Posted in Arcata, CA, Eureka, CA, People Project, autonomy, campground, civil liberties, class war, criminalizing, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, police brutality, rights, safe haven, self determination on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PEOPLE PROJECT insists on DIGNITY for all houseless and poor people.
PEOPLE PROJECT demands an end to state harassment, theft, ticketing, abuse, intimidation, and arrest of houseless people for Living or for simply performing life-sustaining activity -such as sleep.
PEOPLE PROJECT trusts in the creativity, resourcefulness, and skills of the people to take care of ourselves. We [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 »
Comments follow http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/2160824.html
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, [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Posted in civil liberties, class war, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, rights, safe haven on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Homes Not Handcuffs
July 13, 2009
LINK TO THE REPORT IS HERE
The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP) and the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) released a report today, Homes Not Handcuffs, tracking a growing trend in U.S. cities – the criminalization of homelessness. The report, available here, focuses on specific city measures from [...]
Posted in autonomy, campground, civil liberties, class war, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, illinois, rights, safe haven, self determination, tent city on July 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Safe Haven: rest for the weary
Posted in CULTURE by Heather Dillon on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 6:00 am
For years, homeless people have been camping in vacant lots, by the railroad tracks, and in other spots around Champaign. Now, some of those people have decided to band together in community.
Although the idea of a tent [...]
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 »
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 [...]
