The DA’s office (and Paul Gallegos) have been added to the lawsuit filed by five PEOPLE PROJECT participants demanding accountability for violations of human rights occurring in the police and DA raid on a 2007 homeless encampment in Arcata, CA. The plaintiffs are demanding that the day and night harassment of homeless people by police [...]
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Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office Now Defendants in PEOPLE PROJECT Lawsuit
Posted in Arcata, CA, People Project, april/may encampment, civil liberties, class war, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, northern california, rights, updates on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Interview on KMUD: Sept 22, 2008
Posted in Arcata, CA, People Project, april/may encampment, autonomy, campground, civil liberties, class war, coverage of PEOPLE PROJECT, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, northern california, press releases, rights, updates on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is about the lawsuit brought by 5 PEOPLE PROJECT folks.
If you want to skip the story before the interview, go to 10 minutes, 13 seconds.
KMUD radio, Sept 22, 2008
PEOPLE PROJECT Lawsuit: One effort to END THE POLITICS OF CRUELTY
Posted in Arcata, CA, People Project, april/may encampment, autonomy, campground, civil liberties, class war, coverage of PEOPLE PROJECT, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, northern california, press releases, rights on September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here is the full COMPLAINT, originally filed on June 6, 2008 (amended May 13, 2009), in Federal Court, San Francisco.
LAYWERS NEEDED to assist the pro se plaintiffs!
Most recent press release at top of the page
Humboldt County DA Sued by Homeless Camp Participants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Humboldt County DA Sued by Homeless Camp Participants
On May [...]
PEOPLE PROJECT Sues Local Governments and Police for Violating Free Speech and Human Rights of “Houseless” People
Posted in Arcata, CA, People Project, april/may encampment, civil liberties, class war, coverage of PEOPLE PROJECT, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, northern california, press releases, rights on September 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept 2, 2008
PEOPLE PROJECT Sues Local Governments and Police for Violating Free Speech and Human Rights of “Houseless” People
[see post above]
“Not allowing a person to sleep is tantamount to torture.”
**Photos from encampment and raid available by request and at various links in this site.
June/July update
Posted in april/may encampment, grub -n- grab, updates, veterans on July 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Since the protest encampment April 21st through to May 2, 2007, which emerged to expose violations of houseless peoples’ rights and to generate support for a campground, PEOPLE PROJECT has continued Tuesday night meetings and hosted a number of other dignified spaces.
*In the month of June, PEOPLE PROJECT hosted two Grub-n-Grab’s in Eureka, CA. [...]
POWER FROM THE STREETS! Culmination of PEOPLE PROJECT Human Rights Action
Posted in Arcata, CA, People Project, april/may encampment, autonomy, campground, civil liberties, class war, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, northern california, press releases, veterans on May 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Squiggy Rubio 707-3621486
POWER FROM THE STREETS! Culmination of PEOPLE PROJECT Human Rights Action
Arcata, California – PEOPLE PROJECT announces the culmination of their protest encampment beginning Wednesday morning with the completion of the encampment, a rally (listen to rally) and march that Wednesday afternoon, and a press conference on Thursday.
Wednesday’s rally and march, [...]
**Community Alert** Police Raid this morning in Arcata
Posted in april/may encampment on April 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
(This is one partial account of the events this morning, please involve yourself and be an active participant in this struggle, read bottom for more information on community response )
Early this morning around 6am the Peoples Project Encampment located on D st. and 11th was raided by Police.
At least 25 Police Officers were present, [...]
Our HONOR SYSTEM:
Posted in april/may encampment on April 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This Encampment Protest, valuing life, dignity, and community, embraces an HONOR SYSTEM.
This HONOR SYSTEM means that while we are here:
- All participants, for any length of time, are celebrated;
- We maintain a dignified atmosphere that is empowering to ourselves and each other;
- We act with the knowledge that the interest and goals of the encampment [...]
Protest Encampment
Posted in april/may encampment on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
PEOPLE PROJECT is hosting a public temporary liberated space (an encampment placing the act of sleeping on public lands as the primary form of direct action) in the later half of April to generate community wide support for a free, people-run, eco-sustainable Campground. We invite housed people in our community to act in solidarity!
The liberated [...]
