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DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a: Housing Not Handcuffs Sunrise Vigil\nwith First They 
 Came for the Homeless\n\n \n\nPlease come by and support the First They 
 Came for the Homeless intentional tent collective on the steps of the city 
 hall as they continue their ongoing protest amidst wind, rain, living 
 challenges and violent militarized police raids.\n\nThe City Manager 
 estimated in his recent report to the City Council that some $5.6M is spent 
 yearly by the Berkeley Police on dealing with the homeless. Each of the 
 ongoing raids on the First They Came for the Homeless protest encampments 
 is estimated to cost between $30,000 and $50,000.  At the November 4th 5 
 AM raid, Barbara Brust, a disabled 65 year old woman and founder of 
 "Consider The Homeless" who cooks and brings food to Berkeley's homeless, 
 District 2 candidate Nanci Armstrong-Temple, and Michelle, a communications 
 organizer, were violently arrested and injured.\n\nLike Barbara, Nanci and 
 Michelle, neighbors and many others donate time, food, cooking, and 
 resources and work with members of the encampment for well being and 
 sustainability in the face of dire economic, political, health, housing and 
 environmental difficulty.\n\nCommunity advocacy for housing justice, humane 
 treatment of people living on the streets and opposition to misuse and 
 privatization of public commons has fallen on deaf ears at city council 
 meetings. Instead of helping the city has made the situation much worse - 
 already resulting in deaths of homeless people.\n\nA recent ordinance 
 makes  it illegal to take up more than a  2 x 2 foot space for belongings 
 on the street although council members promote big development projects 
 that block off whole sections of sidewalks for high rent, high rise, high 
 profit constructions. Does anybody want those? The city is failing to 
 address the housing needs for the people here and there is a significant 
 rise in the number of homeless students.   Please help us create an 
 intentional tent encampment with water and sanitation access on a 
 designated city property.\n\nPlease contact the city manager, city council 
 members and the mayor and tell them to\nSTOP THE RAIDS!\n\nAll phone 
 numbers below begin with (510)\n\nCity Manager 
 Administration\n981-7000\n\nAnderson, Maxwell, City Council District 
 3\n981-7130   MAnderson@cityofberkeley.info\n\nArreguin, Jesse,  City 
 Council District 4\n981-7140   
 JArreguin@cityofberkeley.info\n\nCapitelli, Lauri,  City Council District 
 5\n981-7150  lcapitelli@cityofberkeley.info\n\nDroste, Lori, City Council 
 District 8\n981-7180  LDroste@cityofberkeley.info\n\nMaio, Linda  City 
 Council District 1\n981-7110  lmaio@cityofberkeley.info\n\nMoore, Darryl  
 City Council District 2\n981-7120  DAM1@cityofberkeley.info\n\nWengraf, 
 Susan,  City Council District 6\n981-7160  
 SWengraf@cityofberkeley.info\n\nWorthington, Kriss,  City Council District 
 7\n981-7170  KWorthington@cityofberkeley.info\n\nMayor\nBates, Tom,  
 Mayor\n981-7100  Mayor@cityofberkeley.info\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/11/06/18793158.php
SUMMARY:Housing Not Handcuffs Sunrise Vigil with First They Came for the Homeless
LOCATION:Berkeley New City Hall Steps\nMilvia between Allston & Center, Berkeley, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/11/06/18793158.php
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