Concerns to Consider for this week’s (7-14-22) Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom Meeting     

Possible Agenda Items (bring your own)    

      +++  Pass-Arounds, Announcements, Old Business,  Street Reports       

      +++  Handouts and History Asides      

      +++  Possible Legislative Action:647e, Homeless Bill of Rights, anti-CARE & other “plead guilty” courts 

      +++  Selected Review of Last Shitty Council Meeting’s Cash Expenditures 

      +++  Coastal Staff reverses and opposes rubberstamping OVO: Reggie call 

      +++  Going on line with the Coastal Commission: Instructions for the patient.

      +++  Dealing with Vehicular Harassment as a real issue: alternatives.

      +++  “Safe Parking” Updates from Kevin, Robert 

      +++  Downtown “Stop the Sweeps” Tabling Report Supporting Benchlands & Other Independent Survival Camps 

      +++  OVO Pushback– Sign the Petition: https://www.change.org/p/repeal-the-oversized-vehicle-ordinance    

      +++  Food Not Bombs report and phone update    

      +++  Mad Power Committee Report (if any)[CARE courts, Conservatorship threats, out-of-county deportation, Reiss protections] 

      +++  Benchlands and Other Encampment Updates (if any)    

      +++  Benchlands Clearing Declaration by City Manager: https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/FRSC%206-16-22.mp3  (10 minutes into the file)  

      +++  Fighting Back:  Role Playing, Documenting, and Solidarity Phoning to Fight Camping Ban Enforcement        

      +++  Wes White’s video: Seven Years Leading Ourselves HOME with The Salinas/Monterey County & The California Homeless Union  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKzIjyS-tXg 

      +++  Story and flyers posted in the Serf City Times on fighting survival camp eviction:   https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/07/04/18850863.php 
July issues of Street Spirit and Street Sheet will be available–both at the meeting and at 903 Pacific (UN Association HQ) when it’s open.