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September 12th
Poor People’s March For Human Rights!
Marching for safe shelter, healthcare, healthy food, and Dignity FOR ALL.
Starts 10am, Eureka- 14th and Summer, next to Food For People: March together through neighborhoods and to Highland Park for a noon picnic, an open speak out, listening and gathering to share and to confront [...]

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POOR PEOPLE’S MARCH FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, SEPTEMBER 12TH!
Words from People For a Human Rights Sanctuary

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of people experiencing poverty and homelessness in our communities.
August 2009 from WRAP [Western Regional Advocacy Project]
Click HERE for WRAP’s website!
Greetings!
In this issue you will find an invitation to help us update Without Housing, our great new interactive virtual exhibit Hobos to Street People, and an article about what WRAP is doing to [...]

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WASHINGTON — With economic troubles pushing more people onto the streets in the last few years, law enforcement officials and researchers are seeing a surge in unprovoked attacks against the homeless, and a number of states are considering legislation to treat such assaults as hate crimes.
Isaac Brekken for The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/us/08homeless.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
This October, Maryland will [...]

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In Santa Barbara, little concern over rising body count
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Deaths of the destitute in this ritzy city come in a variety of ways, including homicide. Little is being done about it.

Steve Lopez
August 14 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez14-2009aug14,0,2386784.column
From Santa Barbara — It may be picturesque, but this upscale village of red-tile roofs and stunning seascapes is sending a huge number [...]

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Sent by Carlos…
Here is a video of the courageous and unified teamwork that still resonates in local corners and has sparked more interest for change in others.
http://www.videonewslive.com/view/358119/the_homeless_creates_tent_city_in_new_york
Enjoy!

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and the State insists too!! Missions are often used by the State as proof of having shelter for houseless people. Ain’t gonna fly.
Inmate Challenges Mission Requisite
He claims having to live at the Eugene Mission violated his rights
By Karen McCowan
The Register-Guard
A Eugene man serving time in a state prison for theft and drug possession [...]

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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 [...]

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Schwarzenegger To Provide Government Camps For Homeless
Shut down and takeover of “tent cities” stokes fears of internment pretext
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Plans to shut down tent cities in California and relocate homeless people to government-run facilities have stoked fears that the move could be a pretext for a wider internment of Americans [...]

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Modesto raises penalty for Dumpster diving
Council members argue overkill versus safety from identity theft
By Adam Ashton, aashton@modbee.com
Beginning in March, Modesto police will be able to arrest people digging through garbage cans under a new ordinance the City Council approved Tuesday night.
The measure passed by a 5-2, vote, with supporters saying it would give police a [...]

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