SOUTH CENTRAL FARM, 3 June 2006--Living on the Farm, dirty fingernails,\r\neating just-plucked food, daily meetings, outdoor showers, and good conversation\r\nwould be an easy routine to fall into. But at the South Central Farm, the\r\npastoral life is interrupted by a steady stream of media and celebrities, and\r\nconviviality and community is built as much from the tension of impending arrest\r\nas it is by common work and values.<\/p>\r\n
Farm supporters today began their twelfth day of occupation of the South\r\nCentral Farm today and await the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department's\r\nexecution of an eviction order. Bulldozers are expected to follow the\r\nsheriffs within forty-eight hours. Vigils at the Farm continue, daily at\r\n7:00 p.m., and yesterday Global Women's Strike recruited volunteers to help out,\r\nhang out, or stay at the Farm. Community presence at the Farm is a\r\ncritical component of the strategy to save the Farm.<\/p>\r\n
The sheriffs moved a scheduled Tuesday meeting with the Farmers to Thursday,\r\nallowing two more days for food to grow. On Thursday, the LS County\r\nsheriffs held two meetings with Farm supporters. The first included\r\nnotable tree-sitters Julia Butterfly Hill, John Quigley, who have been occupying\r\na walnut tree in defense of the Farm, and elected Farm representative Tezozomoc. \r\nThe sheriffs assured them that they respected what these Farm supporters were\r\ntrying to do, and that the sheriffs would take measures to protect their\r\npersonal belongings. \"We're not stormtroopers,\" the sheriff's\r\nrepresentative reportedly assured Hill, Quigley, and Tezozomoc.<\/p>\r\n
At a second meeting on the same day, sheriffs told the Farm's attorney, Dan\r\nStormer, that the groundlings \"would be lucky\" if the sheriffs gave\r\nthem five minutes warning. Those who voluntarily removed themselves in\r\nthat five minutes would be cited and released. The sheriffs threatened\r\nthat anyone who remained after the warning with trespassing and other charges,\r\nand promised them arrests and jail time.<\/p>\r\n
Ted Hayes, Orange County resident and organizer of a local contingent of\r\nminutemen, appeared outside the Farm last night. Hayes recently helped\r\norganize a small anti-migrant march down Broadway in Los Angeles, along the path\r\nof the pro-migrant marches of March 25 and May 1. Hayes was quickly\r\nidentified and escorted back to his car by twenty Farm supporters. The\r\npurpose of Hayes' visit is not known.<\/p>\r\n
Meanwhile, Hollywood celebrities continue to bring their spotlight to the\r\nFarm. Thursday's guest was anti-war activist Danny Glover, who as\r\nattracted the wrath of right-wing war-supporters for his anti-war and pro-Cuba\r\npositions. Friday's visitor was outspoken animal rights advocate and vegan\r\nAlicia Silverstone.<\/p>\r\n
Developer Ralph Horowitz served the representatives of the Farm with a $729K\r\nlawsuit for \"abuse of the legal system,\" for pursing legal remedies in\r\nthe courts to save the Farm.<\/p>\r\n\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":""Negotiations" with the sheriffs, more celebs, and daily life. All to save the South Central Farm.","numcomment":28,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2006\/06\/protecting_the_tree.jpg","filesize":"72.5 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2006\/06\/162192.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2006\/06\/protecting_the_tree.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2006\/06\/protecting_the_tree.jpgthumb.jpg"}},"attachments":[{"id":162193,"heading":"the early alert system","article":"","author":"Leslie","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2006-06-04 14:26:52","modified":"2006-06-04 14:26:52","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2006\/06\/guarding_the_farm.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2006\/06\/guarding_the_farm.jpg"}},{"id":162194,"heading":"a reminder","article":"","author":"Leslie","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2006-06-04 14:26:52","modified":"2006-06-04 14:26:52","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2006\/06\/greeting.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2006\/06\/greeting.jpg"}},{"id":162195,"heading":"saving the Farm","article":"","author":"Leslie","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2006-06-04 14:26:52","modified":"2006-06-04 14:26:52","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2006\/06\/work.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2006\/06\/work.jpg"}}],"comments":[{"id":162202,"heading":"THANK YOU LESLIE","article":"THANK YOU LESLIE","author":"THANK YOU LESLIE","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-04 15:40:04","modified":"2006-06-04 15:40:04","fileurl":""},{"id":162208,"heading":"I wish you the best","article":"I wish I could do more to help. Unfortunately, I cannot but I do wish you and all the protesters the very best.\r\n\r\n-Daniel","author":"Webmaster","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-04 16:48:02","modified":"2006-06-04 16:48:02","fileurl":""},{"id":162210,"heading":"Black Access","article":"Perhaps, Ted Hayes was there to call notice to the lack of Blacks having lots on farm. The man may be a buttwipe, but that does not eliminate his right to speak. We may never know his thoughts on the SCF issue, since supporters shut off his right to speak. Check the number of blacks living in south central and then compare it the number having lots on the farm. Honestly, can you say that all the community is being treated equal. It was Black lady and her organization that stopped the city's stupid plan for an incinerator, so why is there no lots for us. My suspicion is that there exists a level of ethnic nepotism on this farm and it stinks to high heaven. A public park open to all is better suited for the area than a bunch of little exclusionary private lots.","author":"Black Access","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-04 16:54:07","modified":"2006-06-04 16:54:07","fileurl":""},{"id":162214,"heading":"Ted Hayes is a known trouble maker","article":"Ted Hayes does not represent the community in any way. He came because the media is there or because those he works for sent him there to spy.\r\n\r\nJan Perry, her agents and others have tried and failed to divide support for farm the along race lines. Are you one of those people Mr. Black Access? The pit black against brown tactic is not going work, so give it up. \r\n","author":"Farmers did the right thing","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-04 17:38:24","modified":"2006-06-04 17:38:24","fileurl":""},{"id":162215,"heading":"Black Access","article":"\r\n\r\nWho's to say that he does not represent some level of the community. The only way we can find out is to acutally ask the community (i.e. put the park idea to a vote). You honestly think that all the blacks in south central are happy they got excluded from a farm they helped to create? Do you think that they are estatic that a mexican flag flys over the land they kept from becoming an incinerator that would futher contribute to cases of black lung within their community. Juanita Tate must be rolling in her grave. As for Jan Perry, who freaking cares about her, shes just some democrat politician, that gives a rat's ass about minoritie communities. ","author":"Black Access Now","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-04 17:55:33","modified":"2006-06-04 17:55:33","fileurl":""},{"id":162225,"heading":"on Black access","article":"It's my understanding that 1) in any arrangement, the community will get it's soccer field, which is what Ms. Perry originally demanded for the African American community, and 2) the Farmers are well aware of the lack of representation of African Americans on the Farm. \r\n\r\nI believe the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust will be the administrators of the Farm if the Farmers win it, and I have little doubt that they will ensure that plots are available to willing African American Farmers.","author":"Leslie","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-04 19:18:23","modified":"2006-06-04 19:18:23","fileurl":""},{"id":162231,"heading":"ALSO: Everything the sheriff says is a lie.","article":"Do not believe a word they say. Do not think they will keep their word on anything. Don\u2019t let them con you or lawyer into thinking something they want you to think. Do not trust them. If they say five minutes that means nothing. If they say are coming tonight don\u2019t believe them. If they say, \u201cwe are not storm troopers\u201d know that that is also a lie. \r\n\r\nRight now they are under orders to remove everyone on the farm and they are planning how they want to do that. Unless they get new orders, they will continue planning how best to execute their orders. At this time they are trying to talk the farmers out or scare them out. \r\n\r\nBut at the same time they are preparing for an attack on the farm. As long as they think they can talk people out they will not attack. But if they feel they have no other options left they will attack. Remember they are under orders and they are programmed to follow orders. \r\n\r\nWhatever they say do not listen and do not repeat to others. All their words are designed to deceive you. Don\u2019t think you can out talk them. Best not to talk with them at all. Remember the number one rule with cops is always:\r\n\r\nRemain silent and repeat in your mind \u201cNever trust a cop\u201d \r\n","author":"Farmers did the right thing","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-04 21:27:07","modified":"2013-11-11 00:40:41","fileurl":""},{"id":162239,"heading":"Ted Hayes = VIOLENT","article":"Ted Hayes is known for violence.\r\n\r\nIn addition to recruiting GANG MEMBERS to go patrol the border,\r\n\r\nTed Hayes recently held a protest in Leimert Park where he and another person assaulted a counter-protester holding him in a stranglehold.\r\n\r\n\r\nThese actions caused Hayes to resign from the Minutemen.\r\n\r\nRead the story on it:\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/cbs2.com\/local\/local_story_114113559.html\r\n\r\n\r\nHayes is now forming a new "gang" called The Crispus Attucks Brigade.\r\n\r\n\r\nIs his motive even more violence down at The Farm?","author":"ObserverX","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-04 22:25:21","modified":"2006-06-04 22:25:21","fileurl":""},{"id":162240,"heading":"More question","article":"Check the number of blacks living in south central and then compare it the number having lots on the farm. Honestly, can you say that all the community is being treated equal. \r\n\r\n1. How many Blacks currently have lots?\r\n\r\n2. When the farm was created how many Blacks recieved lots.\r\n\r\n3. If they knew there was disrepresentation of blacks on the farm, why didnt they do anything before the eviction.\r\n\r\n4. What do the farmers have to say to concern citizens of south central about their allegation that they have been jipped out of participating in working the land.\r\n\r\n5. What about former tenents that have been run out by the leadership of the SCF. What really happened in thier cases?\r\n\r\n6. What is really happening with all the money being raised?\r\n\r\n7. In the event that the SCF is saved how will they feel about being managed by a public agency?\r\n\r\n\r\nthere is a lot of questions not being asked.\r\n\r\n\r\n","author":"Black Access NOW","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-04 22:42:09","modified":"2006-06-04 22:42:09","fileurl":""},{"id":162243,"heading":""Black Access" is a MM - Do not engage","article":"He is trying to pit black against brown. It will not work. The community is united. \r\n\r\nHis comments on Perry show he is an outside provocateur and not from this area.\r\n","author":"Farmers did the right thing","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-04 23:16:24","modified":"2006-06-04 23:16:24","fileurl":""},{"id":162245,"heading":"Black Access Now","article":"the community is united my ass, but i'll give u a chance to shut me up. You only have to do one thing,\r\n\r\n\r\nShow me Black MEMBERS of the South Central Farm, one that have been there for the same number of years as the current latino tenents, not ones that joined last week.\r\n\r\n\r\nuntil then am going to keep on posting.","author":"Black Access Now","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-04 23:24:58","modified":"2006-06-04 23:24:58","fileurl":""},{"id":162261,"heading":"More Questions","article":"\r\nWhy were the original farmers expelled from 41st and Alameda? \r\nHave you visited the 111th street and Avalon farm in Watts, CA? \r\nWhere is the money that was raised by Rufina Juarez and Tezozomoc (aka Esteban Torres Guzman)? \r\nHave you seen the original map of the SCF? The map show Rufina Juarez started at SCF in 2003. \r\nIs it true she works for MTA? (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) If so, how can she claim she is socialist? \r\nMany have seen the original map of the SCF plots that were destroyed. It is horrible the original farmers were thrown out. It seems there is definitely a conflict the public needs to learn about before supporting 41st and Alameda garden. \r\n\r\n","author":"CK","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-05 02:50:14","modified":"2006-06-05 02:50:14","fileurl":""},{"id":162265,"heading":"Gypped","article":"Just FYI, the term "gypped" or "jipped" has racist roots. It refers to "gypsies" or the Romani ethnic group. We should be sensitive to this, partly, because the Roma are still an oppressed group.","author":"U2","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-05 03:59:53","modified":"2006-06-05 03:59:53","fileurl":""},{"id":162293,"heading":"Ted Hayes","article":"Many people do not understand why Ted Hayes was thrown out of the farm when in fact he is friends with Rufina Juarez and Tezozomoc.\r\n\r\n","author":"Farmer","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-05 13:32:09","modified":"2006-06-05 13:32:09","fileurl":""},{"id":162294,"heading":"Movie Stars Help the Wrong Cause!","article":"Just north of 41st and Alameda in downtown Los Angeles, near the streets of San Pedro, 5th, 6th, Winston, Wall and Crocker, you will find 1000's upon 1,000's of homeless children, youth, mothers, fathers, famililes, men and women living in the streets of downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row. \r\n\r\nThe homeless people of Los Angeles need food, shelter, jobs, medical services, mental health services and people to advocate for them and their children. \r\n\r\nThe movie stars should advocate to raise 16.3 million dollars to help the homless of Los Angeles' Skid Row. Movie Stars should rally in support of the homeless epidemic downtown and not a despotic leadership that has thrown out over 300 families at 41st and Alameda.\r\n\r\nThe bottom line the ritzy\/yuppies who live in the Downtown Lofts want the homeless people out of Skid Row. Some of these people living in the lofts work for the the movie industry. Let's get the priorites straight. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","author":"Real Activist","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-05 13:35:02","modified":"2006-06-05 13:35:02","fileurl":""},{"id":162298,"heading":"Black Access NOW","article":"Am still waiting for for photo of the BLACK scf, did you forget, or is the truth more likely that THERE ARE NONE. Who really is playing the race card? Who's "united" community is nothing more than a sham?","author":"Black Access Now","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-05 14:52:20","modified":"2006-06-05 14:52:20","fileurl":""},{"id":162400,"heading":""Black Access" is a MM - Do not engage","article":""Black Access" is a MM - Do not engage","author":" Farmers did the right thing","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-06 13:40:49","modified":"2006-06-06 13:40:49","fileurl":""},{"id":162456,"heading":"NO","article":"If the shoe fits, wear it. The term gyped fits the gypsies because they steal. Go to Northern Italy and watch a band of gypsy kids rob people. Who cares about the roots, the fact is that getting gyped means getting ripped off, like the gypsies do.","author":"Gyped","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-06 17:31:14","modified":"2006-06-06 17:31:14","fileurl":""},{"id":162555,"heading":"RACIST TERMS","article":"if 'gyped' is 'ok' because, according to the racist stereotype, 'gypsies steal,' then perhaps you'd also be ok with saying you got 'jewed' in accordance with the stereotype of another people targeted for mass death by hitler.\r\n\r\nyour argument is sick,; it justifies racism by resorting to racist stereotypes in order to 'justify' racist labels.","author":"Decolonize","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-06 21:59:07","modified":"2006-06-06 21:59:07","fileurl":""},{"id":162844,"heading":"Annenburg Foundation Makes Offer","article":"Word is that the Annenburg Foundation has just offered to purchase the farm for $16 million. No comment from Ralph Horowitz yet.\r\n\r\nFingers crossed!","author":"WillowLu","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-09 02:52:42","modified":"2006-06-09 02:52:42","fileurl":""},{"id":162997,"heading":"RE: Movie Stars Help the Wrong Cause!","article":"Assisting the farmers and the homeless aren't mutually exclusive goals. Helping lower income residents maintain self-sufficiency leads to fewer impoverished and homeless people.\r\n\r\nAnd of course the benefits to the air quality and sense of close-knit Community benefit all. Out of that sense of a caring Community, assistance programs, shelters and soup kitchens are born.","author":"WillowLu","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-09 19:29:55","modified":"2006-06-09 19:29:55","fileurl":""},{"id":162999,"heading":"Black Access, American Hero","article":"............\r\nSpeak the Trueth Brother.\r\nYou know damn well they would'nt let me in there either..\r\na Indio is scum to these racists.\r\nunless you count the so-called "mexica" bull crappers, fake wanna-be's, Exploiters of Indigenous Peoples, a-holes\r\nwe should be talking about MEXICO, the whole damn thing is nothing but\r\na big plantation,\r\nwith "big Mas'sa " Vincinte Fox \r\nstanding over the 10% of the population that IS indigenous by right,\r\nnatives have NO rights in mexxiKKKo.\r\nwhen you think of what has happened here \r\nin this GREAT COUNTRY, America\r\nand then look at the situation in current day mexiKKKo\r\nit is as if the last 100 years of human rights evolution \r\nNever happened..\r\nI say let some color in there.\r\n( FYI: ALL mexiKKKans are considered "white", by Native Indians.\r\nfor real, we ain't gonna buy that lie...)\r\n","author":"canat","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-09 19:45:20","modified":"2006-06-09 19:45:20","fileurl":""},{"id":163473,"heading":"Rufina Juarez is a Wanna Be Activist","article":"Rufina Juarez is not from South Central Los Angeles. She is a wanna be activist who works for MTA. She needs to leave our community of South Central LA because she is not wanted here. Many Blacks are upset at the way she has been treating the real farmers and excluding Black farmers. ","author":"JT","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-12 15:58:22","modified":"2006-06-12 15:58:22","fileurl":""},{"id":163542,"heading":"On Rufina","article":"Nadine or Miguel,\r\n\r\nRufina's been a farmer on the South Central for 8-9 years. Right now she's fasting and tree-sitting, taking Julia Butterfly Hill's position.\r\n\r\nAnd if you still wanna talk about black farmers, ask Ken Washington, one of the original farm organizers and black. He was at the vigil a couple of nights ago. The farmers should be able to put you in touch with him. Or you might ask Jan Perry and Mark Williams why they're fighting for a black soccer filed instead of for black farmers.\r\n\r\nOr maybe you should talk to the African-Mexican farmer, from Veracruz I hear, and see if she considers herself black.\r\n\r\nAnd before you drag in those 250 "missing" farmers again. How many of them actually exist, how many of them actually lived in the LA area, and how many of them know squat about farming? The way I hear it, they were MIA long before the farmers elected Rufina--1 plot, 1 person, 1 vote. Tred gently, my friend.","author":"C","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-06-12 23:15:51","modified":"2006-06-12 23:15:51","fileurl":""},{"id":173024,"heading":"Rufina Juarez","article":"Rufina Juarez is a Narcissistic...\r\nNot a leader... But something that destroys unity among the people...","author":"First Ammendment","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-08-07 08:30:58","modified":"2006-08-07 08:30:58","fileurl":""},{"id":176007,"heading":"Rufina Juarez is a WORKS FOR MTA!","article":"Come on! Get with the program people!\r\n\r\nRufina Juarez works for the MTA and supports using eminent domain on the poor to build rail and subways.\r\n\r\nWake up and smell the contradictions! Rufina is NOT from Los Angeles!","author":"Activista","parent_id":162192,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2006-08-27 18:18:21","modified":"2006-08-27 18:18:21","fileurl":""}]}