Freedom Sleepers Continue to Protest ...
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Sleep-out #96
Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2017 Tuesday 4:00pm - Wednesday 9am
Police came around 2am to wake up the sleepers. Although they didn't give out any tickets but tried to confiscate 3 bikes that were parked on the red bricks. We stopped them. They took down the caution tape and the American flag.
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Sleep-out #94
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2017 Tuesday 4:00pm - Wednesday 9am
Eight Santa Cruz Police Officers ticket houseless sleepers and their supporter at Freedom Sleeper #93. The man being ticketed on the right side of the hallway in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IgD3Isv2cM was Greg Mercado. He died at City Hall later that afternoon.
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Sleep-out #74
Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Tuesday 4:00pm - Wednesday 9am
On the sidewalks near Santa Cruz, CA City Hall, barred from taking shelter under the eaves in the rain, protesters will spend the night outside, under tarps, perhaps with a tent or two, and in nearby vehicles. For nearly a year and a half, a small community of housed and homeless have demanded an end to laws criminalizing survival sleeping and other life-sustaining activities. Watchers, well-wishers, blankets, and visitors welcome!
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Sleep-out #70
Date: Tuesday, November 8 Tuesday 4:00pm - Wednesday 9am
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Weathering new attacks by First Alarm "security" thugs, out-of-the-park Rangers, and idle SCPD officers, the Freedom Sleepers will plant themselves on the sidewalk and nearby brick areas. The goal: to make homeless sleep after 11 PM is a right and not a crime. This in an increasingly homeless-aphobic town where there is shelter for only a handful of the 1000-2000 outside. Food Not Bombs and Joe Schultz will supply edibles and coffee. The event runs from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday mid-morning.
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Sleep-out #67
Date: Tuesday, October 18 Tuesday 4:00pm - Wednesday 9am
Time 3:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Santa Cruz Cityhall Land--where sleep for the homeless is banned and armed Sleepbusters get their paychecks at 809 Center St. After the First Amendment closes down at 10 PM on the City Hall grounds, many will choose to sleep along the Center St. sidewalk between Locust and Church Sts. The event goes on until Wednesday morning, after which houseless folks face harassment at the whim of police, rangers, and security thugs for the rest of the week.
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