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HUFF “Loose Cannon” Agenda Suggestions 8-15-24 (Athena & other HUFFsters make the Agenda—these are simply suggestions—some of them placeholders) Top of the Agenda ++++ Editors of Street Spirits or Street Sheets want articles. Check on-line to read at https://www.streetsheet.org/ or https://thestreetspirit.org/ ++++ The 6th in a series of educational protests against the recent homeless sweeps will focus on “Housing Matters” Director Phil Kramer 4-6 PM Monday August 19, 2023, Outside Housing matters at the Corner of river St. and Hiway 1 Free Food and Drinks. ++++ Antiwar signs Thurs 3:30-4:30 pm at the Morrisey Blvd overpass over hiway 1 ++++ Saturday 8-3 11 AM-12:30 PM Ocean and Water Stop genocide and support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza now. No more tax dollars for Israel. End the occupation and the apartheid system. Free all hostages and prisoners. 11 am to 12:30 pm every Saturday. Help hold up banners. More info: call Laura at 831-247-5332. ++++ Low 70s predicted and no rain predicted for the Thurs and for next week. Standard Stuff: Procedures and Preliminaries ++++ Passarounds & Handouts TBA ++++ Street Reports with particular focus on recent escalating police attacks ++++ Follow-up, organizing, and possible future use of Stand Off Survival Snatching forms ++++ Specific demands to press the Mental Health Advisory Board (MHAB) less police, more training presented at least Shitty Council and Board of Stupes meeting ++++ Specific targets: Press Conference at SCPD HQ, vigil at City Mangler, etc. ++++ The letter read to the Shitsters and Stupes can be found in flyer form at https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2024/07/20/keeley_protest--a_breath_of_sanity_from_the_s.pdf . ++++ The broader issue of the recent Coral St. and Pogonip police sweeps and sheriff/police abuses there is discussed at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/07/20/18868124.php ++++ Escalating creation of foreign homelessness in Gaza and Ukraine as well as Santa Cruz raids on survival encampments may be a way of uniting with other protests such as Hiroshima events and week long vigil against Pinetta’s pro-genocide posture. Reporting Back ++++ Watsonville Survival Camp Destruction (Wes White, Monica Tone calls) & Salinas Bataan Park protest (7-27) updates ++++ Preliminary analysis of excuses used to destroy survival encampments locally such as the Camping Services and Standards Ordinance (“the Camping Ban”) ++++ Outcome of last Monday’s 4th homeless activist protest and support for 5th “Kick Out Keeley and Kramer” protest at next Monday. Closer Inspection ++++ Still searching out Surveillance Camera Location (thru direct inquiry, observation, and public records) ++++ Any posted notices of impending raids on existing camps? Any court cases coming up? ++++ Examining MC 6.36 more closely—the Camping (Standards and Services Ordinance) Ban. Possible Topics for Future Discussion ++++ Stop the War Against the Poor Sweeps/Raids + Gaza Genocide Lanyards? ++++ New Strategies for Documenting Property Loss: Case #, Receipts, Audio recordings [Follow-Up action on Protests and Raids] ++++ Tourist Train Strategy & Spectacle Update: Locations? Flyers? ++++ Cooling Center when extreme heat threatens? Emergency gathering location ++++ Forming Specific Demands? (Stop the Sweeps, Reapportion funding to service existing camps) [Special research on $ spent by Kramer of FM and Morrison 0f Armory ++++ Govt. Reports: (City Council, Board of Supes, Mental Health Advisory Board) ++++ Incidents from PovertyPimp Palaces (Housing Matters, Armory) & Service Agencies (MH CAN, Grey Bears, FNB, etc.) ++++ Future Targets: City Attorney’s Office… City Hall…​Public Works Dept… Emeline/TelcCare/Supes…Public events with Kramer & Keeley Delayed Net-Show Access Summary of August 8th netshow: https://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/bathrobespierres-broadside-s-thursday-august-8-2024-show-flashes-back-to-august-29-2010-featuring-5-hours-of-interview-and-commentary-around-peacecamp-2010-with-a-lengthy-exchange-between-sgt/ Summary of August 11th netshow to be posted. ++++ To hear these netshows,: go to http://www.<http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html>huff<http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html>santacruz.org/Lostshows.html<http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html> and click on July 23rd and/or July 25th links there.