Publish to Newswire
Add an EventFrom the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature
I WAS JUST CITED WITH THE Unconstitutional Parking Lot Ordinance JIM CROW LAW
I have been protesting the parking lot ordinance down town because it goes against our constitutional rights. I have filmed encounters and projected on fridays downtown, last night, despite our right to peaceably assemble, I was given a citation for "loitering" -We filmed and projected the police live, and will have footage up soon.
I have been protesting the parking lot ordinance down town because it goes against our constitutional rights. I have filmed encounters and projected on fridays downtown, last night, despite our right to peaceably assemble, I was given a citation for "loitering" -We filmed and projected the police live, and will have footage up soon. Basically I'm looking for help because I'm pretty sure this is a chance to bring this to court and have the law removed. it's unconstitutional, and its a pretty open and shut case, -in the sense that if they don't give us what we want, we don't listen, and head for the federal courts slowly but surely...
Please contact me if you could help in anyway, I know it's not a big deal for everyone, but Jim Crow laws won't stop without a fight, and just because the law doesn't discriminate doesn't mean the police officers don't...
Please contact me if you could help in anyway, I know it's not a big deal for everyone, but Jim Crow laws won't stop without a fight, and just because the law doesn't discriminate doesn't mean the police officers don't...
Add Your Comments
Comments (Hide Comments)
Saturday Mar 15th, 2008 4:51 PM
You can come to the drum circle outside the farmer's market on Wednesdays at 3:30. There have been people resisting this ordinance since the turn of the new year. Despite police presence for the first month and a half, there is still a big crowd every week. We shall not be moved :)
In solidarity!
In solidarity!
Saturday Mar 15th, 2008 11:52 PM
I'll be on the air tomorrow (Sunday) from 9:30 AM to 1 PM. Call in at 831-427-3772 and tell the community what's up!
Monday Mar 17th, 2008 12:18 AM
Sorry for the short notice on the radio invite (less than nine hours). If you'd like, call 423-4833, and arrange to come on the Thursday night show.
The suggestion above of coming to the Drum Circle is a good one.
In the meantime, could you post the details of the citation you got for Parking Lot Panic Crime on the website (perhaps even a scan of the citation itself?)? Who gave it to you? When? Any witnesses? What kind of dialogue did you have with the officer? What agency? Etc.
Thanks for bringing this matter to public attention.
While we were able to defend the weekly Drum Circle in Parking Lot #4 on Wednesday, the cops are more mobile and better paid, and can harass folks in the other 19 lots and 4 garages at will.
It is possible to consider other strategies. One idea is protests in front of the influential Downtown Association HQ, or Coonerty's bookshop, or the Parking Ticket payment booths (gathering stories of others who have been abused by parking authorities).
Another is to video tourists spending more than 15 minutes in the parking lots and/or just lingering about without retrieving or parking their vehicles, calling the cops to make citizen arrests, and videoing the police refusing to do so.
Any other folks have ideas?
The suggestion above of coming to the Drum Circle is a good one.
In the meantime, could you post the details of the citation you got for Parking Lot Panic Crime on the website (perhaps even a scan of the citation itself?)? Who gave it to you? When? Any witnesses? What kind of dialogue did you have with the officer? What agency? Etc.
Thanks for bringing this matter to public attention.
While we were able to defend the weekly Drum Circle in Parking Lot #4 on Wednesday, the cops are more mobile and better paid, and can harass folks in the other 19 lots and 4 garages at will.
It is possible to consider other strategies. One idea is protests in front of the influential Downtown Association HQ, or Coonerty's bookshop, or the Parking Ticket payment booths (gathering stories of others who have been abused by parking authorities).
Another is to video tourists spending more than 15 minutes in the parking lots and/or just lingering about without retrieving or parking their vehicles, calling the cops to make citizen arrests, and videoing the police refusing to do so.
Any other folks have ideas?
Monday Mar 17th, 2008 4:15 PM
Okay, heres the deal, and I'll post some footage of it soon, because the encounter was recorded. -So looking upon further inspection, while he wrote "loitering in a parking lot" as a description, he avoided using the actual code 9.64 and went with a 9.40.30 which has to do with amplified noise. -so it seems like he was trying to avoid giving attention to the real ordinance. -but even so the only noise was coming from some person's tricycle which had an audio system and he left and was not ticketed.
I do have familiarity with the drum circle, -I posted the officer auldridge citation video about despotism a little while back, anyone want to drum circle around projections at night let me know...
So This friday, a Narwallagraphic Protest, we'll be projecting again and asking for no amplified noise within 20 feet of the vehicle. I believe you still have your rights to drive around with audio, even on bikes, but I think we could be loud and fresh without other peoples music...
Still bring your friends, family and your camcorders. Lets have some constitutional, responsible fun...
ps. Sorry about not seeing the comment within the time to be on the show, If you're still interested I'll give you a call today.
I do have familiarity with the drum circle, -I posted the officer auldridge citation video about despotism a little while back, anyone want to drum circle around projections at night let me know...
So This friday, a Narwallagraphic Protest, we'll be projecting again and asking for no amplified noise within 20 feet of the vehicle. I believe you still have your rights to drive around with audio, even on bikes, but I think we could be loud and fresh without other peoples music...
Still bring your friends, family and your camcorders. Lets have some constitutional, responsible fun...
ps. Sorry about not seeing the comment within the time to be on the show, If you're still interested I'll give you a call today.
Monday Mar 17th, 2008 11:45 PM
Be careful to read the amplified sound ordinance carefully--any amplified sound without a permit above conversational level can be ticketed.
You're definitely welcome to come on Thursday's show. Give me a call at 423-4833.
