Building Towards Tent City: Week Four In Front of Coonerty's Bookshop

With 27 potential plaintiffs willing to file suit to overturn police harasssment of homeless people at night, the weekly Sunday tabling at 1520 Pacific Avenue is attracting more volunteers and supporters.

Potential entertainment this weekend: a debate between a Coonerty stand-in and a Sleeping Ban opponent, some new satirical songs against anti-homeless laws, a speak out and general discussion/ debate on emergency solutions to homelessness in Santa Cruz (campground/carparks, lifting the camping ban generally, lifting it in limited areas of town, squats, shopping cart tent cities in the parks, etc), coaching on how to Fight Back in the Courts, special training on Talking Back to the SCPD, and more!

Help plan events for August 12th and beyond. (All-night guerrilla theater movies at night? A day of teach-in activity?

Prepare speeches for City Council on July 24th.

Munchies, signs, flyer, songs, shouts, hoots, and chatter!

Take reports on the latest ticketing madness in downtown Santa Cruz on Pacific Avenue and thereabouts.

A possible report from street tarotcard reader Jason Paschal, busted for denouncing O'Neill's. When Paschal called the police to report being spat on and called "nigger", he was arrested for "disturbing the peace."

Vigil Against Two Wars (the War on the Poor in Santa Cruz and the War in Iraq/Iran): Say NO to the occupation of Iraq, the war provocations against Iran, and the failure of "progressive" politicians to take action!

More info and to volunteer call 831-423-4833