homes not jails rally and march

Submitted by pedalnoise on Fri, 04/06/2007 - 12:30am. action | anarchy | squatting

Start: 04/07/2007 - 12:00pm

rally with speakers, food not bombs, music. then march thru the mission to the takeover site with more food music and unplanned events

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Homes Not Jails Rally, March and Occupation
Sat. 4/7, 12 noon
rally @ mission and 24th street then march to the house occupation site

On Sat. 4/7, Homes Not Jails activists will be occupying a long-vacant building in San Francisco from which all the tenants were Ellis evicted several years ago. We will be protesting the real estate speculation which leads to homelessness and will claim the building for affordable housing. ( Those participating in the occupation will be engaging in civil disobedience and thus will be subject to arrest. )

At 12 noon on 4/7, supporters will rally at Mission St. & 24th St. then march to the site of the occupied building in a show of support for seizing vacant housing to house those who have none. We will have signs and banners available, but feel free to bring your own.

If you wish to participate in the occupation, please contact either (415) 282-6543 or volunteer [at] sftu.org BEFORE FRI. 4/6 for more details. Occupiers should NOT have outstanding warrants, nor should they bring any illegal substances, weapons, or valuables to the occupation.

http://www.sftu.org/hnj.html

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HNJ has organized at least

Submitted by Mark (not verified) on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 10:56am.

HNJ has organized at least one search team almost every week since 1992. On any given search, HNJ opens from one to a half-dozen buildings. Wooding estimates that in the past five years, over 250 search teams have opened between 700 and 800 buildings. If the building looks "squattable," as some HNJ members say, they replace the landlord's snapped padlock with their own or leave a window open, ready for any homeless person who might attend their next public meeting. From the weekly meeting, HNJ regulars then accompany the homeless person to the new squat, let them in, and provide repair, maintenance, and legal support during the months ahead.

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