Coming Up on the Wednesday February 8th HUFF Agenda:
Updating the Homeless Issues Task Force Recommendations; Catching Up with Oakland and Berkeley–on Encampment Protection Demands; What the City Council’s Parks and Recreation Study Session Missed–“Homeless People Stay Away from the Parks!”; Why Isn’t the Winter Shelter Program More Popular?….and more! Hoist a cup of coffee with your cornies while taking shelter from the weather!
Up for comment and possible action: Fanning the Flames of Protest from the distant to the immediate; Moving Along Merchant Signs–Next Chapter of Pacific Avenue Resistance?; the Oakland Encampment/City Hall Village Emergence–a Lesson for Santa Cruz?; Muslim Bans and Homeless Bans–Organizing Up at UCSC 9 AM -noon Tomorrow?, Close Inspection of the SCPD Citation/Arrest Records, and more…
HUFF gathers its limited resources to examine recently released Public Records documenting police arrests over the last year, reexamining the “merchants uber alles” policies of the police in going after handicraft vendors and performers downtown, and an examination of new ties with new activists groups at the Dawn of Trumpiana. We have coffee to help drown your despair.
Between cups of coffee and questionable munchies, we’ll brood on Resurgent Freedom Sleepers and Unhoused Encampment Protest Elsewhere, Raising Local Homeless Issues In the Midst- of Rising Anti-Trump Protest, Sockin It To the Sign Scofflaws in the Pacific Ave. Shops, Manifesto to the New Mayor, and anything else that troubles our little crew.
Due to pounding rain, vacation absences, health problems, and assorted other circumstances, HUFF won’t be meeting tomorrow at its usual time and place (11 AM at the Sub Rosa).
However, anyone interested in being involved in HUFF activities for the next week can call me at home 11 AM to 1 PM tomorrow. Possible tasks involved: Greeting the New City Council at its First meeting of the year on January 10th; carpooling to Salinas on Martin Luther King Day (Jan 16th) to join the Salinas Union of the Homeless event; Prep for and Connection with the Annual Homelessness Marathon on January 19th; Help for the Public Records Squad; Support for Berkeley’s First they Came for the Homeless; Forming a Santa Cruz Union of the Homeless (again) and more….probably less.
Back from a week’s respite, I’ll be hoping to find a HUFFster or two tomorrow at the usual time and place.
Agenda prospects: Input for the Christopher Krohn interview on Free Radio Thursday night; support and salute to the Berkeley “First They Came for the Homeless” encampment; traveling plans: possible connect-up’s with Salinas Union of the Homeless Martin Luther King day get together and the Marysville Jungle Protection Assembly coming up next month; another round of protest demanding police reform this Saturday at the Town Clock; Sleeping Ban and Property Recover lawsuits–Lost, Strayed, or Stolen?; the ignored Winter Shelter Emergency………..
………….and whatever the cat drags in…
HUFFsters: The Wednesday 12-21 meeting of HUFF is canceled due to holiday realities as well as other factors. Next scheduled meeting is 12-28.
Similarly the next protest of the official silence in the killings of Sean Arlt and Luke Smith, being held weekly at the Town Clock will be 12-31 at 1:30 p.m. according to organizer Steve Argue.
HUFFish type activity will still be continuing behind the scenes. Contact me at 423-4833 if you want to be involved.
Ho, ho, ho.!
Agenda prospects include: HUFF specific demands for the December 17th “Justice for Sean Arlt and Luke Smith” Rally 1:30 PM at the Town Clock; Reports from Colorado, Berkeley, Santa Rosa,and far-away Florida; Slipping Past the Stalling on Police Records; Adding New Wrinikles to Old Homeless Xmas Carols; and more…
Coffee as ever, crunchy chocolate chip cookies, and a warm place to chatter.
Back again to heat up things with coffee and catcalls, HUFF plans a meeting with Councilmember Elect Sandy Brown, HUFF proposals for next Saturday’s anti-police violence rally, updates on the somewhat successful attack on the County-s RV ban, spinoff demonstratons supporting the Freedom Sleepers, a report on the Winter Shelter and Warming Center mini-programs and maybe more…