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| A plan to rush a new “Encampment Abatement Policy” that would criminalize homelessness in Oakland failed on Wednesday, thanks to the over one hundred residents who came out to speak in opposition to the proposal and in favor of real housing solutions. Organizing works!
But the fight is far from over – the Public Safety Committee voted to put this legislation on their “pending” list, which means Councilmembers will have time to propose amendments before bringing the policy back to Council for a vote. In the meantime, we are building on the momentum from this week’s victory to urge City Council to focus its resources on transitional and permanent affordable housing that gets Oaklanders off the streets. What: Press Conference of houseless, formerly houseless sweeps survivors, housed allies, community organizations and small businesses who successfully pushed back a plan to rush a new “Encampment Abatement Policy” speaking on real solutions to homelessness Who: Moms 4 Housing, POOR Magazine / Homefulness, Wood Street Commons, Black Solutions Lab, Care 4 Community Action, currently houseless people, Oakland residents, small business owners, and hopefully you, your family, roommates, friends, and neighbors! See you on Monday! |
As we move farther and farther into whatever comes next, Diablo Rising Tide is offering a workshop on “Advanced Safety & Security for Street Actions.”
This four-hour program will cover
- Your rights in action scenarios (and how cops try to trick you out of them!), plus ways to provide legal and jail support for your affinity group.
- Digital security tactics to protect your devices and information.
- How to become a police liaison for your affinity group, and why a PL is so important!
- Deescalation skills for a variety of confrontational groups, including police, bystanders, vigilantes, federal agencies (like ICE), and more.
- Strategies for dealing with chemical and other “non-lethal” weapons deployed by law enforcement.
The trainers emphasize that this is “an advanced (201-level) training, and participants should have some NVDA experience.”
RSVP, for location : https://actionnetwork.org/events/mass-meeting-and-noncooperation-training/
As we face a never-ending news cycle of atrocities committed against our communities, it is essential that we ground ourselves in community organizing and resist the regime that seeks to keep us fearful and powerless. Now is the time to come together, bring your neighbors and friends, and get ready so we can stay ready.
