80 Billion for the War while people are evicted from Next Door (Shelter)

by Dee/PoorNewsNetwork

The San Francisco Department of Human Services (DHS) began implementation of SF Board Supervisor Newsom’s draconian Proposition N (Care Not Cash) even before the July 1, 2003 implementation date by serving eviction notices on people who are in long-term case managed programs like the SF shelter Next Door. (The rationale for this is that under Prop N, shelter beds are supposed to be prioritized for folks on SF’s CAAP program –welfare- and therefore not available for anyone on SSI, or the working poor - see Racial and Economic Cleansing #101
for more info on this issue)

While this economic genocide is waged on poor San Francisco residents, so-called liberal democrats like Nancy Pelosi who say the following; “We give unequivocal support and appreciation of the Nation to the president as Commander in Chief for his firm leadership and decisive action in the conduct of military operations in Iraq as part of the on-going Global War on Terrorism” and support the Bush administration budget which spends 80 billion to support the war on Iraq, Homeland Security and Airline Bailouts.

More money for the war means less money for the states and cities – social programs to support housing and health education programs, etc. Please join POWER, POOR Magazine, The Coalition on Homelessness and other poverty rights activists and poor folk in fighting this racist and classist proposition, see below for info on an upcoming action....

UNITE TO FIGHT AGAINST SHELTER EVICTIONS

Say No to Expulsions and Exclusions in the San Francisco Shelters

The Department of Human Services in San Francisco has hatched a plan
to hijak the shelter system as part of their plan to set up Prop N
(the cuts to assistance for the homeless initiative). They plan to
force homeless county assistance recipients into the shelter and
expel the non-assistance recipients who are immigrants, seniors,
workers, and people with mental illnesses or other disabilities. All
of this just to turn a profit. Come stand with POWER to say No
Expulsions, and No Exclusions! We Demand Shelter for All!

March, Rally, and Press Conference

Thursday April 17th, @ 4 PM,

Meet at the office of the Coalition on Homelessness

468 Turk St. @ Larkin

When Newsom and the tourism industry poured thousands of dollars into
their lie campaign for Prop N, they were full of promises. Sure our
checks were gonna be cut, but in the place of our wages we were going
to housing, food, and services. Now that July is just 2 months away,
the truth is coming out that Prop N is nothing more that $59 and a
shelter bed. Last week, Next Door (the city's "care facility") made
all of their residents sign eviction notices stating that no one
could remain in the shelter after June 30th. (notice then revoked
one week later) Why? Because DHS's big care plan is to force all
homeless CAAP recipients into the city's over-crowded shelter system
and charge them $300 rent a month, while forcing all immigrants,
disabled people, and working poor folks out into the streets. That's
not care, that's discrimination. Trent Rhorer even said that they
hope the new system will be so worthless and difficult that they
expect over 80% of to just quit the program and fight for own
survival on the streets with no assistance at all. That's bullshit!
Are we going to continue to let these politicians make their wealth
off our poverty? Hell no! Now is the time to fight back!

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People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER)

32 - 7th Street

San Francisco CA 94103

415.864.8372 - phone

415.864.8373 - fax