A reminder that our housing movement can be more radical.
Homes Not Jails in the 90s had folks like @TenantsUnionSF, Food Not Bombs, us taking over vacant buildings.
There are more than 30,000 vacant units in SF today. What's stopping us?
Homes Not Jails in the 90s had folks like @TenantsUnionSF, Food Not Bombs, us taking over vacant buildings.
There are more than 30,000 vacant units in SF today. What's stopping us?
EX: We took over an 85-unit residential hotel that has been vacant for 12 yrs, demanding that it be turned into affordable housing.
Leaving units vacant when there are thousands languishing on our streets is criminal.
Leaving units vacant when there are thousands languishing on our streets is criminal.
The first squat happened in 1992 at 90 Golden Gate and lasted for 2 months.
People who had to get in line for shelter and scrounge around for food finally found a place where they could take a shower, cook their own meal, leave their belongings, and go out and apply for jobs.
People who had to get in line for shelter and scrounge around for food finally found a place where they could take a shower, cook their own meal, leave their belongings, and go out and apply for jobs.
E.T. Thomas announced that it had been 5 months since he last stuck a needle in his arm. The room exploded in applause.
Police evicted 17 adults and 2 children on January 1, 1993.
But it was the start of a movement to reclaim buildings + land for folks who needed it the most.
Police evicted 17 adults and 2 children on January 1, 1993.
But it was the start of a movement to reclaim buildings + land for folks who needed it the most.
This is one story of resistance, a thread in our history that reminds of us of the things that we have done and still have yet to do.
What are your stories of resistance?
What are your stories of resistance?
