Shelter JH Housing March
Roughly 100 community members rallied together Monday on the Town Square before marching to Town Hall, where they demonstrated on the front lawn before moving inside to share their stories during a Town Council meeting. Shelter JH, a community group dedicated to finding both short- and long-term housing solutions in Jackson, organized the event.
Photography by Ryan Dorgan
Aaron Wallis, a nine-year resident of Jackson, listens to speakers from the comfort of his “JH Dream Home” following a march to Town Hall on Monday. The community group Shelter JH organized the march, which ended with public comment during the Town Council meeting to address short-term options for this summer’s housing emergency.
Ryan Stolp makes posters before a public rally for housing solutions Monday on Town Square. Stolp, a 13-month resident of the valley, recently moved to town despite soaring rent costs after eight months of searching for housing.
Aaron Wallis sits inside his "JH Dream Home" as tourists take photos beneath one of Jackson's iconic elk antler arches Monday on the Town Square.
From left, Estevan, 8, Sebastian, 8, Deyna, 11, and Daniela Lira, 3, work together to make a sign before marching to Town Hall on Monday to bring attention to Jackson's housing emergency.
As a mix of rain and hail falls, Shelter JH organizers Pete Muldoon, left, and Jorge Moreno step away from the crowd Monday to speak to one another before marching on the Town Square to call attention to Jackson's housing emergency.
Andy Weening demonstrates in the rain Monday while waiting for the Start Bus on Maple Way. Weening was on his way to the housing march in downtown Jackson.
Shortly after the housing rally's start, rain and hail drove demonstrators to seek shelter beneath trees Monday on the Town Square. Showers subsided in time for a 100-person-strong march to Town Hall, where community members spoke to the Town Council about the valley's lack of affordable housing.
Jorge Moreno rallies the troops to begin a march on the Town Square on Monday. Roughly 100 community members came out in support of developing solutions for Jackson's housing emergency.
Francisca Moreno marches with roughly 100 others on the Town Square on Monday to draw attention to Jackson's housing emergency.
Jorge Moreno leads a march around Town Square on Monday to draw attention to Jackson’s housing emergency. The march to Town Hall was organized by ShelterJH, a group of community members dedicated to providing ideas for reasonable housing solutions.
People cross South King Street on their march to Town Hall on Monday. Roughly 100 people took part in the demonstration.
Town Councilor Jim Stanford peeks out from the council chambers as demonstrators arrive Monday during a march to draw attention to Jackson's housing emergency.
Minerva Pineda looks to the Town Council chambers Monday following a march to Town Hall to bring attention to Jackson's housing emergency. "I have given my time, my life to this whole community," Pineda, who has lived in Jackson for more than 25 years, said.
Maribel Galicia listens as community members share their experiences struggling to live in Jackson on Monday during a march to Town Hall.
Jorge Moreno holds the megaphone as Ventura Garcia Perez, 11, speaks to community members about his experience losing family friends as his neighbors are evicted from Virginian Village Apartments.
Katherine Olvera Sanchez, left front, and Natalie Galicia wait for a Town Council meeting to begin Monday following a housing march to Town Hall.
Shelter JH supporters filled the Town Council chambers Monday, with more spilling out into the Town Hall lobby and outside the chambers' back door.
With roughly 100 supporters behind her, Elisabeth Trefonas, a local attorney and Teton County’s only full-time public defender, speaks to the Town Council about Jackson’s housing emergency following a march to Town Hall. “Last summer as a public defender, I had people ask me if they could stay in jail,” Trefonas said.
Jackson mayor Sara Flitner, right, and vice-mayor Hailey Morton Levinson listen as community members share their stories about the struggles of living in Jackson on Monday during a Town Council meeting.
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