HUFF agenda: Reviewing our response to recent Camping Ban/RV Ban/ Property Seizure Fights in Marysville, Honolulu, San Rafael, Denver, and elsewhere; Embarrassing Questions to Raise at the Candidate Forums (like the one happening 9-14 at the SCPD Community Room at 6:30 PM run by the Santa Cruz Neighbors); Homeless Haters Out at Night With Cop Support?; and more…plus coffee, cream, and sugar
Category Archives: HUFF meetings
HUFF reminder: Meeting Today at 11 AM
We will be meeting today at 11 AM at the Sub Rosa as ever.
On the agenda: the RV situation here compared with Santa Rosa and Santa Barbara, possible link-up’s with Venice in theri struggle, a (shudder) look ahead to the next City Council meeting, more brooding on how to make something meaningful out of this election season, Seattle’s landmark legislation to protect homeless encampments, and more…
HUFF meets as ever at the Sub Rosa next to the Bike Church 11 AM Wednesday August 31st.
Agenda prospects: Review and Response of Homeless (Lack of) Service Center (Non-) Response to a letter to Executive Director Phil Kramer asking for letter asking dismissal of camping tickets when his shelter(s) are full; Andy Carcello’s critique of HLOSC; recent election antics at the Monday night Election forum; the attack on MHCAN and its crackdown–direct responses; Freedom SleepOut 60 Update, and whatever else unfolds…
Coffee will be supplied as necessary.
Surviving HUFFsters Gather Tomorrow at 11 AM Sub Rosa Cafe 703 Pacific August 24
HUFF Agenda Suggestions: How to Address the City Council Elections This Year, Coastal Commission Update and Strategy on Stopping the County RV Ban, Disability as a Club to Crush the Sleeping Ban, Connecting Up with Santa Barbara and Venice activists, Salinas Flagpole Community Updates, and a swig of coffee or whatever you’re drinking…
HUFF huddles for its weekly chatter-and-chat tomorrow morning
HUFF assembles in dwindling numbers at the Sub Rosa Cafe (703 Pacific) 11 AM Wednesday 8-17-16
On the agenda: the RV Ban issue–in the City and in the County. County sherriffs have announced they’ve begun enforcing the “no RV parking overnight in the County without a permit–which can only be obtained in connection with a county resident near their house. This is apparently oblivious to the Coastal Commission’s clear rejection of the current Niroyan “RV’s get out!” city RV Ban law at the August 10th hearing. We’ll be looking at ways to fight the County ban. Also we’ll discuss creative ways of raising real issues during the fall elections “outside the box”, a possible coalition of renters, workers, students, unhoused folks, elders, and ageing activists around the issue of rent control and restoration of civil rights for those forced outside. Be there and drink the coffee before it gets cold!
HUFF meets at noon at the Cafe Pergolesi rather than the Sub Rosa Wednesday 8-10
HUFF testimony against the anti-RV law is slated for the Coastal Commission meeting at 9 AM at the Scotts Valley Hilton at 3001 La Madrona Dr. on Wednesday morning. The item may last until noon or may come up earlier.
As soon as the meeting is over, surviving HUFF members will meet at the Cafe Pergolesi since the Sub Rosa is closed for the morning.
On the agenda: Next steps in the struggle to restore rights for RV’s; Council Capers–HUFF strategy in the election campaign at the election forums; collateral support for Freedom Sleeper issues; and whatever you bring…
HUFF sips coffee and broods on the sad scene tomorrow Wednesday 8-3-16 11 AM
HUFFsters will be toasting each other with the usual free coffee.
Among the issues up for action:
Last Stand for RV Parking at Night at the Coastal Commission 8-10, After Freedom Sleeping, what next?, Storming the Council Candidate Forums, Homeless Lives Matter!–examining the Campaign Zero planks of Black Lives Matter! and applying them to Santa Cruz; come prepared to table downtown in soldarity with the vanishing vendors…and more!
HUFF has another outdoors Koffee Klatch 11 AM Sub Rosa Cafe Courtyard Wednesday July 27
HUFF remnants will be patching together plans and pondering afternoon protests at the usual time and place (though we’ll be outside in the Courtyard). Likely for discussion: Solidarity with Black Lives Matter from an unhoused perspective; a strategy for preempting the usual City Council psuedo-election race; supporting Lucero and other activists engaged in direct protest or civil disobedience downtown…and more with or without coffee, your choice!
HUFF Floats On: 7-20 11 AM Sub Rosa: Meet, Mingle, and Masticate
Further discussion of police abuses locally (See “Race and Class Bias in the SCPD–What’s the real Story?” at https://www.indybay.org/
You bring the issues; we got the coffee.
HUFFmeet 7-13 11 AM Sub Rosa: Addressing Police Abuse in Santa Cruz
In the wake of the well-publicized police murders nationally, I’m encouraging HUFF to turn its attention to police abuses locally and follow up on our 2014 campaign. (See “Race and Class Bias in the SCPD–What’s the real Story?” at https://www.indybay.org/
Perhaps we can propose local actions at the Project Pollinate Friday 7 PM meeting at 703 Pacific 7-15.
Bring your issues; we supply the coffee tomorrow.