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Examples of "hostile architecture" are popping up all over and are being used to keep people experiencing homelessness out of public parks, park strips and other places.
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Guerrilla anti-homeless dividers appear in Mount Pleasant's Lamont Park. What does this say about our city? – Greater Greater Washington
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Fight against 'anti-homeless architecture' part of struggle to combat Ottawa's affordable housing crisis - Capital Current
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