greetings everyone,

the day we hoped would not come has arrived.
this morning, a little after 5 am, the sherriffs department started the unjust eviction of the southcentral farmers. They entered the farm and started the process of forcefully evicting the hundreds of compas that are encamped and chained inside the 14 acre farm in southcentral farm.


The police in order to stop support from arriving to the farm have tried to close down streets and intimidate supporters who are arriving from all over the state. Reports since 5 am have included the arrival of several trucks and bulldozers that are ready to enter the farm.


a recent update by a member of the autonomous peoples collective states that people outside of the farm are starting peaceful civil disobedience and are blocking the 41st and alameda entrance from further police presence. there is an increasing amount of media, supporters and others who are joining in the effort to save the largest urban farm in the country. Mainstream media reports from helicopters show the sherrifs department using chainsaws to cut concrete in a very dangerous fashion next to civillians inside the farm.

The autonomous peoples collective is making the call for supporters and observers to come and help with saving the farm. if you cannot make it to the farm, please go to the mayors office/city hall for a sit in. there are also reports of many affinity groups protesting around the farm. Lets make it clear to horowitz and the city that the farm is for the people who work the land.

i have just received news that the police are now pushing back the supporters and are using battons to arrest and take the protesters outside the farm. the situation is now escalating to the police repression.



updates will come throughout the day.

peace,


ps.

please call the mayors office and jan perry's office telling them to support and withdraw the officers from the area.

jan perry 323-846-2651 or 213-473-7009

Mayor Villaraigosa 213-978-0600

Delevoper, Horowitz office number 310 440-7878

I just called the mayor's office and was told that the "mayor has no authority to stop the eviction". May I ask then what is the job of the mayor? I was told it was Sheriff Bacca. Another run around and more frustration in a very frusterating / heart breaking situation.

Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff.
(323) 526-5541

Solidarity from the east coast

The above moron's incitement to riot is poor advice. The deputies are enforcing the law and they don't give a rat's ass about the politics. I would suggest that most of the lefty weenies don't want to spend any time in the always-lovely county jail...unless you LIKE the sort of things that go on there. Little, thin, young guys are usually passed around, and they don't have condoms in jail. So perhaps you'd like to think again about "molotov cocktails" and "throwing bricks".

This person has every right to develope the land that he owns you morons. Leave him alone.

Check out the lawyers past history representing activist causes...he is a sell out. maybe if they had good legal representation they would OWN the farm.

What do the organizers plan on doing with the funds that they collected to buy the farm. They might want to consider donating to a needy family in the community or buying a piece of land in the community where they can build low-cost housing and sustain living environmnet.

This is a typical example of someone putting their already thick wallet before the welfare of other, less fortunate people.

Also worth noting was the LA County Sheriff’s attempt to block the press from reporting the eviction.

An excerpt from my correspondence with local KFI’s News Director:

ME: “I wonder if you have any more information…regarding a restriction of press coverage from a block or so away as reported on your station earlier today. A member of the press was recorded questioning the public relations officer for the Sheriff’s Dept. who indicated that he could not comment on the restriction of the press from what was not a crime scene and should have been easily accessible by the press. Members of the press then forcibly crossed the police barricade to provide coverage as was their right. Was this journalist a representative of KFI or press from another media source?”

KFI: “The media did not cross the police line with any force. Media members just ignored police and crossed the bogus line. KFI did have a reporter who did so. I do not believe our reporter asked the questions but he did record the PIO avoiding the question.”

If you want a farm so much, tear out your house and plant vegetables.