HOMES NOT JAILS TAKES OVER VACANT BUILDING FOR WORLD HOMELESS ACTION DAY
Wednesday October 10, 2012 on World Homeless Action Day, Homes Not Jails
will hold an open building occupation to provide housing and to fight
against the criminalization of homelessness. In solidarity with squatters
across the world and allies for human rights, there will be a rally
beginning at 5pm in Dolores Park, followed by a march to take the message
to the streets, culminating in a public takeover of a vacant space.Currently in the US, there are 18.5 million vacant homes and 3.5 million
homeless people; in San Francisco the figures are 31,000 vacant housing
units to an estimated 8,000 homeless folks. "This is greed - not an issue of scarcity or supply and demand," says
Homes Not Jails collective member. "These resources are being wasted."
Another collective member who has participated in similar actions in the
past describes public housing takeovers as "incredible and exciting,
something you've got to take part in to believe."Fraudulent foreclosures and evictions are ravaging the United States Still
many homes in San Francisco are intentionally kept vacant contributing to
artificially inflated housing prices in the most expensive rental market in
the United States. Because of these greedy actions by banks and landlords,
many people are losing their homes, unable to pay outrageous rent prices,
and ending up homeless on the streets.Homes not Jails invites you to join in taking back what has been stolen
from we the people.# # #
will hold an open building occupation to provide housing and to fight
against the criminalization of homelessness. In solidarity with squatters
across the world and allies for human rights, there will be a rally
beginning at 5pm in Dolores Park, followed by a march to take the message
to the streets, culminating in a public takeover of a vacant space.Currently in the US, there are 18.5 million vacant homes and 3.5 million
homeless people; in San Francisco the figures are 31,000 vacant housing
units to an estimated 8,000 homeless folks. "This is greed - not an issue of scarcity or supply and demand," says
Homes Not Jails collective member. "These resources are being wasted."
Another collective member who has participated in similar actions in the
past describes public housing takeovers as "incredible and exciting,
something you've got to take part in to believe."Fraudulent foreclosures and evictions are ravaging the United States Still
many homes in San Francisco are intentionally kept vacant contributing to
artificially inflated housing prices in the most expensive rental market in
the United States. Because of these greedy actions by banks and landlords,
many people are losing their homes, unable to pay outrageous rent prices,
and ending up homeless on the streets.Homes not Jails invites you to join in taking back what has been stolen
from we the people.# # #
Contact: Tony
Number: (415) 525-2403
Email: hnjevent@gmail.com
Twitter: #sfhnj
URL: http://www.homesnotjailssf.org/
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