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Homes Not Jails World Homesless Action Day
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Date:
Monday, October 10, 2011
Time:
5:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Event Type:
Protest
Organizer/Author:
Homes not Jails
Location Details:
Civic Center, Larkin St. Boundary
Homes not Jails and other groups and individuals in solidarity with 2nd annual World Homeless Action Day will occupy a series of buildings on 10/10/11
Rally at civic center-larkin st. side 5pm followed by a march to a main occupation and direct action at an egregious example of wasted housing and corporate greed. An additional 3-4 buildings will be occupied and opened as a public housing occupation.
Throughout the day, there will be city wide occupations in three other neighborhoods by other autonomous groups.
A total of 700 housing units will be occupied and liberated on this day.
Planned guests include Brass Liberation Orchestra, Dee Allen, Tommy Mecca and other music, poetry and speeches.
Join us! Sieze wasted housing and fight corporate greed.
Added to the calendar on Thu, Oct 6, 2011 9:08PM
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World Homeless Action Day - Homes Not Jails - Rally, March and Citywide Open Housing Occupations!
October 10th, 2011 5:00 pm
Civic Center (Larkin & Fulton Sts.) San Francisco
***Don't miss the march!!!
Here is the Media Advisory that is going out now:
San Francisco – Squatters collective, Homes Not Jails, convenes at Civic Center on World Homeless Action Day to rally, take to the streets and, occupy over 10 vacant buildings consisting of more than 700 housing units. Homes Not Jails is taking Direct Action on October 10th, by staging multiple public 'open occupations' of vacant residential housing in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco. Hundreds of homeless individuals, community leaders, activists, immigrant community members, children, families, social workers, squatters, students, educators, and San Franciscans of all stripes are gathering this Monday at 5pm in Civic Center.
The group is rallying for the right to housing and engaging in Direct Action by marching directly into vacant property and reclaiming it for homeless families and individuals. Tours of the wasted housing will be available for those who come inside before the doors are blockaded by the police.
Organizers are outraged that while approximately 10,000 San Franciscans are homeless on any given night, according to 2010 Census Bureau data, over 30,000 housing units remain vacant. Organizers know that vacant housing is a unacceptable waste of resources and that it should be utilized by those who are most in need.
In the past year, five housing rights demonstrations in the San Francisco have included lively housing occupations, and this Monday' s action will be the largest, most exciting and educational occupation yet. A community assembly addressing homelessness and the housing crisis will take place on the sidewalk outside of the main occupation site. Live music, spoken word, poetry, and hot meals by Food Not Bombs will be served.
The October 10th direct actions are in solidarity with OccupySF as well as the 34 countries on every continent throughout the world, who are engaging in unique actions on World Homeless Action Day. The San Francisco event will begin with a rally at 5:00pm, and at 5:30pm the group will march to various undisclosed vacant properties to occupy, support and participate in the housing takeovers.
Event updates and details will be available throughout the day/night on Monday Oct. 10th at http://www.HomesNotJailsSF.org and 1.877.50.SQUAT
October 10th, 2011 5:00 pm
Civic Center (Larkin & Fulton Sts.) San Francisco
***Don't miss the march!!!
Here is the Media Advisory that is going out now:
San Francisco – Squatters collective, Homes Not Jails, convenes at Civic Center on World Homeless Action Day to rally, take to the streets and, occupy over 10 vacant buildings consisting of more than 700 housing units. Homes Not Jails is taking Direct Action on October 10th, by staging multiple public 'open occupations' of vacant residential housing in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco. Hundreds of homeless individuals, community leaders, activists, immigrant community members, children, families, social workers, squatters, students, educators, and San Franciscans of all stripes are gathering this Monday at 5pm in Civic Center.
The group is rallying for the right to housing and engaging in Direct Action by marching directly into vacant property and reclaiming it for homeless families and individuals. Tours of the wasted housing will be available for those who come inside before the doors are blockaded by the police.
Organizers are outraged that while approximately 10,000 San Franciscans are homeless on any given night, according to 2010 Census Bureau data, over 30,000 housing units remain vacant. Organizers know that vacant housing is a unacceptable waste of resources and that it should be utilized by those who are most in need.
In the past year, five housing rights demonstrations in the San Francisco have included lively housing occupations, and this Monday' s action will be the largest, most exciting and educational occupation yet. A community assembly addressing homelessness and the housing crisis will take place on the sidewalk outside of the main occupation site. Live music, spoken word, poetry, and hot meals by Food Not Bombs will be served.
The October 10th direct actions are in solidarity with OccupySF as well as the 34 countries on every continent throughout the world, who are engaging in unique actions on World Homeless Action Day. The San Francisco event will begin with a rally at 5:00pm, and at 5:30pm the group will march to various undisclosed vacant properties to occupy, support and participate in the housing takeovers.
Event updates and details will be available throughout the day/night on Monday Oct. 10th at http://www.HomesNotJailsSF.org and 1.877.50.SQUAT
For more information:
http://homesnotjailssf.com
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