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War Against the Poor and War Abroad Ramps Up

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 Friday Apr 7th, 2017 8:49 AM

There have been nearly two years of weekly overnight protests on the sidewalks adjoining City Hall (the Freedom Sleepers) and a month of nightly protests (a group I call the Survival Sleepers) at the same spot. Now, the day after Fuhrer Trump has directly attacked Syria, escalating to the brink of nuclear war, SCPD attacked the poor sheltering themselves under the eaves of the City Hall and arrested Freedom Sleeper Abbi Samuels as she videoed the abuse. The Winter Shelter program (sheltering 110 of the 1000-2000 Santa Cruz homeless) ends today.
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For further information on the Survival Sleepers and Freedom Sleepers go to https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/04/03/18797961.php .

For broader information about protests against Trump’s Nuclear Poker escalation in Syria, see https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/04/06/18798074.php .

§Activists from the Bay Area Respond

by Robert Norse Friday Apr 7th, 2017 8:49 AM
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Support Survival Sleeping Tonight at City Hall; Catch the Stream of Bathrobespiere’s Broadsides 6 PM at freakradio.org

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Free Radio Santa Cruz was briefly back on the air, but its transmitter died.  Until it’s repaired, we’re back on the stream at freakradio.org.

The latest Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show will stream as usual tonight 6-8 PM and archive  http://radiolibre.org/brb/brb170406.mp3 .

The show reviews homeless input from the last week outside City Hall and on Pacific Avenue including Jenny, Tyler, Enrique, Esteban, Shannon, Cat Man, Shadowside Steve, Julie, Renegade Robert B., and others

with the usual pungent groans from host Robert Norse.

 


HUFF Resolutions for City Council Action

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HUFF voted today to support a number of resolutions.

  1. In light of the critical emergency shelter situation, HUFF supports homeless people seeking shelter at the Natural Bridges State Park picnic area.
  2. Since the Winter Shelter Program is due to end Friday April 7th leaving 110 people out on the streets with no bus service to areas where homeless people keep their belongings (including their survival gear), we urge the City Manager to make city resources for shelter services available for the weekend until bus service resumes on Monday.
  3. In the absence of any responsible City action ameliorating the crisis, we encourage people to join those at City Hall during the night for safety and during the day for community to seek the repeal of the sleeping ban and the establishment of safe places to sleep.

HUFF convenes without ceremony 11 AM Wednesday 4-5-17 at the Sub Rosa Cafe as ever

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HUFF Agenda Stuff:  Getting records on Post Office Hankey Pankey in the War Against the Food Not Bombs feedings; using Public Records to Make City Council come clean; Anti-War Horizons: Reviving the Vigil Against Two Wars; Valet Homeless Storage Services on Pacific–a Frolic into the Future; Searching for the Missing Pendulum Downtown; Facing the Flood of Folks Emerging from the Winter Shelter Program In a City With a Sleeping Ban; Those Rumors About New Laws against Sleeping on the City Hall Sidewalk–Creative Fiction or Disturbed Delusion?…and whatever else goes down with the Free Coffee.

Blasting at you on the Internet at 6 PM Today at freakradio.org: Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Slings More Freedom Sleeper Frenzy, Kernals from Katzenjammer Keith McHenry, and the ever-acrid commentary of Bathrobespierre Robert

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Tales of tenacity and terror from the now-nightly Survival Sleepers.  Come on down to offer blankets, food, audio and video support, and just a hearty hello!

Check for prior shows at http://radiolibre.org/brb/ ,  Some descriptions available at http://www.huffsantacruz.org/brb-descriptions.html .

Hear today’s show again at http://radiolibre.org/brb/brb170330.mp3.


Coming At You This Sunday Morning: Norse Interviews Councilwoman Sandy Brown at freakradio.org

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Also on tap:  Upcoming City Council meeting to include claims against the City by Sean Arlt’s relatives at 1:30 PM Tuesday 3-28,  Poetry by Berkeley Street Poet Julia Vinograd, the anti-Cannabis Conspiracy moves of the Supervisors–an Interview with Pat Malo, Interviews galore with the nightly Dreamseekers at City Hall struggling to reclaim the right to sleep (while resisting uniformed thugs with nightsticks, tasers, and ticketbooks ordering them out into the rain)…It’s a long one–5+ hours.  Have coffee and a soft chair ready.

 

 

Archives at http://radiolibre.org/brb/brb170326.mp3 in case you missed it.

Touch Down and Check In with HUFF 11 AM 3-22 at the ever-ready Sub Rosa Cafe

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Topics to chew on while downing tea or coffee include: the now daily sleep-out at City Hall, Peering at the Latest Public Records Info (or lack thereof) on the ICE/DHS correspondence with “the dog ate the e-mails” Police Chief Kevin Vogel, A Response to the Selective Enforcement Antics of Rangers and Cops on Pacific Avenue in the “Performance Pens”, and more !