Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Show 9-15-22 will stream and archive at 6 PM today. Featured: Battering Away at the Benchlands; Flashback to 7-11-94: FNB arrests in SF

As usual, the show will archive at http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html, and will play on the net at www.freakradio.org

Brief written descriptions of many of these shows (so you know what you are getting into) are or will shortly be posted at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/.  

Your friends can also sign up to receive advance notice of the content of the twice-weekly shows by e-mailing rnorse3@hotmail.com and asking to be put on the HUFF e-mail list.
On today’s 9-15 show:

  • 9-14 Bashing Blue and His Tent
  • Robert Woodleaf on Police Abuse in the Phase 2 area of the Benchlands 9-14
  • Troy denounces police treating Phase 2 homeless possessions as trash.
  • Teal struggling with her stuff two hours before Phase 1 deadline on 9-13
  • FLASHBACK:  7-11-94 Brutal FNB busts at Civic Center Plaza



        BENCHLANDS RESISTANCE MEETING: Gathering Lawsuit Declarations Tomorrow Friday September 16th 5:30 PM near the 2nd stairway from the Water St. entrance.    Advisable to bring your own chair.

HUFF meets 10:45 AM at the Sub Rosa Courtyard Thursday 9-15-2022 next to the Bike Church; Main Focus: 2nd Benchlands Homeless Disappearance Deadline noon Monday 9-19

Coffee, considerations and plenty of upcoming meetings

Concerns to Consider for this week’s (9-15-22) Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom Meeting        

Possible Agenda Items (in addition to your own)      

      +++  Pass-Arounds:  TBA  

      +++  Upcoming Meetings:

Thursday 9-15:  9 AM Photograph the Uniformed Propertytakers in the Benchlands; and at 1 PM Stop the Ukraine War–Gather at the Courthouse, Confront Panetta; Picket on Ocean

Friday  9-16:   5:30 PM Benchlands Lawsuit Resistance—near the 2nd stairway Meeting 

Monday 9-19:  Morning–Prepare for the Phase 2 “Out or Else!” Benchlands Removal Deadline

      +++  Old Business  TBA  

      +++  Street Reports: let us know, we pass it on          

      +++  Report from FNB/Union Benchlands meetings new meetings lawsuit & organizing planning 

      +++  Scheming for Supporting Other Encampments Outside the Benchlands

      +++  Broader Tactics to Fight Blueshirt Bullying:    Role Playing, Documenting, & Solidarity Phoning to Fight “Trespass”  Enforcement  

      +++  S.C. Shitty Council Report from 9-13

      +++  McHenry’s Merry Madness–Possible Phone Update    

      +++  Mad Power Committee Report (if any) Conservatorship threats, out-of-county deportation, Reiss protections; Carvalho update, Prepping for the C.A.R.E. courts and the current crushing of crazies.

        +++  Keeping Tabs on the Nastier NIMBYs:  https://www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-CA-Keepin-It-Real-2162553480648277/  

        +++  Julie’s Justice: Latest Postings from Julie Schaul.  

        +++  Still Blocked from the Benchlands? Catholic Worker Bread & Roses  Thurs 9 AM Benchlands Food n Coffee;   

              September issues of Street Spirit and Street Sheet are still available, both at the Sub Rosa Cafe and at the UN Association at 903 Pacific Ave. ! 

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides 9-11-22 now ARCHIVED featuring Benchlands Organizing for Resistance on “Phase One” Removal beginning 7 AM Tuesday 9-13; Flashback Fragments to 10-25 and 12-2 2001

A description of the current show and the 2001 Flashbacks can also be found at  http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/category/huff-communications/ .


You can hear the current show and earlier ones archived at  Http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html,  also visible as the “Latest” link of the Bathrobespierre’s Broadside section of www.huffsantacruz.org .



Brief written descriptions of many shows (so you know what you are getting into) are posted at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/You can also sign up to receive advance notice of the content of the twice-weekly shows by e-mailing rnorse3@hotmail.com. and asking to be put on the HUFF e-mail list.


