more from tent city
Posted on April 14, 2009 – 10:50 PM | by livmoe
Forwarded text from Greg Bunker of Francis House:
Sacramento Tent City Alert
Wednesday, 4-15-09
10 am
We are calling on all Homeless Advocates to bear witness and stand in solidarity with our homeless guests who are being forced to move from Tent City with no safe and legal place to sleep at night!
There are over 1,200 homeless folks sleeping on the streets any given night, according to the Sac Co. Homeless Count 2009. St. John’s Shelter is still turning away over 200 women each night. The 100 folks who are still sleeping at Tent City have become “VISIBLE” due to the national media attention. They represent a bigger societal and systemic problem. Are we going to allow them to be scattered and hidden once again?
The City Police will be at Tent City most likely on Wednesday to enforce that folks leave the private property so that “fencing” may be done to keep them off. Those who refuse to leave will be either “cited” or physically removed most likely starting on Thursday.
We would like to “bear witness” starting on Wednesday.
Come to Tent City located behind Blue Diamond.
Take 160 N (16th St.)
Go past Big Al’s Furniture on the right
Turn Right on Dreyer St. ( Before The Casino Café)
Go to the end of the Street and Park
Walk up the bike Trail and meet on the Levy
For those who are moved to participate in a nonviolent Civil Disobedience, please read attached purpose, information and guidelines. Even if you choose NOT to do Civil Disobedience, we need your support and presence!