What time and where will your Friday demo be happening? What will you be showing? On what wall?
Looking forward to your video posting.
Glad to hear some folks are resisting these bad laws.
You're definitely welcome to come on Thursday's show. Give me a call at 423-4833.
What time and where will your Friday demo be happening? What will you be showing? On what wall?
Looking forward to your video posting.
Glad to hear some folks are resisting these bad laws.
Tuesday Mar 18th, 2008 6:54 PM
Friday, Narwallagraphic Protest on front and laurel against the bank parking lot wall..
Patriotic Protest, we'll have art, science and technology and inevitably singing and beat-boxing
Projections will be live vj sets but I'll use mainly american theme clips, and live camera feed again...
I'm very tolerant, but I ask for people to try to observe as many laws as possible (all constitutional one's anyway) and please keep swearing and alcohol to a minimum...
I'd really welcome families to bring kids...
This should be a fun community friendly night about rights and responsibility and community.
Patriotic Protest, we'll have art, science and technology and inevitably singing and beat-boxing
Projections will be live vj sets but I'll use mainly american theme clips, and live camera feed again...
I'm very tolerant, but I ask for people to try to observe as many laws as possible (all constitutional one's anyway) and please keep swearing and alcohol to a minimum...
I'd really welcome families to bring kids...
This should be a fun community friendly night about rights and responsibility and community.
Tuesday Mar 18th, 2008 9:22 PM
Andreas has promised to provide more details of the police event last week as well as the kind of images he projects on the sides of buildings (similar, as I understand it to what the Guerrilla Theater does).
He'll be coming on Free Radio Santa Cruz 6 PM Thursday March 20th at 101.1 FM (http://www.freakradio.org). Call in: 831-427-3772.
Andreas says he's done similar Projection Shows on the street in Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Santa Cruz gave him his first ticket.
From what he tells me, the Friday night event will be happening around 9 PM at the public parking lot at Front and Laurel St.
Tune in Thursday and show up Friday to check out what's happening.
He'll be coming on Free Radio Santa Cruz 6 PM Thursday March 20th at 101.1 FM (http://www.freakradio.org). Call in: 831-427-3772.
Andreas says he's done similar Projection Shows on the street in Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Santa Cruz gave him his first ticket.
From what he tells me, the Friday night event will be happening around 9 PM at the public parking lot at Front and Laurel St.
Tune in Thursday and show up Friday to check out what's happening.
Thursday Mar 20th, 2008 10:10 AM
Here is a link to a petition against the expanded parking lot trespass law. It will be delivered to the City Council. Although I do not expect allot to come of it, or the council, the comments from the over 100 people who have signed so far are very revealing and compelling on how people feel about their rights. It takes only a a few seconds to sign without a comment, although comments are always better. You do not have to live in the City to sign it, as you may want to park here, without a fifteen minute limit or an unconstitutional rape of your rights.
To sign the petition, go to
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/End-the-15-minute-Trespass-law
Please pass this on to everyone in your address book.
Thanks
Tim Rumford
To sign the petition, go to
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/End-the-15-minute-Trespass-law
Please pass this on to everyone in your address book.
Thanks
Tim Rumford
Thursday Mar 20th, 2008 10:11 AM
Let it be known.
Narwallagraphic protest
friday (s) 9pm-12 midnight.
Front Street and Laurel in the Community Bank Parking Lot (unless we are blocked and forced to relocate to another public parking lot.)
We are protesting against the unconstitutional Jim Crow laws in Santa Cruz.
FREE "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" FREE SCHOOL LESSON.
Bring your own civil liberties.
family and children welcome.
DID YOU KNOW?
1. Jim Crow Laws are used to discriminate against minorities and the homeless and encourage profiling by officers to decide who to enforce the laws on.
2. The Santa Cruz City Ordinance 9.64 is unconstitutional, and discriminately prohibits access and use of public property, which it defines as "loitering"
2. The Supreme Court in 1999 struck down loitering laws as unconstitutional because they abridge the peoples right to assemble. (City of Chicago vs. Morales, 97-1121)
3. Santa Cruz City's unreasonable West Cliff parking Curfew has been repealed for similar reasons.
4. The Constitution guarantees you're right to free speech, freedom of the press, and the right to peaceably assemble.
Print your own flyers!
http://stemcellfilms.com/narwal/psd/PROTESTFLYER.psd
Narwallagraphic protest
friday (s) 9pm-12 midnight.
Front Street and Laurel in the Community Bank Parking Lot (unless we are blocked and forced to relocate to another public parking lot.)
We are protesting against the unconstitutional Jim Crow laws in Santa Cruz.
FREE "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" FREE SCHOOL LESSON.
Bring your own civil liberties.
family and children welcome.
DID YOU KNOW?
1. Jim Crow Laws are used to discriminate against minorities and the homeless and encourage profiling by officers to decide who to enforce the laws on.
2. The Santa Cruz City Ordinance 9.64 is unconstitutional, and discriminately prohibits access and use of public property, which it defines as "loitering"
2. The Supreme Court in 1999 struck down loitering laws as unconstitutional because they abridge the peoples right to assemble. (City of Chicago vs. Morales, 97-1121)
3. Santa Cruz City's unreasonable West Cliff parking Curfew has been repealed for similar reasons.
4. The Constitution guarantees you're right to free speech, freedom of the press, and the right to peaceably assemble.
Print your own flyers!
http://stemcellfilms.com/narwal/psd/PROTESTFLYER.psd
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!
Donate
$ 100.00 donated
in the past month
Get Involved
If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.
Publish
Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.
Topics
More
Search Indybay's Archives
Advanced Search
►
▼
IMC Network