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DESCRIPTION:Sheriff Wowak's deputies have stepped up their campaign to crush the 
 peaceful on-going protest of Occupy Santa Cruz on the steps of the 
 courthouse on Water St.\n\nAuthorities have moved from threats, to 
 "lodging" tickets, to seizure of property without charges or receipts, to a 
 new Curfew on the Constitution.  In an unprecedented move Sunday 
 night--without any public debate or Supervisoral vote, armed sheriffs 
 announced no peaceful protest would be allowed 7 PM to 7 AM.  \n\nThis 
 closure of the County property to peaceful public use and 1st Amendment 
 activity is both unwarranted and unconstitutional.\n\nThe General Assembly 
 of Occupy Santa Cruz consensed Monday night to support activists going to 
 the Board of Supervisors to urge the public to stop this latest 
 authoritarian grab of public space.\n\nOn Sunday morning 60 riot police 
 showed up in riot gear,jack boots, and body armor with batons drawn.  See 
 "Santa Cruz Co. Sheriff's Dept. Dismantles Occupy Santa Cruz Geodesic Dome 
 and Structures at Courthouse" at 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/04/18701700.php  \n\nThey 
 destroyed the "Occu-Dome"--a structure set up to provide protection for 
 protesters from the rain and cold and storage for their literature.  They 
 seized property and personal effects from protesters without giving 
 receipts.\n\nTwelve hours later, they suddenly announced that even sitting 
 on the steps with a sign in front of the county building would be adjudged 
 a "trespass" crime and subject the "criminal" to 6 months in jail and/or 
 $1000 fine. \n\nTwo men who maintained a vigil there all through Sunday 
 night and Monday morning were arrested, handcuffed, and jailed.\n\nThe city 
 has simultaneously announced it will be deporting and dispersing the 
 several hundred Occupy Santa Cruz campers in San Lorenzo Park, many of them 
 homeless, in the dead of winter with no alternative shelter available.   
 This latest mass expulsion is slated to take place 5 PM Wednesday December 
 7th, Santa Cruz's own Day of Infamy.\n\nThe federal court in San Jose has 
 delayed action on an earlier Public Nuisance claim by Barisone and city 
 lawyers intent on crushing the protest, requiring the City to come to court 
 in early January to address issues of freedom of speech and assembly. 
 \n\nRather than wait for this lawful process, City Attorney Barisone and 
 Parks and Rec boss Dannettee Shoemaker have moved to shortcut the 
 constitution and administratively declare the encampment a Public 
 Nuisance--without any judicial review or legislative process.   \n\nSee 
 "Police Serve Eviction Notice for Wed. 5pm on Occupy Santa Cruz in San 
 Lorenzo Park"  at http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/05/18701842.php 
 .\n\nEven those not happy with some aspects of this protest should 
 recognize the seriousness of these new Constitution-clipping measures for 
 all future protests, regardless of who is doing them.\n\nCome on down to 
 the County Building tomorrow at 9 AM to speak out against these 
 undemocratic actions.  \n\nCheck out occupysantacruz on facebook.  Support 
 actions on Tuesday--a National Day of Housing Takeovers.\n\nAttorneys and 
 those with legal expertise should contact Ed Frey (479-8911) and/or Steve 
 Pleich (466-6078).\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/05/18701860.php
SUMMARY:Speak Out to the Supes
LOCATION:701 Ocean St.  5th Floor of the County Building   Board of Supervisors 
 Chambers
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/05/18701860.php
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