HUFF is Santa Cruz's oldest and most stubbornly persistent grass roots homeless advocacy group. We make trouble for the powers that be and fight institutional human rights abuses such as the "blanket ban": a Santa Cruz City Council law prohibiting homeless mothers and children from covering up with a blanket between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8:30 a.m.
HANG WITH THE HUFFSTERS
We meet Wednesday mornings at the Sub Rosa Cafe at 703 Pacific Ave. in downtown Santa Cruz 10 AM.--noon. Free coffee!!!
BATHROBESPIERRE'S BROADSIDES
Listen to Bathrobespierre's Broadsides live On Free Radio Santa Cruz at 101.1 FM or www.freakradio.org
The indomitable and irascible Robert Norse hosts in studio guests, on-the-street interviews with the houseless, and listener call in's at (831) 427-FRSC or 427-3772.
Phone HUFF (831) 423-4833 if you want to be a guest or have comments. If you get the voicemail, leave a message with phone or e-mail.
Broadcast Schedule Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free Radio Santa Cruz is also reportedly picked up by pirate broadcasters and relayed at
101.3 FM.
HUFF is working to fight efforts by the merchants and City Council to further a police crackdown on youth, homeless and counter-culture folks downtown. In the last decade, City Council passed a variety of new laws, strengthening the anti-homeless "Downtown Ordinances". These changes gave police greater powers of selective enforcement downtown against poor and homeless people, political activists, street performers, and others. READ MORE
5/11/2008 - SCPD Policy Policy Manual - Santa Cruz Police Department's official policies and procedures (how these relate to reality is another thing entirely)
Street Shit Sheet Archives - Read the Street Shit Sheet Online - Note: The archives are graphic scans (image files, not text), and each file includes many issues. They are also only partial and unfortunately many of the pages were somewhat garbled in the scanning process. A complete set of the archives can be consulted in the Reserve section on the main branch of the Santa Cruz library. They are a fascinating look into the history of homeless civil rights action in Santa Cruz County.
PROPAGANDA FROM THE POVERTYPIMPS: Homeless
Services Center's Executive Director Monica Martinez Lies About
HSC's Refusal To Give Homeless Clients Documentation That the Shelter is
Full So They Can Back Off Police Harassment & Ticketing
Voices From The Village - VFTV 8/14/11 Homelessness in Santa Cruz
The first 50 minutes of this video is largely a puff piece, but 49 minutes into this video from Community TV,
HUFF activist Robert Norse demands HSC director Martinez restore the HSC's prior policy. Prior to Martinez,
the HSC gave out letters documenting the HSC's lack of shelter to the police, city attorney, and courts to discouage and/or dismiss Sleeping Ban tickets. Martinez lies with a smile about the issue. Fast forward past the fluff to hear this exchange."
Current Events, Direct Action, Meetings & