Squat Forcibly Evicted by Police

On Monday night 30 people were evicted from their homes. Witnesses
recounted that several people were being detained at the scene. There
are now 30 homeless people as a direct result of the eviction by a major
housing corporation. Members of the Autonomous Collective have denounced
this cold hearted eviction and our planning direct action in response to
the actions of affluent businesses against the common people. The
Autonomous Collective is calling on people to attend the next Homes Not
Jails meeting to plan actions, Tuesday 5:00pm at the Coalition on
Homelessness, 468 Turk St. Call 415-346-3740.

Homes Not Jails, Food Not Bombs, Housing Now!

The Autonomous Collective Statement-
“Today, Monday Jan. 27th, at approx. 9pm we were evicted from the
Mansion Squat in the affluent Pacific Heights neighborhood. Witnesses
stated that 7 people were forcibly held by the Police. We are, at
present, unsure if any arrests were made. There are 30 people now
homeless. The Squat we were in was a halfway house run by a church and
was then later sold toa major real estate corporation, United Dominion
Realty Trust (udrt.com), the owners of the neighboring upper class
apartment complex. There are plans to convert the property into
expensive apartments. The squat occupies the last piece of ungentrified
property in a neighborhood which was predominantly African American.
There was a great deal of Black Panther organizing in the past here, and
a popular music hall called ‘Winter land’ on the same block. The
neighborhood was gentrified specifically to rid the community of ‘The
Black Power Movement’. Why have 30 people been made homeless?!? We urge
people to call UDRT and ask them "why has your company made 30 people
homeless?" or come to the meeting of Homes Not Jails at the Coalition of
Homelessness at 468 Turk St. on Tuesday January 28th at 5pm."

UDRT can be phoned or written at:
San Francisco Office
5820 Stoneridge Mall Road
Suite 219
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone: 925-224-8670
Fax: 925-224-8657