. tents in the freezing cold. tents in the third winter. tents washed away. tents with soaked blankets. tents bound for Gaza, blocked by Israel. tents submerged. tents destroyed by drone strikes. tents missing from western media. tents that become makeshift schools in Gaza. tents disappeared after a sweep. tents that are undercounted in the annual LA homeless count. tents where community gets built. tents politicians like to pose for a photo op about homelessness. tents that become homes for many we love. tents where our neighbors sleep and wake up hungry. tents that flood 311 calls in LA. tents replaced by beautification projects every year. tents where our neighbors grieve their losses. tents where our neighbors share grapes and their artwork. tents in an occupation. tents that scream at us. tents that are tired of our ignorance. tents in universities. tents where students remind each other about liberation. tents destroyed by campus police force. tents forgotten in talking points. tents that reveal how we see each other.
