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On Jun 6, 2:06 am, Sam Spade <s...@coldmail.com> wrote:
> me wrote:
> >http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/06/05/18600705.php
>
> > Title:      Downtown Protest Against the Sleeping Ban Injunction and Law
> > START DATE:        Saturday June 06
> > TIME:       1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
> > Location Details:
> > On the sidewalk near Bunny's Shoes in downtown Santa Cruz at 1350
> > Pacific Ave.and its sister store across the street
> > Event Type:         Protest
> > Contact Name       Robert Norse
> > Email Address      rnorse3 [at] hotmail.com
> > Phone Number       831-423-4833
> > Address    309 Cedar PMB #14B Santa Cruz, CA 95060
> > Sidewalk demo of homeless folks, their supporters, and those outraged
> > at last Friday's court decision making sleeping downtown a jailing
> > crime for Anna Richardson and Miguel de Leon.
>
> > This Injunction was sought by the SCPD, by city employees, and by four
> > businesses downtown including Bunny's Shoes.
>
> > The impact of the decision expands far beyond these two performers,
> > since there are 1500-2000 homeless in Santa Cruz of whom less than 10%
> > have shelter throughout the summer.
>
> > Homeless people face $97 citations, police harassment, theft and
> > destruction of their property, and discrimination.
>
> > It is piling absurdity upon cruelty to ban sleeping downtown on pain
> > of jail, yet allow no legal place for homeless people to sleep. MC
> > 6.36.010 makes all nighttime sleeping illegal outside on public
> > property already; the Injunction adds a jail penalty to the downtown
> > area for this homeless couple.
>
> > Activists will also be presenting a Pledge on Human Rights and Harmony
> > for merchants to display in their windows or in their stores in
> > soldarity if they choose.
>
> > The pledge reads: "This business does not discriminate. We support
> > Human Rights for the homeless community. In particular, the right to
> > sleep at night--not anywhere and everywhere--but somewhere."
>
> > Educational protest was recently successful in restoring a positive
> > relationship between Jack's (the hamburger joint next to the
> > Nickelodeon) and the homeless community after numerous complaints of
> > discrimination there.
>
> > Solidarity in resisting the police attack on the Farmer's Market Drum
> > Circle has kept it going every Wednesday.
>
> > The Sleeping Ban was abolished in Los Angeles, San Diego, Richmond,
> > and Laguna Beach. If redneck and yuppie communities can act reasonably
> > towards the homeless, Santa Cruz can be persuaded to do the same.
>
> > Since the Downtown Association and their proxies on City Council
> > (Robinson, Coonerty, Matthews) has been leading the crackdown on the
> > homeless, it's time to "crack back".
>
> > Don't crack up, get crackin' ! Come on down and support real change
> > downtown.
>
> > More info on this situation athttp://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/06/02/18599901.php
> > andhttp://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/28/18598906.php,
>
> Why don't you Santa Cruz lefties distribute the homeless to live in your
> homes?

Why don't you Santa Cruz righties distribute homes to the homeless?