Occupy Gates Street? Protesters Camp Out At Foundation, Demand Funds For Homeless

Occupy Gates Street? Protesters Camp Out At Foundation, Demand Funds For Homeless

After 15 shelters were recently shuttered, about 100 activists and homeless people staged a "sleep-out" protest in front of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation building on Monday night, nwcn.com reports.

When the SHARE/WHEEL Foundation lost critical funding, dozens of locals were left without homes, yet still held on to the determination to pressure the Seattle billionaire family to help.

"[SHARE/WHEEL] is tired of seeing the Gates Foundation fund projects all over the world, while homeless suffer poverty right here at home," the organization said in a released statement.

The network noted that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has endorsed a 10-year program to end homelessness in King County.

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