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 [...]
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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 »
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 | Leave a 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, [...]
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 [...]
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 »
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 [...]
Another Homeless Man, Tim Alcorn, Beat to Death: by teenagers
Posted in Redding, class war, gentrification, homeless, houseless, human rights, murder, northern california on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Memorial service held for murdered Redding homeless man
By Jim Schultz
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Although he was homeless, Timothy Lee Alcorn had many friends and loved ones.
A standing-room-only crowd filled McDonald’s Redding Chapel on Friday to honor him and his family shortly before his cremated remains were interred at Redding Memorial Park.
Alcorn, 48, was found beaten to [...]
Good Morning Neighbors! Breakfast Program
Posted in Eureka, CA, People Project, autonomy, northern california on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
PEOPLE PROJECT’S Good Morning Neighbors! Breakfast Program
This ain’t charity. It’s SURVIVAL!
Every Tuesday and Friday from about 8:20am to 10:45am, there is coffee, herbal tea, hot 7-grain cereal, morning potatoes, and fresh fruit for anyone who wants a good morning lift! [No money involved] Breakfast is on the corner of Fairfield and [...]
“Where do I go?” Cops arrest people for EXISTING poor
Posted in Eureka, CA, civil liberties, class war, gentrification, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, northern california, rights on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, copwatchers witnessed 4 (that’s right FOUR) Eureka Police Officers arresting a woman for sitting in a covered bus stop late at night with only a blanket in her hand.
Three vehicles, two of them K-9 units, were there. The officers were: Adam Laird (Badge #40), Kurt Rulofson (new guy), Ed Wilson (Badge [...]
IHSS threatened (In Home Support Services for 81,000 people!)
Posted in Eureka, CA, civil liberties, class war, human rights, northern california, rights on February 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »
IHSS threatened – take action
[forwarded from SCHAP- "Stop Criminalizing Homeless and Poor"; One comment regarding this letter is included in the bottom of this post. Please feel free to add your comments, as with every post on this site.]
originally from Laura Rifkin:
PLEASE REMEMBER – This is based on the Governors Proposal; the negotiators are [...]
Santa Cruz wants to METER THE BENCHES!
Posted in civil liberties, class war, gentrification, homeless, houseless, human rights, northern california, rights on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Aftermath” by Robert Norse Thursday Feb 12th, 2009
The law in its majestic equality “forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.” –Anatole France
So it now goes in Progressive Santa Cruz.
At the 7 PM session of City Council, the only [...]
It Is Illegal When Police Dispose of Your Possessions!
Posted in Eureka, CA, civil liberties, class war, homeless, houseless, human rights, northern california, rights on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from Eureka, California:
On this rainy, cold, windy February 10, 2009, a young houseless man told us that the cops saw him sitting on the stoop of a private business.
First, the cops LIED: They told him that they always have the right to search him (even though he is not on probation or parole) because [...]
