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Jaquedah Williams puts a blanket over her head as she sorts through belongings to throw away or move as she faces an eviction order from the city to leave the encampment where she and several other people have been living in the West River Memorial Park in New Haven. Activists on Wednesday helped residents of the encampment pack and move their belongings, while some pitched tents on the site to protest against the city forcibly clearing the site. (Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public)
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Jaquedah Williams puts a blanket over her head as she sorts through belongings to throw away or move as she faces an eviction order from the city to leave the encampment where she and several other people have been living in the West River Memorial Park in New Haven. Activists on Wednesday, Feb. 15, helped residents of the encampment pack and move their belongings, while some pitched tents on the site to protest against the city forcibly clearing the site.

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