Today’s (9-11] show includes:   

+++ Planning to bolster the Benchlands when the City’s Demolition Deadline hits on Tuesday morning (9-13)  

+++  Watch (though hard to hear) podcast of much of the Benchlands 9-13 meeting by Commander X at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5LHjgeBllUVT5JdE9t78zQ
https://www.twitch.tv/commanderxanon/about and/orhttps://twitter.com/CommanderXanon
+++  “Scope it Out” Scott Graham and Bathrobespierre bat around bummer bits from the upcoming 9-13 City Council meeting
+++    Brief summary of Flashbacks from 2001 focusing on Camp Paradise


Flashback to 10-25-01 Show:    

+++ Camp Paradise—the homeless-run year-old 50-100 person encampment–XXX   

+++ Cowardice at City Council—turning down  a demand that Bush stop bombing Afghanistan.
+++  Street cleaning or homeless removal?  Councilmember Reilly moves on vandewellers in Harvey West   

+++  Outcry at Oral Communications: No portapotties for encampments that need them  

+++   Councilmember Porter’s pro-Paradise proposals

Flashback to 12-02-01 Show:
    +++   Darkwatcher Ed Davidson, Affordable Housing advocate, explores the Dolphin-Lee (now the Nueva Vista) housing project.  

+++   Beggerbacker Becky Johnson reports on the December 1st flooding   

+++   Calamity Jane Imler weighs in from distant Missouri on players and playbooks in the homeless rights-and-shelter struggle.  

+++    In-studio guest Amy Courtney fighting the removal of anti-war banners from freeway overpasses.

BENCHLANDS RESISTANCE sponsered by SANTA CRUZ HOMELESS UNION, FOOD NOT BOMBS  [FNB] , and HUFF  will meet again Friday September 16th at 3 PM in the Benchlands directly down via the descending stairway from the access road between the Courthouse and the Lawn Bowling court  to discuss Resistance Strategies , gather numbers, and increase solidarity among Benchlands residents and Community supporters  as piecemeal tent demolition without alternative shelter approaches at Summer’s End.

In the past, SANTA CRUZ SHITTY COUNCIL  refused to fund or even permit independent low-barrier agreement or transitional camps, nor to fund FNB  or the Footbridge Services Program.  On August 23rd, it transferred $1 million in state funding for the Coral St. Safe Sleeping Program to “Benchlands Closure and Restoration”.

Call 575-770-3377  or 431-7766 to volunteer for the SC Homeless Union  or show up at the Friday 9-16 3 p.m. meeting and volunteer.  Still needed leadership and organizing help.  President Alicia Kuhl still takes concerns and complaints. 

Also notable: City Council’s failure to use the $14.5 million to set up survival campgrounds outside the Benchlands and support those that exist! 

Their principal goal seems to be to provide token shelter so they can restore the Sleeping/Camping Ban (MC 6.36) aka the Camping Services and Standards Ordinance and resume their “hide out or get out” policy. 

They would circumvent the Martin v. Boise “no tickets without real shelter” ruling by setting aside 10 shelter spaces up at the Overlook encampment and claiming those who don’t take them are “service resistant” and so no longer protected by that ruling.

HUFF STILL MEETS EVERY THURSDAY (NEXT MEETING 9-15) TO SCHEME & STARGAZE.  COFFEE & CONTROVERSY AT THE SUB ROSA COURTYARD 10:45 AM-1 PM THURSDAYS NEXT TO THE BIKE CHURCH AT 703 PACIFIC AVE. 

Protest the nuclear brinksmanship and arms pipeline to Ukraine!   1 PM Thursday 9-15 on the Steps of the County Building at 701 Ocean.   Make or bring your own signs to hold on Ocean St.  Suggestions:  Ceasefire Now!  Diplomacy to end the Ukraine war!  Fund Housing, Health Care, and Climate not Weapons of War!  More info contact Allan Fisher at afisher800@gmail.com  415-954-2763 or go to peaceinukraine.org.

VIEW VIDEOS FROM WES WHITE on his You-Tube channel (John Doe13K):  THEN POST SOME OF YOUR OWN ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA. 
OTHER OPTIONS: FACEBOOK, CALL HUFF (831-423-4833) FOR FRSC INTERVIEW, WRITE ESTABLISHMENT OR ALTERNATE MEDIA.
Or contact Bathrobespierre Robert at rnorse3@hotmail.com.
KEEP YOUR PHONE CHARGED AND HANDY TO RECORD UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTERS OR INCIDENTS YOU WITNESS ON YOUR PHONE PARTICULARLY IF AND WHEN POLICE WARN YOU YOU’LL BE SWEPT. 

DON’T WAIT FOR THE ACLU TO TURTLEWALK INTO ACTION.   LEARN YOUR RIGHTS, USE THEM, TALK WITH OTHERS, & PUBLICIZE.

COMMENT on the Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom facebook page or at www.indybay.org/santacruz where Bathrobespierre posts occasional announcements and stories.

