Two Flyers at the Recent Protest Against the Gaza Genocide and the S.C. Anti-Homeless Raid

Beginning two Mondays ago, Food Not Bombs, HUFF and anti-war activists gathered from 4-6 PM along Water St. at Market next to the boarded-up Ginza restaurant and next to Mayor Fred ("Fast Lane") Keeley demanding an end to the war on the poor here and in Gaza.

The protests there have been growing in numbers and will resume Monday May 22nd at 4 PM at the same spot. The point is to encourage the Mayor to take action to stop the destruction of homeless property and disruption of homeless lives happening regularly along the Coral St. sidewalks near the so-called "Housing Matters" complex (better known to some of us as "Funding Matters").

And to demand the Mayor lead City Council action to restore peace, civil rights, and homes to the Gazan population--now being bombed daily in violation of International Court of Justice ruling with U.S.supplied munitions.

Both flyers were distributed at the protest against the hypocritical Keeley-Panetta reading of Sinclair Lewis's "It Can't Happen Here." on July 20th. 4 black-clad "security" personnel lingered nearby, with two cops and a squad car prominently posted there. The event locked the doors against both outside protesters and critical community members who had heard the event was open and public.. For two hours, 50 or more protesters gathered outside demanding an end to the homeless sweeps in Santa Cruz and an immediate ceasefire and settlement in Gaza.

The City Council, led by "Fast Lane" Fred refused to call for a ceasefire; Panetta's Democratic Party's last-gasp campaign against Trump has refused to demand Biden stop arming the Israeli genociders.

There will be more protests against U.S. funding of the Gaza slaughter.. A regular 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.protest assembles each Saturday at the corner of Ocean and Water.

On Sunday, July 21, 2-4 p.m. there'll be a Vigil at San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz. Speakers include Rolla Ayadi, who has family in Gaza and Stephen Zunes, Middle East scholar. Singing led by Bob Reid, Gail Swain and Michael Levy., according to their handouts.