Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday August 18, 2024 show reviews last Monday’s (8-12)”Stop the Sweeps” Protest with more from”Scope It Out” Scott, “Ain’t Stoppin’ Now” Athena, and Kim Iverson’s 2 hour show with Keith McHenry

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The Sunday August 18, 2024 show includes:

  • Athena’s futile search at SCPD HQ for property taken by Police and Public Works in the Golf Club Drive sweep
  • [at intervals throughout] Historical human rights songs by David Rovics
  • “Scope It Out” Scott Graham’s continuing analysis of the June Santa Cruz City Council’s agenda
  • Macklemore’s “Anthem for Gaza is a Rarity of Protest Song in an Era of Apolitical Music”
  • [8-12 a.m.] Melinda at Coral St on the morning after police threats emptied the area; Eric Lopez on the homeless scene; More Accounts from Demon and others
  • [8-12 p.m.] Wes White on the purpose of the weekly Hiway 1 & Hiway 9 “Stop the Sweeps” Protest reports on Sacramento & else; Alan Fisher reports on the week long vigil outside the offices of Rep Panetta the previous week; Foodfinder Drew reports on the impact of Sweeps on the Food Not Bombs family.
  • “Let it Loose” Laura Chatham on the “Stop the Sweeps” letter to the Mental Health Advisory Board
  • Julia: anti-genocide activist speaks up for street rights for those who live there.
  • Rovics sings and plays for the Sweep Stopper protesters and describes his recent works and struggles
  • [8-16] Wes White’s report from Sacramento’s struggling Camp Resolution and elsewhere around the state.
  • Kim Iverson Interviews Keith McHenry [“We’re being duped about the Homelessness Crisis: the Dark Truth behind the Clean-up Efforts”.  For the short version go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avZZTAfUr44.  Longer video version also available at https://rumble.com/v5b863f-were-being-duped-about-the-homelessness-crisis-the-dark-truth-behind-the-cl.html