Coming Sooner than we thought:  Ursula’s Utterances–a regular extensive description and review of each Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides and a backlog of those descriptions for the last half year.  E-mail rnorse3@hotmail.com if you’d like her description and commentary on any of the 2022 shows which she has been faithfully describing.

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides 9-4-22 is now archived at 9:30 AM-3 PM Benchlands Brainstorming with Elise, Keith, Mark, Manuel, etc. 5-15-05 Flashback: Tent University & More

On the Sunday September 4th Show:  

++++ Encounters on Pacific Avenue (8-31) Karen Coleman’s Caustic Concerns about District Elections, City Manager government, and Benchlands Baloney.
++++  Spitfire Sammy on surviving Keith and Cop consternation at FNB (8-31)
++++  Davida—Italian juggling and jawboning at the FNB meal (8-31) 
++++  Dreamcatcher gives thumbs-up to Jeremy, Benchlands & Shelter Manager  

++++  Bathrobespierre gives background to the latest Benchlands challenge and resistance.  

++++  Catch Up with their Caustic Plans: Katzenjammer Keith lays out likely alternatives
   ++++  Manuel on the Armory and the Overlook: Humiliating and Repressive  

++++   Elise, Greg, and Mark–Questions Without Answers

FLASHBACK to  the 5-15-2005 Show:  

++++   Battleweary Bob Patton, and Bashful Bernard Klitzner of the Human Rights Organization interrogate Mayor Mike Rotkin.   

++++   Rotkin’s cutback in Public Comment on the City Council Agenda & the History of His Reactionary Moves
++++  (5-13) Demand that UCSC Chancellor Expand The limited “Free Speech Zones” to the Entire Campus: Laurel Carlson, Pat True, Chris Krohn & Others
   ++++   (5-14) Robbie Raw on Chemtrails, Kenneth Krishna’s music, Loony Balloony driven into rain at Pacific Trading Company, Conjutoral Prestigatator Putter Ozzie Mogul, Byron Sims Beadster, Mu on musical break,
++++   Skidmark Bob calls out Sandwich Board crime by a local merchant.  

++++   Andrea/Meagan on contradictory instructions for playing on Pacific Avenue
++++   Ukiah Repressive Medical Marijuana Legislation 

++++   (5-5)  Visionsong Valerie on the 66th musical weekly event against the Downtown Ordinances; Michaelo’s soft jazz.      

[“Have a Happy Fuckin’ Day” sung by Phil Free throughout]

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Show 9-8-22 will stream and archive at 6 PM today. Featured: Castaway C.A.R.E. Courts Now Law; Benchlands Demolition Date 9-13; and more.

As usual, the show will archive at http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html, and will play on the net at www.freakradio.org .  Any problems call 831-423-4833.

Brief written descriptions of many of these shows (so you know what you are getting into) are posted at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/.  

Your friends can also sign up to receive advance notice of the content of the twice-weekly shows by e-mailing rnorse3@hotmail.com and asking to be put on the HUFF e-mail list.
On today’s 9-8 show:

Demolition/Deportation Date of 9-13 Announced at Benchlands: HUFF meets 10:45 AM at the Sub Rosa Courtyard Thursday 9-8-2022 next to the Bike Church to raise awareness, consider options

Slug down some coffee and plod through the (tentative) agenda:

Concerns to Consider for this week’s (9-8-22) Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom Meeting        

Possible Agenda Items (bring your own)      

      +++  Pass-Arounds:  TBA  

      +++  Announcements: Benchlands Resistance Meeting  near fenced off area near Water St. close to the second stairway down. 3 PM Fri 9-9 

      +++  Old Business  TBA  

      +++  Street Reports: you bring ‘em, we record ‘em.        

      +++  People’s Park Update:  Badnews Backhoe Wrapped Up For Redelivery to UCB—details at  www.peoplespark.org  .    

      +++  Report from FNB/Union last Friday meeting 9-1 in the Benchlands;  new meetings Fridays 3 p.m. in the Benchlands.  

      +++  Alternatives to Eviction: Brainstorming on Coalition Building and Community Organizing for Benchlands Support before September 13th deadline. 

      +++  Broader Tactics to Fight Blueshirt Bullying:    Role Playing, Documenting, & Solidarity Phoning to Fight “Trespass”  Enforcement  

      +++  Upcoming S.C. Shitty Council meeting  9-13: Agenda Unknown    

      +++  More Documents from City Coffers likely to be posted soon on indybay.org/santacruz:  Updated SCPD roster;  Coastal Commission quagmire: 100 Documents need poring over…Help!   

