BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org
PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:Indybay-18571873
SEQUENCE:18615447
CREATED:20090219T032800Z
DESCRIPTION:Pro-Choice history was made in Oakland, California on January 15, 2009.  
 Walter Hoye, the self-appointed challenger of Oakland’s Bubble Ordinance 
 was convicted for his violation of the ordinance in a jury trial before 
 Alameda County Superior Court Judge Stuart Hing.* The bubble ordinance 
 creates a barrier of protection for women entering any reproductive health 
 care facility in Oakland. It prohibits anti-Choice protestors from 
 approaching within 8 feet of a person entering or leaving a clinic, within 
 a 100 foot parameter of the entrance to the clinic. It protects clients, 
 clinic personnel and escorts. \n\nFrom the moment the bubble was passed by 
 Oakland City Council, Walter Hoye deliberately and flagrantly violated the 
 ordinance. Every Tuesday, Hoye came from his Union City home to protest in 
 front of a clinic in Oakland. He repeatedly approached clients, staff 
 members and escorts entering the clinic. Hoye’s Anti-Choice allies hid 
 inside a box in the back of a van and secretly videoed these events, in 
 order to provide a defense for Hoye’s behavior. Ironically, the defense 
 video proved to the jury that Hoye had violated the ordinance and sealed 
 his fate with them. They deliberated for 4 days before finding him guilty. 
 \n\nOn February 19, 2009, Walter Hoye will be sentenced by Judge Hing. We 
 want to fill the court room with supporters of Choice to demonstrate to the 
 Court our desire to see Hoye punished to the maximum allowed by the law, 
 for his disdain for this hard-won protection of women in Oakland. A 
 broad-based coalition of East Bay organizations and individuals, led by 
 clinic directors and clinic escorts, have worked for the protective bubble 
 for over 10 years. Nancy Nadel, from the beginning until its passage, 
 advocated for the protection and wrote the ordinance that was eventually 
 passed unanimously by Oakland City Council. The ordinance would be 
 meaningless if the Oakland Police, the City Attorney’s Office and the 
 Alameda District Attorney’s office had not enforced it. \n\nThis is a 
 rare and welcome victory for women and our entire community. Please come 
 and witness this important victory on February 19th. Tell your friends. 
 Join us!\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/18/18571873.php
SUMMARY:PRO-CHOICE COURT SUPPORT NEEDED!
LOCATION:Place: Courtroom of Honorable Stuart Hing \nW. Wiley Courthouse, Room 109 
 (5 th floor) \n661 Washington Street , Oakland , CA. 94607 \nA few blocks 
 from 12th St Oakland BART\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/18/18571873.php
DTSTART:20090219T210000Z
DTEND:20090219T223000Z
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR