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The situation as of 9:15 pm Saturday, March 4th
A convergence of the farmers and their supporters to defend the farm is on for this Sunday at 3pm.
Someone torn down the eviction notices and new notices have been reposted for an eviction on Tuesday.
Lawyers representing the farmers are appealing the eviction notice. This court action could possibly stop the clock on the eviction for 2 to 3 days while the court hears the appeals.
No word from the mayor’s office about the deal for a contract option agreement with Horowitz. Farmers are skeptical about the promises made by Deputy Mayor Larry Frank on Friday that the eviction will not happen, mainly because it does not match up with what the farmers are seeing at the farm.
Sheriff activity and police surveillance is increasing, in what appears to be preparation for a removal of the farmers by force.
. . . The Farmers peppered Gonzalez with questions, until he brought Frank to them. After some generalities and faced with sharp questioning, Frank responded to the Farmers' questions for about half an hour in the 3rd floor rotunda.
Frank explained that the Mayor's Office was trying to negotiate an option to purchase the land, to forestall the eviction. The eviction is expected to occur in seven to fourteen days after a court hearing. The land developer, Ralph Horowitz, has indicated to the Mayor's office his willingness to sell the land to the Farmers for $16.35M, more than threefold the $5.05M he paid for the property when the City sold it to him two years ago.
Horowitz is demanding $50K for a thirty-day option to buy and double that for sixty days. According to Frank, the Mayor is seeking to raise the money from the Trust for Public Land.
. . . Full report:
The South Central Farmers Push, and City Hall Budges
by Leslie Radford
Deputy Mayor Frank issued his assurances that the Mayor’s office is working to prevent the eviction. They are currently working to get a contract option agreement with the developer, Ralph Horowitz. He stated that Horowitz is asking for $16.35 million for the land. To date $6 million has been raised from a private donor and the Trust for Public Land has put forth $3 million. The contract option would give 30 days for the remaining funds to be found and forestall the pending eviction.
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Malalai Joya, a celebrated parliamentarian in Afghanistan, will begin her U.S. speaking tour here in Los Angeles on the evening of Monday March 6. “She is really an incredible woman, one of my heroes in Afghanistan,” said Kolhatkar during an appearance last spring. “We only hear about the men, right? We hear about either the U.S. puppets or the fundamentalists or the warlords. We don't hear about the ordinary heroes in Afghanistan, who are bravely resisting despite all the risks to their lives. She publicly denounced US-backed warlords and druglords.
. . . Full report:
Popular Female Leader From Afghanistan to Speak in L.A. March 6
by Ross Plesset
Action Alert - EVICTION NOTICE POSTED at South Central Farm
An eviction notice was posted on the west gate of the South Central Farm by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at 2:00pm, yesterday March 1, 2006. According to the notice the farm needs to be vacated by Monday March 6, 2006. Until the end of that day, it will still be legal for the farmers to remain on the land.
A Demonstration is planned: Los Angeles City Hall this Friday March 3, 2006 at 9:00 am outside and inside to speak out during the City Council Meeting’s Public Comments. Demand the city intervene on the community’s behalf! Public comments commence at 10:00 am.
Alert From the Newswire: Action Alert -EVICTION NOTICE POSTED!! At South Central Farm
Report:
Txtmob action alerts to save SCFarm!
by schock
Background reports: 1 | 2 | 3
ORANGE, Calif. – In response to the silencing, arrest
and beating of a local resident during a January city
council meeting, the ACLU of Southern California and
the Law Offices of B. Kwaku Duren filed a lawsuit
against the city of Costa Mesa today.
ACLU/SC staff attorney Belinda Escobosa Helzer filed
the lawsuit on behalf of Coyotl Tezcatlipoca, who at a
Jan. 3 city council meeting was abruptly silenced by
Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor half way through his
allotted time for public comment. Tezcatlipoca, who
also goes by Benito Acosta, was then immediately
surrounded by several police officers, dragged out of
the meeting room, beaten, arrested and later - while
still in custody - taken to the hospital for
treatment.
. . . Full reports:
Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor slammed with federal civil rights lawsuit
by Duane J. Roberts
ACLU files suit against Costa Mesa by Alicia Robinson
The film: El Enemigo Común, Directed by Simon Sedillo:
El Enemigo Común scratches beneath the surface of neoliberalism, and looks at some of the most hidden atrocities in recent North American history. The film documents instances of paramilitary activity against indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico from 2002 through 2005, and includes footage of protests in Cancun against the World Trade Organization, and in Miami against the Free Trade Area of the America's. The three locations in isolation expose the disparities in North American resistance movements, but also bring us closer to understanding the nature of an emerging common struggle.
From the Newswire: Son del Centro y El Pinche Simón: El Enemigo Común in Santa Ana by ~Bradley
February 26, 2006) Costa Mesa's Minuteman Mayor, Allan Mansoor, says that having police officers determine the immigration status of suspected “criminal aliens” won't result in racial profiling or “sweeps.” His only intention is to protect all residents from crime, he says, adding that only people who commit “serious” crime will be targeted.
But can the Mayor and Costa Mesa police be trusted?
When speaking at a recent meeting of the California Coalition for Immigration Reform (a Neo-Fascist/Nativist hate group), where he happily accepted his honorary membership to the Minuteman Project (also a Neo-Fascist/Nativist hate group), the Mayor indicated that he had accepted a less “comprehensive” version of his own original proposal to ensure its passage, but he agreed that police officers should be allowed to stop any person and ask for proof of legal residency, a practice that would lead to the racial profiling and mass sweeps that he now says are not intended.
. . . Full report:
"What have you done to Costa Mesa?" by John Earl
A coalition of immigrant rights advocates and union leaders has called for a boycott of Costa Mesa businesses to pressure the city council to cancel a plan that would train police officers to check the immigration status of suspected felons and report “illegal” immigrants for subsequent deportation. The group, which calls itself Citizens for Constitutional Rights, says that the city's plan is motivated by racism and is terrorizing imm
igrants living in the city.
The coalition made the announcement at a press conference on February 2 in front of Costa Mesa City Hall.
The group is also calling for non-violent civil disobedience “by not cooperating with police officers” and a mass demonstration at City Hall on April 1st by “all who cherish the Constitution” and will defend it from “malignant political forces who are purveyors of hate and seek to divide our communities,” said spokesperson Nativo Lopez
. . . Full report:
Coalition calls for Costa Mesa boycotts and mass protest by John Earl
On Saturday, March 18 at 12 noon, thousands of people will gather at the corner of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles for a mass march and rally against the war on Iraq. This protest will commemorate the third anniversary of the criminal U.S. "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq, in which more than 100,000 Iraqis and 2,200 U.S. troops have died.
Now is the time to speak out loudly against imperialist war and repressive, racist policies at home. Popular opinion in the U.S. has turned dramatically against the war. Let's channel the popular outrage against Bush and the war into a powerful people's movement for peace and social justice. Get involved today!
. . . Full report:
MARCH 18 MASS ANTI-WAR PROTEST IN LOS ANGELES
by ANSWER Coalition-LA
PROTEST IN ORANGE:
Bring the Troops Home Now! Protest, 3rd Anniversary of GWB's Start of ILLEGAL War on Iraq!
by Orange County Peace Coalition
ALSO MONDAY MARCH 20 CAMPUS ACTION INCLUDE: USC, Mount SAC, Cal State Long Beach, El Camino College, Cal Poly Pomona Occidental College, Carson High School Long Beach City College, Chaffey College and your school.
List Your School's Event March 20 | |
March 20 Flyer
Contact ANSWER LA to organize an action: 323-464-1636 or answerla@answerla.org
PASADENA RALLY FOR PEACE ON SUNDAY, MARCH 19:
Pasadena Rally on March 19th by Repost
As the March 1 deadline approaches for the eviction of thousands of Katrina evacuees from their temporary housing in different parts of the country, activists from Los Angeles to New Orleans to New York are organizing emergency protests against FEMA and other local governmental agencies on Feb. 28 – the last official day for Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Katrina Solidarity Committees nationwide will be pointing out that FEMA and the Bush administration are mandated by the Stafford Act to provide housing for disaster victims for 18 months - their attempt to cut off housing and rental assistance is illegal and criminal. Protests will demand Katrina/Rita evacuees be granted an indefinite extension in federal, state and local housing assistance until such time as they obtain affordable and adequate housing.
In early February, over 4,000 Katrina survivors, mainly in New Orleans, were evicted. Many were arrested for either trying to find shelter in abandoned buildings or for being outright homeless. As many as 20,000 more evacuees are facing eviction on March 1 . . .
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 - 4:30 PM
Full report:
Car Caravan Demands No Katrina/Rita Evictions by COALITION FOR WORLD PEACE
Antiwar Art Exhibit, "The New Normalcy," features paintings, prints, and drawings that focus on the post 9-11 reality of endless war, terror, and repression.
Full story: Antiwar Art Exhibit by Carlotta's Passion
George Billis Gallery, L.A. will exhibit paintings and mixed media works by Julie Speed, Ellen Frances Tuchman and Richard Orient The exhibition will run from March 7 through April 8, 2006
Full story: Julie Speed, Richard Orient, Ellen Frances Tuchman Exhibition
by Sugar Brown
UPDATE REPORT:
new normalcy art show
by not normal
Members of the South Central Farmers will present a 10-min documentary on thier struggle for land rights and food security at the Santa Monica Green Party office: 2809 Pico in Santa Monica (on the #7 Big Blue Bus Line)
The Green Party of Los Angeles County is honored and excited to host organizers and members of the South Central Farmers as they present a documentary on thier struggle to preserve the U.S.'s largest urban farm, which feeds over 350 working-class and working-poor families in Los Angeles.
As the struggle for land rights continues for the South Central Farmers, Angelenos are needed more than ever to show our support and solidarity with the farmers. . . .
WHEN: Monday February 27th, 7:30pm
WHERE: Santa Monica Greens Office, 2809 Pico
Report:
South Central Farmers to Present Documentary on Their Struggle
by Jason Neville Background reports: 1 | 2
UPDATE, report with photos:
Green Party Hosts South Central Farmers Presentation
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Africa’s crushing debt burden, poverty and the HIV/AIDS crisis take center stage as the LIFE OVER DEBT IN AFRICA EDUCATIONAL SPEAKING TOUR makes stops at schools, community organizations and churches in the Los Angeles area.
. . .
Sunday, February 26, 1:00 p.m in Pasadena and in Santa Monica ( TBA )
Monday, February 27, 7 :00 p.m.─ 9:00 p.m. in Huntington Beach
Full report:
LIFE OVER DEBT & POVERTY IN AFRICA by Janis D. Shields
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