      +++  McHenry’s Merry Madness–Possible Phone Update  

      +++  https://www.kqed.org/news/11924117/governors-care-court-plan-passes-assembly-clearing-way-to-become-law  CARE –Crushing Court Plan SB1338 passed:   

      +++  Mad Power Committee Report (if any)Conservatorship threats, out-of-county deportation, Reiss protections; Carvalho update.  

        +++  Keeping Tabs on the Nastier NIMBYs:  https://www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-CA-Keepin-It-Real-2162553480648277/  

        +++  Julie’s Justice: Latest Postings from Julie Schaul.  

        +++  Catholic Worker Bread & Roses  Thurs 9 AM Benchlands Food n Coffee;   

              September issues of Street Spirit and Street Sheet have arrived ! 

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Show 9-1-22 will stream and archive at 6 PM today. Featured: Organizing in Action at the 3rd Union of the Homeless/FNB/HUFF Benchlands Resistance meeting…and more!

As usual, the show will archive at http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html, and will play on the net at www.freakradio.org .  Any problems call 831-423-4833.

Brief written descriptions of many of these shows (so you know what you are getting into) are posted at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/.  

Your friends can also sign up to receive advance notice of the content of the twice-weekly shows by e-mailing rnorse3@hotmail.com and asking to be put on the HUFF e-mail list.


On today’s 9-1 show:

  • 3rd Organizational Meeting of Benchlands Resistance 8-29 with Elise, Robert, Chris, Keith, and others.
  • Sidewalk strumming, singing, and speaking 8-19 with “Richard’s Brother” and Andy
  • Return of Glenn the Victorious Vendor 8-31
  • Terry and Raven the sore-pawed pooch bid farewell to Santa Cruz
  • Kazenjammer Keith staccato weekly report to HUFF

             [Social justice singing by David Rovics throughout]

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        NEXT BENCHLANDS RESISTANCE MEETING Tomorrow Friday September 2nd 3 PM at Terry’s “Let’s Go Brandon” tent near the Water St. entrance to the Benchlands.  As you stand at the back of the courthouse looking towards the river, it’s right next to the camp with all the solar cells.  Free coffee and Union of the Homeless t-shirts (while they last).  Advisable to bring your own chair.

HUFF meeting focusing on Benchlands Defense 10:45 AM at the Sub Rosa Courtyard Thursday 9-1-2022 next to the Bike Church

Concerns to Consider for this week’s (9-1-22) Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom Meeting       

Possible Agenda Items (bring your own)     

      +++  Pass-Arounds:  TBA 

      +++  Announcements: Benchlands Meeting at Troy’s Tent in the Water St. entrance to the Benchlands    9-2 Friday 3 p.m.

      +++  Old Business  

      +++  Street Reports        

      +++  People’s Park Update:  Keep posted at www.peoplespark.org  .   

      +++  Report from FNB/Union last Monday meeting 8-29  at RCNV: new meetings being held Fridays 3 p.m. in the Benchlands.

      +++  Curbhugger Chris/Commander X’s Video of 8-22 Benchlands Resistance Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5LHjgeBllUVT5JdE9t78zQ  Last (8-29) meeting may be posted shortly.

      +++  Rumors of Residence-Wrecking–Will the Evictions Begin at the Water Street Entrance to the Benchlands?

      +++  Broader Tactics to Fight Blueshirt Bullying:    Role Playing, Documenting, & Solidarity Phoning to Fight CSSO Enforcement

      +++  Missed the 8-23 Shitty Council meeting?   Check in on critical and caustic commentary on the 8-25 FRSC discussion at  https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/FRSC%208-18-22.mp3      

      +++  Still searching Document Deciphering–100 Documents from the Local Coastal Commission: Help!  

      +++  McHenry’s Merry Madness–Possible Phone Update 

      +++  Homeless Point-in-Time Count–Parsing the Propaganda, Perhaps 

      +++  Seeking a Status Report on the CARE (crushing) Court Plan SB1338 at

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sjAKRuiw0LxLsE3rDyQrMMVWq6hrZPiJuG8DbGzmbQw/edit

      +++  Mad Power Committee Report (if any)Conservatorship threats, out-of-county deportation, Reiss protections; Carvalho update. 

        +++  Privilege, Paranoia, Prejudice, and even Info:  https://www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-CA-Keepin-It-Real-2162553480648277/ 

        +++  Julie’s Justice: Latest Postings from Julie Schaul. 

