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DESCRIPTION:Sidewalk demo of homeless folks, their supporters, and those outraged at 
 last Friday's court decision making sleeping downtown a jailing crime for 
 Anna Richardson and Miguel de Leon.\n\nThis Injunction was sought by the 
 SCPD, by city employees, and by four businesses downtown including Bunny's 
 Shoes.\n\nThe impact of the decision expands far beyond these two 
 performers, since there are 1500-2000 homeless in Santa Cruz of whom less 
 than 10% have shelter throughout the summer.\n\nHomeless people face $97 
 citations, police harassment, theft and destruction of their property, and 
 discrimination.\n\nIt is piling absurdity upon cruelty to ban sleeping 
 downtown on pain of jail, yet allow no legal place for homeless people to 
 sleep.  MC 6.36.010 makes all nighttime sleeping illegal outside on public 
 property already; the Injunction adds a jail penalty to the downtown area 
 for this homeless couple.\n\nActivists will also be presenting a Pledge on 
 Human Rights and Harmony for merchants to display in their windows or in 
 their stores in soldarity if they choose.\n\nThe pledge reads: "This 
 business does not discriminate.  We support Human Rights for the homeless 
 community.  In particular, the right to sleep at night--not anywhere and 
 everywhere--but somewhere."\n\nEducational protest was recently successful 
 in restoring a positive relationship between Jack's (the hamburger joint 
 next to the Nickelodeon) and the homeless community after numerous 
 complaints of discrimination there.\n\nSolidarity in resisting the police 
 attack on the Farmer's Market Drum Circle has kept it going every 
 Wednesday.\n\nThe Sleeping Ban was abolished in Los Angeles, San Diego, 
 Richmond, and Laguna Beach. If redneck and yuppie communities can act 
 reasonably towards the homeless, Santa Cruz can be persuaded to do the 
 same.\n\nSince the Downtown Association and their proxies on City Council 
 (Robinson, Coonerty, Matthews) has been leading the crackdown on the 
 homeless, it's time to "crack back".\n\nDon't crack up, get crackin' ! Come 
 on down and support real change downtown.\n\nMore info on this situation at 
  http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/06/02/18599901.php and 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/28/18598906.php ,\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/06/05/18600705.php
SUMMARY:Downtown Protest Against the Sleeping Ban Injunction and Law
LOCATION:On the sidewalk near Bunny's Shoes in downtown Santa Cruz at 1350 Pacific 
 Ave.and its sister store across the street
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/06/05/18600705.php
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