[IMC-sf] SF-IMC: News for August 12, 2001

[SF Indymedia]

WEEKLY SF-INDYMEDIA UPDATE, AUGUST 12, 2001
http://sf.indymedia.org/

HOMES NOT JAILS TO OCCUPY CITY BUILDING ON SUNDAY MORNING
Homeless people and squatters have announced their plan to occupy
a vacant city building on Sunday morning. The location is secret
until the action occurs. The group is demanding an immediate
release of all city buildings to serve as housing. This month,
a similar action in Montreal forced the city into negotiations, 
leading to a historic squatter victory when they won amnesty for
their actions and the release of an enormous vacant building for
community use. SF Indymedia will release the location and provide
on-site coverage as it happens. HMJ is encouraging people to stop
by and provide support.
http://sf.indymedia.org/housing/

SFPD SILENCE CONTINUES ON METREON SHOOTING, FAMILY DEMANDS ANSWERS
Over 200 community residents crammed into the Police Commission
meeting this week to demand answers to a 2-month-long cover-up in
the SFPD shooting death of Idriss Stelley, an African-American man
who was holding a 2-inch pocket knife when he was shot more than 20 
times during a psychiatric help response. 
http://sf.indymedia.org/features/police/

8-HOUR BLOCKADE OF OAKLAND INCINERATOR LEADS TO 3 ARRESTS
A growing neighborhood movement against a medical waste incinerator
at 499 High Street in Oakland led to an 8-hour blockade this week.
Medical waste trucks were halted and company operations were brought
to a halt.
http://sf.indymedia.org/display.php?id=102842

THEATRE CARAVAN REMAINS IMPRISONED IN GENOA, INCLUDING BAY AREA 
FOOD NOT BOMB ACTIVIST
Twenty-five members of the PublixTheatre Caravan are still in prison
in Genoa, who are being charged with \"membership in a criminal
organization.\" A local Food Not Bombs activist is among those 
under arrest. The group has asked for worldwide action to show the 
Italian government that the world is watching their every move.
http://sf.indymedia.org/display.php?id=102890

OAKLAND RENTERS CRISIS: TENANT ACTIVISTS QUESTION COMPROMISE DEAL
Representatives of a tenant rights group have agreed to a compromise
deal which would eliminate fixed rent control in Oakland. Activists 
have been working for just cause eviction laws, but recently were 
forced into a compromise deal by 8% rent increase threats from a 
strong landlord lobby. The deal is not set in stone yet and activists
are asking for concerned community residents to become involved now!
http://sf.indymedia.org/display.php?id=102912

TENS OF THOUSANDS BLOCKADE ROADS AND STRIKE IN ARGENTINA
In response to devastating \"structural adjustments\" brought on by
foreign debt restrictions, thousands are taking to the streets in
Argentina to oppose capitalist rule. 
http://argentina.indymedia.org/  [spanish]
http://www.indymedia.org/        [english]


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