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To: HSBC Birmingham Manager

Remove Anti-Homeless Spikes from HSBC Birmingham

We won! HSBC have removed the anti-homeless spikes from outside the New Street branch.

Read more here: https://home.38degrees.org.uk/2015/11/27/homeless-spikes-campaign-win-birmingham-hsbc/

Remove the anti-homeless spikes from outside your HSBC branch in Birmingham New Street.

Why is this important?

Anti-homeless spikes, along with other defensive architecture, have been around for a while now, and we shouldn't stand for them anymore. They not only have a practical impact on homeless people's lives, disallowing them from sitting or sleeping in certain sheltered locations, but they also help to propagate the feeling of division in our communities, creating an 'us and them' mentality. This means there is less interaction, less communication and therefore ultimately less understanding of why people end up sleeping rough, and what we can do to help.

Getting rid of these spikes is a small gesture, but a huge step in acceptance and care, which will help to break down barriers, allowing us to engage more fully with the poverty and need which lies on our very doorsteps.
New Street Station, Birmingham

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Updates

2017-10-02 12:42:49 +0100

Petition is successful with 13,787 signatures

2017-04-03 16:02:58 +0100

Petition is successful with 13,780 signatures

2016-11-21 15:00:13 +0000

Petition is successful with 13,775 signatures

2016-11-18 10:42:33 +0000

Petition is successful with 13,776 signatures

2016-06-09 18:34:38 +0100

Petition is successful with 13,744 signatures

2016-05-12 17:08:04 +0100

Petition is successful with 13,742 signatures

2016-04-05 10:41:56 +0100

Petition is successful with 13,741 signatures

2016-01-27 23:16:40 +0000

Petition is successful with 13,736 signatures

2015-12-04 14:41:19 +0000

Petition is successful with 13,682 signatures

2015-11-27 12:11:15 +0000

Petition is successful with 13,671 signatures

2015-11-25 12:24:11 +0000

Petition is successful with 13,660 signatures

2015-06-19 07:46:48 +0100

10,000 signatures reached

2015-06-17 16:04:53 +0100

5,000 signatures reached

2015-06-17 15:21:03 +0100

Thank you again for all your support - please keep sharing the petition so we can go to HSBC as a community united.
Here are some links with some background information about defensive architecture and the rise of homelessness in the UK:
'Defensive Archiitecture' - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/18/defensive-architecture-keeps-poverty-undeen-and-makes-us-more-hostile
Victory of recent petition in London - http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/jun/11/foxtons-to-remove-anti-homeless-spikes-after-outcry
Homelessness rising - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31108799
I hope these are helpful, please keep spreading the word!
Chris

2015-06-16 17:06:32 +0100

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the campaign so far! Discrimination is happening but we're tackling it head on. Please keep sharing the campaign with your family and friends, the more people we have on board, the greater the likelihood that HSBC will remove the spikes.