Donald Trump arrived here in Milwaukee on Sunday as the Republican National Convention kicks off. Thousands of Republicans are participating in the event, where Trump will accept the nomination for president. On the eve of the RNC Sunday, dozens of people set up an unhoused encampment just minutes from Fiserv Forum, where the RNC will be held, to protest policies that have exacerbated poverty and a housing crisis nationwide. Democracy Now! was there.

Tara Colon: “What it means to be in this encampment during the RNC for us means putting a face to the poverty, OK? Poverty doesn’t discriminate in the United States. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a brand-new baby, because she was born, literally. I walked from tent city to the hospital, because that was my struggle for housing.”

The encampment was organized by the Poor People’s Army, which will lead a march later today. Several other anti-Trump protests are also moving forward today, including the March on the RNC. This is spokesperson Omar Flores.

Omar Flores: “Well, nothing really changes for us, you know? I will say that Trump breeds a lot of hate. He encourages this type of thing. But we are going to continue with the family-friendly march. The shooting has nothing to do with us, really.”

We’ll have more from the protests later in the broadcast and tomorrow.