No On N Protest

No On N activists, lead by the POWER org, took their campaign to the streets remeniscent of civil rights campaigns of the past. The were out to protest the Care Not Cash Initiative introduced by Supervisor Gavin Newsom, who is rumored to be springboarding to the Mayor's office off the initiative.

No On N activists commented:
"We are out here because we are trying to expose the relationship between the business class and Gavin Newsom, they are in the bar together trying to make homeless people disappear". Says Cindy Wiesner of POWER. Many members of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association (GGRA) have contributed directly to the 'Counterfeit Cash' initiative and Kathleen Harrington hosted a fundraiser for Prop N."

While most protests in San Francisco seem to be dominated by priviledged white middle class anarchists. This protest included elements from a different anarchist branch, the street and squatter punks as they walked the picket line of African Americans, Asians, Latinos and others. A Latina protestor commented:

"As homeless GA recipients, we are good for small businesses" contends Yolanda Catzalco, of People Organized to Win Employment Rights, "We work cleaning the streets in front of business in return for our cash payments, and we use our pay to support local business by buying food, toiletries and clothes... We are here to demand that Kathleen Harrington and GGRA stop funding the "Counterfeit Cash" initiative and start putting their contributions towards real solutions to poverty and homelessness."

She also noted that if Proposition N passes no additional services are guaranteed and the shelter system is already overbooked. She also noted that via Workfare homeless people are already working for their fare share, in fact if Prop. N passes the hourly wage of a homeless person on welfare will be just $.11.

The Proposition N activists can be reached at 415-864-8372 or at http://www.nomorehomelessness.org