“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 [...]
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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 »
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, [...]
Homeless Man Gets 15 Years for Stealing (and returning) $100
Posted in class war, homeless, houseless, press releases, racism on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Homeless man gets 15 years for stealing $100 !!!!
A homeless man robbed a Louisiana bank and took a $100 bill. After feeling remorseful, he surrendered to police the next day. The judge sentenced him to 15 years in prison.
Isn’t a person realizing the “errors of his/her ways” what the whole so-called justice [...]
ACLU of Southern CA Suing City of Laguna Beach for Its “No Sleeping” Ordinance- UNCONSTITUTIONAL & DISCRIMINATORY
Posted in civil liberties, class war, homeless, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, northern california, press releases, rights, updates on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on Dec. 23, 2008 against the City of Laguna Beach, its council members and police department on behalf of the homeless people of Laguna Beach. The suit claims that the city’s anti-sleeping ordinances result in an unconstitutional harassment of homeless people. The city’s police illegally [...]
HOMELESS PERSONS’ MEMORIAL DAY & NIGHT, Dec 21st
Posted in class war, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, press releases, updates, veterans on December 21, 2008 | 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 | 2 Comments »
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.
Federal Judge Rules: Destruction of homeless residents’ property declared unlawful seizure
Posted in class war, houseless, human rights, illegality of sleeping ban, press releases, updates on May 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Federal Judge Rules City of Fresno
Violated the Rights of Homeless Residents
Destruction of property declared unlawful seizure
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, [...]
