HUFFsters:\u00a0 If you’ve looked over the e-mails of the last week, let me know what you think.\u00a0 I’m wondering what we should focus on as an action this week.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HUFF will, of course, be huddling Wednesday 2-4 at 11 AM at the Sub Rosa Cafe at 703 Pacific.\u00a0 Coffee and caffeinated tongues will flow freely!<\/p>\n
Recent proposals for action have included a HOMELESS CLEANUP (to buff up the homeless image against anti-homeless propaganda), a PERFORMANCE PEN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE PROTEST (outside the bracketed color zones),<\/p>\n
I favor prep for an action around STAY-AWAY’S (perhaps a protest to the staff or Terrazas’s Public Safety Committee), a follow-up on DISABLED\u00a0 DISPENSATIONS on Pacific Ave. and elsewhere, and\/or\u00a0 <\/b>SMALL CLAIMS COURT publicizing around the Sleeping Ban.<\/p>\n
Other prospects are a STRIKE 4 AT THE SCPD (demanding the release of Azua’s citations, so we can check racial categories),\u00a0 FINAL HOUSING FOR VETS (Becky’s proposal to unite anti-war, pro-vet, and pro-dignity-for-homeless sentiment by demanding a more local vet cemetary), SIMPLE HOUSING (some follow-up on Elisse\/Raven’s proposal of last fall), VIDEO DEFENSE FOR THE HOMELESS (against violence and police harassment), VOLUNTEER OUTREACH (Major focus on getting more volunteers)… MAPPING THE MOSQUITOS I could go on and on.
\nIf someone wants to volunteer to spearhead this (Pat has been sick), we could add Cafe HUFF to any of these.<\/p>\n
Food Not Bombs continues to need volunteers–at its Saturday and Sunday meals 4-6 PM near the Main Post Office.\u00a0 HUFF fliers are there–and we need activists to sign up people for SMALL CLAIMS COURT there.\u00a0 As well as at the Monday Red\u00a0 Church meal 6-7 PM at Cedar and Lincoln.\u00a0 Sin Barras (the anti-prison group):\u00a0 Check their facebook page at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ On the more “appeal to the conventional” side….A City Council meeting is coming up Tuesday 2-9.\u00a0 Phil Posner has a “Camp of Last Resort” forum 7 PM at Louden Nelson on Wednesday 2-4.\u00a0\u00a0 The BEARCAT public forum (not at City Council but at Louden Nellson) is coming up 2-10 7 PM–I think.\u00a0 On 2-5, Brent Adams’ Warming Center Project is holding a beer benefit Thursday at 402 Ingalis St. 11:30 AM – 10 PM;<\/p>\n I’m also including HUFF notes from the last meeting below.\u00a0 These are fragmentary and rough. Kip\u00a0 notes he sees vans and paddywagon mornings…\u00a0\u00a0 Jacks seems them on Westcliffe now where not seen …harassing street performers waiting for their hour to be up…security guards and cops, Kip notes.\u00a0 Trying to get people to\u00a0 understand…. Cal notes Peaceful Warrriors Seminar in Berkelley on the 7th…for Direct Action….\u00a0 Cal\u00a0 did a march fromFruitville to Oakland—MLK’s speech protesting violence–Oscar Grant… FNB, HNJ, Housekeys not Handcuffs…all peace…Chris arrives.<\/p>\n Cal\u00a0 remembers police arassment:\u00a0 friend hanging out on a beach–druk friend arrested for prowling—2 weeks ago…<\/p>\n PERFORMANCE PENS:\u00a0 How to properly demonstrate against the ordinance…need numbers–timing is important…shows on the 8th and the 15th who will be showing up to town….Wants to see the community too come out and exercise their right to ask for things…any request for anything…a Hug is considered aggressive panhandling–statement…sign cannot have a question regarding a request.<\/p>\n David Silva has arrived. with Tickets book….on particular days collectively outside the box–play music, requesting things that are technically illegal\u00a0 to request, the more ludicrous these requests the better…\u00a0 If\u00a0 with more than one person unless you’re playing music….fliers would be good…police likely to leave it alone and enforce after the crowd hasdied down..\u00a0 Not sure oof how to engage with the commuity…\u00a0\u00a0 Instruments being confiscated…need the media…<\/p>\n Elisse shows up…\u00a0 with goodies…Spang Outside the Box\u00a0 Protest…\u00a0 FNB 4\u00a0 PM on Saturday meeting…<\/p>\n Homeless Clean Sweep…Kip notes something to counter anti-homeless:\u00a0 document that nothing is changed by Stay-Away orders…mess is there,\u00a0 and cleaning it up…\u00a0 Hard to present information so that it’s very clear to the public…\u00a0 Follow-up to City Council…<\/p>\n Becky arrives..\u00a0 Follow someone around with a camera….Brent said bathroom was totally clean…\u00a0 Getting together with environmenalists..