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Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:01
(fwd) Santa Cruz Homeless Update - Protest Scheduled for Tomorrow (Saturday June 6 2009)
Author: me
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:01
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:01
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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 at http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/06/02/18599901.php and http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/28/18598906.php ,
Re: (fwd) Santa Cruz Homeless Update - Protest Scheduled for Tomorrow (Saturday June 6 2009)
Author: me
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:07
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:07
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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?
Re: (fwd) Santa Cruz Homeless Update - Protest Scheduled for Tomorrow (Saturday June 6 2009)
Author: me
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:29
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:29
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On Jun 6, 7:08Â am, Sam Spade <s...@coldmail.com> wrote: > > I don't live anywhere near Santa Cruz. > > My solution would be to set up a tent city for them like was done in the > Â last depression. Â That was fine then, but today that pragmatic > solution would offend your "sensitivities." I don't live there either. All I know is what that guy sends me. There have been tent cities in other places. You can google it. A few years ago in Santa Cruz there was Camp Paradise. All the tent cities seem to be shut down by the Police. There are some "sensitivities" involved I suppose, like Constitutional rights.
Re: (fwd) Santa Cruz Homeless Update - Protest Scheduled for Tomorrow (Saturday June 6 2009)
Author: Chairman MaObama
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:20
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:20
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"me" <dhm_at_best_dot_com@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:f1a39986-54f4-4e29-94e1-2b425e584a88@r37g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... 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? Is there any conservatives left in Peoples Republik of Kalifornia? I thought you leftist drove most of the productive people out. Why don't you ask those Hollywood Billionaires and Obama supporters for help.
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