I have spent some time recently at the People Project Tarp shelter; it has been both frightening, heartbreaking and inspiring. Frightening to be exposed to the cold weather and the cold hearts of a few people and cops who yell and harrass. Heartbreaking to have to confront chronic poverty and desperation. Inspiring [...]
Archive for the ‘human rights’ Category
One Letter About City Hall Tarp Shelter, written Dec 7th
Posted in Eureka, CA, People Project, autonomy, civil liberties, class war, criminalizing, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, northern california, rights, safe haven, self determination, tent city, updates on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
EUREKA POLICE SURROUNDS SELF-SUFFICIENT SHELTER AT CITY HALL
Posted in Eureka, CA, People Project, autonomy, campground, civil liberties, class war, coverage of PEOPLE PROJECT, criminalizing, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, northern california, press releases, rights, safe haven, self determination, tent city, updates, veterans on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Press Release [...]
Serving food, 6pm @ City hall tonight
Posted in Eureka, CA, People Project, campground, civil liberties, class war, coverage of PEOPLE PROJECT, criminalizing, homeless, houseless, human rights, northern california, rights, safe haven, tent city, updates, tagged city hall, first amendment, rights, sleep on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re serving food at 6pm @ City hall tonight (Wednesday).
We’re setting up a temporary shelter tonight as well
Donations of sleeping bags, tarps, tents, blankets, warm clothes. etc still needed
It’s constitutionally protected to demonstrate on city hall against any law or city ordinance and the city has to provide accommodations for those activities to occur. Closing [...]
TARP SHELTER on City Hall! Eureka
Posted in Eureka, CA, People Project, autonomy, campground, civil liberties, class war, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, northern california, press releases, rights, safe haven, self determination, tent city, updates on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“This is the only place in Eureka where people can sleep without being harassed by police.”
Tonight houseless people will, for the 13th consecutive night, be sleeping on the asphalt parking lot of Eureka’s City Hall. There is no other place to sleep in Eureka, free of charge, without being harassed or at high risk of [...]
MEETINGS IN EUREKA!!
Posted in Eureka, CA, People Project, People for a Human Rights Sanctuary, autonomy, campground, civil liberties, class war, homeless, houseless, human rights, northern california, rights, safe haven, self determination, tuesday meetings, updates on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s about time again…open and active weekly PEOPLE PROJECT meetings!
PEOPLE PROJECT met consistently for about 3 yrs in Arcata, but will start back up at this time in Eureka. It would be great to hear from you about what times and days you like for such gatherings/meetings.
For now, meetings will be Tuesdays at 1:30 pm [...]
Sacramento Police Arrest 17 at ‘SAFE GROUND’ Homeless Camp
Posted in People Project, campground, civil liberties, class war, criminalizing, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, northern california, press releases, rights, safe haven, self determination, tent city, updates, veterans on September 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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Update: Sacramento police arrest 17 at ’safe ground’ homeless camp
By Li Lou and Cynthia Hubert
llou@sacbee.com
Published: Friday, Sep. 4, 2009 – 9:05 am
Last Modified: Friday, Sep. 4, 2009 – 1:34 pm
Sacramento police arrested 17 homeless residents at their “safe ground” campsite this morning, including one advocate for the homeless.
Rev. David Moss, a Methodist Minister, [...]
POOR PEOPLE’S MARCH FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, September 12th in Eureka!
Posted in Eureka, CA, People for a Human Rights Sanctuary, autonomy, campground, civil liberties, class war, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, rights, safe haven, self determination, veterans on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Poor Peoples’ March for Human Rights
Saturday, September 12, 2009
March For Safe Shelter, Healthy Food, HealthCare, and Dignity FOR ALL!!
March begins at 14th and Summer (near Food for People)
and ends at Highland Park (Fairfield/Glen and Highland Avenue)
March starts at 10:00am
then….
Speak-Out Celebration with food and music at NOON! at Highland Park
For more info contact:
People for a Human [...]
Mainstream Op-Ed from NY Times: Criminalization of Poor People
Posted in criminalizing, gentrification, homeless, houseless, human rights, rights on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The New York Times OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Is It Now a Crime to Be Poor? By BARBARA EHRENREICH August 8, 2009
IT’S too bad so many people are falling into poverty at a time when it’s almost illegal to be poor. You won’t be arrested for shopping in a Dollar Store, but [...]
Cotton Day, August 9th: Remember Martin. Protest the Police Violence That Stole His Life.
Posted in Eureka Rescue Mission, Eureka, CA, Martin Cotton, civil liberties, class war, criminalizing, gentrification, homeless, houseless, human rights, murder, northern california, police brutality on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from Redwood Curtain CopWatch:
As we continue to meet people, people who have been beaten, bruised, bloodied, deprived, robbed, and verbally abused by police- people who are living on the street- sometimes beat while sleeping- we know that not enough of us are organizing to protect, collectively struggling to keep the police from hurting our friends [...]
Building A Tent City in NYC-A Call For Support!!!
Posted in New York City, autonomy, campground, civil liberties, class war, gentrification, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, rights, safe haven, self determination, tent city on July 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
HOMELESS TENT CITY!
One Hundred Homeless and Allies
Grilling Food, Playing Music, Taking Back The Land
115TH AND MADISON AVENUE
COME SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
Bring food, hang out, share company…
At 11am EST, July 23 Picture The Homeless and allies installed a tent city
in a vacant bank-owned lot at 115th and Madison Ave. 100 people are in the
lot, enjoying corn, beans, [...]