<\/p>\n Elisse: 70%\u00a0 of the homeless born here or grown up here–removed from their homes by economic pressures.\u00a0\u00a0 1000 people: simple housing….for\u00a0 folks with debt–funded by …\u00a0 Becky says HUFF position is anyone moved around be given a motel voucher..<\/p>\n I move we do the Small Claims Court..\u00a0\u00a0 Becky notes show the dollar and cents stuff to compare the cost…\u00a0 David and Becky stopping by FNB after 5 PM…can do a 15\u00a0 minute at 5:15\u00a0 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Janice\u00a0 sarasbati_1999@yahoo.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Resolution to support Small Claims Court stuff passes…<\/p>\n Ellisse asked why River St. Shelter people did gates etc.–so many drugs sold on the property–they couldn’t do anything about that… Janice notes they never tried to sell drugs to her…\u00a0 Janice–got to stop making people its permanent clients.\u00a0 I propose tabling and polling out there. \u00a0 Cal might be interested;\u00a0 Elisse\u00a0 will think about it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cal\u00a0 has no\u00a0 car.<\/p>\n 12:40 p.m.\u00a0 Van Camping:\u00a0 Kip\u00a0 friend sleeps in her car fed up with it….\u00a0 Becky says insist on a voucher if harassed… Janice: why not a public parking lot where you don’t have to move around…designated…have it in Paso Robles–public parking lots…in Los Angeles County…<\/p>\n Becky:\u00a0 HUfF position is calling for a nighttime carpark and\u00a0 campground.<\/p>\n Janice’s Concern:\u00a0 JD Miini Storage and 41st Ave….with them quite a few years…Loitering banned, only allowed there for 20 minutes, no-smoking areas (she lit incense), pets in vehicle,\u00a0 hallway and unit doors must be open at all times…Janice harassed\u00a0\u00a0 Only she got that letter…..management was there\u00a0 in a golf cart…she was looking at her fluids, considered “working on her van…”\u00a0 new management…Becky: they can’t put in new conditions……got letter last Saturday…..Becky and Janice may get together if Janice looks over lease with specifics.<\/p>\n MHCAN Concerns–Sherry: positive people need ot be there so that outside problems in the neighborhood don’t happen…1051 Cayuga.\u00a0 across the street from the Fire Station on\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New restrictive proposals: …They’ll\u00a0 cut one of her days off and close off where they\u00a0 …people who give her occasional use permit–\u00a0 they were going to have a Board meeting on Monday\u00a0 but woman was sick….\u00a0\u00a0 Janice back 3 months and is still on the waiting list.\u00a0 Elisse wants to collect data on how\u00a0 many beds .<\/p>\n Janice 61-year old woman having problems with mechanics..<\/p>\n Elisse will meet with Micah on Friday–wants to start to do some organizing heself–get\u00a0 his opinion…wants to build a group for homeless and poor–working to organize themselves and start dialogues with people whoa re housed and willing… <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HUFFsters:\u00a0 If you’ve looked over the e-mails of the last week, let me know what you think.\u00a0 I’m wondering what we should focus on as an action this week.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HUFF will, of course, be huddling Wednesday 2-4 at 11 AM … Continue reading
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\n11:20 a.m.\u00a0 Sherry, Gail, Jacks, Cal, Kip,\u00a0 Kevin…(Janice, Becky, David, Gail, James-in-the Rain and Elisse joined later—not everyone was there all the time)… \u00a0 Kip has a few ideas:KIP’S IDEAS ON THE AGENDA:\u00a0 PERFORMANCE PENS (at top of\u00a0 the Agenda)…HOMELESS CLEAN SWEEP…to\u00a0 counter what\u00a0 they’ll counter… Kevin–they let him\u00a0 sleep i the park, and a park\u00a0 worker said this good morning…Harvey West Park…he\u00a0 was alone…VAN CAMPING…Sherry got notice from Rainbow Gathering Hawaii–kitchen person arrested and given 24 hours…because they do’t have a permit and gathering…annual state…\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cal wanted to know gender pronouns:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. Foresty 800-832-1355<\/a>.. Say you disagree with forestry service,\u00a0 under constitution right to publicly assemble.\u00a0 Sunday night about 8 outside Grafix on Pacificc Ave…boy and a girll and non-lifethreatening inuries, both shot…hand and shoulder–bartender at Poet\u00a0 and Patriot…Brent and Tampico heard pop pop…<\/p>\n