{"id":13404,"date":"2019-11-25T10:43:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T18:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=13404"},"modified":"2019-11-25T10:43:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T18:43:48","slug":"update-on-the-housing-justice-village-at-oakland-city-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2019\/11\/25\/update-on-the-housing-justice-village-at-oakland-city-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE on the HOUSING JUSTICE VILLAGE at Oakland City Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>November 25, 2019 &#8211; Update from Adrienne Fong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning, 19 people were arrested outside Oakland City Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bail Funds are needed for 19 unhoused people &amp; their advocates arrested for sleeping on the lawn at city hall donations can be sent to EOC via PayPal &#8211;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:kandace.e@gmail.com\">kandace.e@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;. All are being held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each person needs $375. for the bail bonds to get out. Folks are charged with PC 148 (A)C &#8220;obstructing an officer&#8221;. Arraignment is Wed 11\/27, 9 AM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See more info below photo!<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo by: &nbsp;Lauren Montana Swiger&nbsp;<\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dl-mail.aolmail.com\/ws\/download\/mailboxes\/@.id==VjN-o4pWBEt6OXx0TuTaDyD7Jq4cZxeSjJTlzLxuX9ZBlduyxTdSe7m3GqOUUblKIQ-k-OZtZrw2rULBXQ-scIJXZQ\/messages\/@.id==AK5SizZqS7mJXdwe1gCkENd5A_o\/content\/parts\/@.id==2\/raw?appid=aolwebmail&amp;ymreqid=3424e100-25d4-8d73-2f93-4b1123010000&amp;token=zitEzqOML3j84e6ealFTT5U7-km5qEQF52lp7AcCuBaQgjiv_sqt1D-qK318FeiEosCx1lgIYkyVqQmYUCJpbbLFN1J7ubcao5RRuUohD6T45m1mvDatQsFdD6xwgldl\" alt=\"Image may contain: night and outdoor\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KTVU Coverage: &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Police clear activists at Oakland City Hall who were protesting &#8216;cruel&#8217; treatment of homeless<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><em>(See site for photos)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/police-clear-activists-at-oakland-city-hall-who-were-protesting-cruel-treatment-of-homeless?fbclid=IwAR1ziS4ReW1jJiknLHS54uSrrPRGCrOAHCLYbRhv5-Kqul-rSWTg18RAvek\">https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/police-clear-activists-at-oakland-city-hall-who-were-protesting-cruel-treatment-of-homeless?fbclid=IwAR1ziS4ReW1jJiknLHS54uSrrPRGCrOAHCLYbRhv5-Kqul-rSWTg18RAvek<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oakland police cleared out a group of homeless activistis&nbsp;just after midnight on Monday just outside of City Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said the group had violated the city&#8217;s curfew and some activists had to be physically carried away. City workers broke down tents and tossed them into the back of a truck. Roughly a dozen people were detained and their hands were cuffed in zip ties, according to witnesses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move by police follows what had been a mostly peaceful protest first set up Sunday at noon by a group called Housing Justice Village at Frank Ogawa&nbsp;Plaza near Oakland City Hall. Activists set up&nbsp; camp&nbsp;to provide a safe place for the city&#8217;s homeless&nbsp;population and protest what organizers say are civil and human rights&nbsp;violations committed by the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The activists are calling for an end to what they say are &#8220;cruel&nbsp;and inhumane anti-homeless practices&#8221; by the city, including eviction and&nbsp;demolition of camps, and towing of recreational vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The village camp at City Hall is intended &#8220;to create space to give&nbsp;our folks the opportunity for some healing after all the trauma and brutality&nbsp;we have all endured,&#8221; said Housing Justice Village founder Needa Bee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The camp opened with about 18 people who Bee&nbsp;said have nowhere else to go, along with both &#8220;housed and unhoused&#8221;&nbsp;supporters. &#8220;We&#8217;re tired of being pushed around and treated like we&#8217;re not&nbsp;human,&#8221; Bee said, adding that &#8220;People are welcome to come down and find out&nbsp;how they can plug in&#8221; to help<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re here to protest on behalf of unhoused folks and ask&nbsp;questions&#8221; about funding and solutions the group says were approved two years&nbsp;ago but have not been implemented. The homeless population in Oakland has&nbsp;doubled during that time, Bee said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We call it a village, but it&#8217;s definitely bigger than just a&nbsp;village,&#8221; Bee said. &#8220;The reality is the mayor (Libby Schaff) has an amazing&nbsp;PR machine and we want to utilize this time to get the truth out.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizers say they plan to distribute meals, make legal support&nbsp;available, hold discussions on solutions to homelessness, offer skill&nbsp;training, and nightly moving screenings. The camp posted&nbsp;updates on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheVillageInOakland\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;at&nbsp;and on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VillageOakland\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schaaf&#8217;s office did not return comment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you to Tristen S. for much of the info.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 25, 2019 &#8211; Update from Adrienne Fong This morning, 19 people were arrested outside Oakland City Hall. Bail Funds are needed for 19 unhoused people &amp; their advocates arrested for sleeping on the lawn at city hall donations can be sent to EOC via PayPal &#8211;&nbsp;kandace.e@gmail.com&nbsp;. 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