 ( ongoing coverage at la.indymedia.org ) Tuesday June13 Media Contact Leslie Morava (310) 428-9380 Harold Linde 323-382-7554 URGENT BREAKING NEWS SOUTH CENTRAL FARMERS EVICTION HAPPENING NOW 5 A.M. SQUADRON OF HELICOPTERS & SQUAD CARS CAME TO EVICT FARMERS & PEACEFUL SUPPORTERS WHEN: Tuesday June 13, NOW  WHAT: Eviction of South Central Farmers and Supporters Darryl Hannah and John Quigley still inside the property, other peaceful protestors conducting nonviolent civil disobedience. WHERE: South Central Farm 4000 S. Long Beach Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90058 WHY: For over three weeks supporters have been onsite at the South Central Farm, the nation’s largest urban farm, which serves as a 14-acre oasis in the middle of L.A.’s concrete jungle. This 14-year-old community gem functions as an active farm for more than 350 families and fills a local need for fresh produce, green space and a safe haven in a poverty-stricken region of Los Angeles. The farmers, community volunteers and celebrity supporters are in a daily state of peril anxiously awaiting the farm’s fate.  "The South Central Farm is a gem in the Los Angeles landscape. It supplies local communities with fresh, organic produce, gives children a safe environment to play and learn in, and provides a successful example of urban sustainability for the rest of the world to follow…"- Dr. Joseph Hurwitz, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Isaiah, Palm Springs |
martes, junio 13, 2006
URGENT: South Central Farmers Eviction Happening! (6 AM, June 13)
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9:00 AM
The Farm is under Siege!! Mobilize to the Farm
The South Central Farm is under siege. If you live in LA or anywhere near there please make your way to the farm to keep the protesters and farmers safe.
The immediate area around the Farm has been blocked off by the authorities limiting access to the site. Spontaneous rallies of support have sprouted on these perimeters with crowds increasing in size as the morning passes. Protesters still inside the Farm are being physically removed and arrested.
The easiest access is to come from the South side of the farm coming north on Alameda or to head east towards the Farm on 41st or any other streets that run east/west bound.
Once again, this is the Red Alert! The Sheriffs have begun and are carrying out the eviction! Mobilize as many people as you come to continue to protest this oppressive action
Arrests have already been made.
It is still unconfirmed but there are also reports that a protester was carried out on a stretche.
Bulldozer positioned nearby have began breaking through the fences.
Once again, please converge to the Farm.
41st Street and Long Beach Ave. Los Angeles, CA
Thank you.
Farmers call for protest @ City Council NOW
by LA-IMC Tuesday, Jun. 13, 2006 at 9:10 AM
Farmers are calling for supporters to go to today's city council meeting at city to protest the evictions
Meeting starts at 10:00
Fill out public comments form to speak
URGENT: South Central Farmers assaulted by Sheriffs
by nochehuatl Tuesday, Jun. 13, 2006 at 9:48 AM nochehuatl@gmail.com
This morning around 5:00 AM a large number of Los Angeles County Sheriffs surrounded the 14 acre South Central Farm and broke into the perimeter. In a military style operation,the sheriffs immediately began rounding up and handcuffing the farmers and their supporters which includes women and children.
Some of the farmers have chained themselves around trees and, at this moment, the sheriffs are using chainsaws to cut the trees to arrest the the farmers. Other farmers placed their hands into barrels filled with concrete and the sheriffs are using jackhammers to release the farmers to arrest them. Large crowds have gathered in surrounding streets. More later. . . .
Bulldozers breaking down gate at Alameda
by LA-IMC Tuesday, Jun. 13, 2006 at 9:47 AM
A number of farmers arrested on Alameda. People sitting down in the street Branches seen being cut from tree with tree-sitters
Farmer are calling for more people to come and help defend the farm NOW
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