        +++  Catholic Worker Bread & Roses  Thurs 9 AM Benchlands Food n Coffee;  

September issues of Street Spirit and Street Sheet will likely be available after September 5th; still issues from August available at the 9-1 meeting. 

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides 8-28-22 streams and will archive at 9:30 AM-3 PM 8-22 Homeless Union Hotcakes with Garrett, Elise, & Greg; Cob-Wood Update, Reggie M. interview; Benchlands Backtalk ; 7-29-04 Flashback


You can hear the current show and earlier ones archived at
Http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html,  also visible as the “Latest” link under the Bathrobespierre’s Broadside section of www.huffsantacruz.org .


Brief written descriptions of many shows (so you know what you are getting into) are posted at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/You can also sign up to receive advance notice of the content of the twice-weekly shows by e-mailing rnorse3@hotmail.com. and asking to be put on the HUFF e-mail list.
 


BENCHLANDS RESISTANCE sponsored by SANTA CRUZ HOMELESS UNION, FOOD NOT BOMBS  [FNB] , and HUFF  will meet again Monday Aug 29 at 6 PM at the Resource Center for Non-Violence  (612 Ocean) to discuss Resistance Strategies , gather numbers, and consider the latest City Council calamity  as the  Summer ‘s End  and piecemeal demolition approaches.

In the past, SANTA CRUZ SHITTY COUNCIL  refused to fund or even permit independent low-barrier agreement or transitional camps, nor to fund FNB  or the Footbridge Services Program.  On August 23rd, it transferred $1 million in state funding for the Coral St. Safe Sleeping Program to “Benchlands Closure and Restoration”.

Call 575-770-3377  or 431-7766 to volunteer for the SC Homeless Union  or show up at the Monday 8-29 meeting and volunteer.  Still needed leadership and organizing help.  President Alicia Kuhl still takes concerns and complaints. 

On the Sunday 8-28-22 Show:  

+++ Voices of Anger and Solidarity: Chris, Garrett, Elise, & Greg at the Benchlands Resistance 8-22  

+++ Cob-on-Wood to be bulldozed bit by bit https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/judge-caltrans-can-begin-clearing-oaklands-massive-wood-street-homeless-encampment/ar-AA1193mG
+++ Reggie Meisler: After the defeat of the OVO (Oversized Vehicle Ordinance) what next?  

+++ Talk from the Town Clock (8-27), Tracy Halpert, Steve Enriquez, Lion, Dreamcatcher, & Cooper.  

+++  (8-15) Benchlands resident Robert Woodley–his skepticism on shelter offers by Jeremy Leonard, the City’s Homeless Minder
+++  (8-15) Curbhugger Chris Doyon aka Commander X on the betryal by the Mexican government after his podcast from the Benchlands a year ago.

[Songs throughout from Peggy Seeger and Phil Ochs]
 
Flashback to the 7-29-04 Show:  

+++ Saturday night (7-3-04 at Cooper & Pacific) with Joe Williams, strummer, campaigner, speaker  

+++ Police harassment of SAFE (Society for Artistic Freedom and Expression) the previous Wednesday  

+++ Criticizing Democratic Party war enablers  

+++ SAFE event #26 (7-26) with Milliam and Mustafa, Phoenix the Harpist, Shrayah.  

+++  R.B. Hedenburg’s account of harassment at the 24 Hour Fitness Parking Lot, and he a paid customer!  

+++  NYPD cop fired for refusing to arrest a homeless man  

+++  Poet PP jumped by SC Highschoolers, hassled for street poetry reading  

+++  Factchecker Francis on the final City Council nails in the coffin of Clearview Court Rent Control

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Show 8-25-22 will stream and archive at 6 PM today. Featured: Audio of much of the 2nd Union of the Homeless/FNB/HUFF Monday Benchlands Resistance meeting

As usual, the show will archive at http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html, and will play on the net at www.freakradio.org .  Any problems call 831-423-4833

Brief written descriptions of many of these shows (so you know what you are getting into) are posted at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/.  

Your friends can also sign up to receive advance notice of the content of the twice-weekly shows by e-mailing rnorse3@hotmail.com and asking to be put on the HUFF e-mail list.
On today’s 8-25 show:
      Audio of Commander X’s podcast of the 8-22 2nd Benchlands Resistance meeting.  Full video at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5LHjgeBllUVT5JdE9t78zQ 
             [Ancient Tunes by Phil Ochs ]
     
        NEXT BENCHLANDS RESISTANCE MEETING Monday August 29 6 PM at 612 Ocean St.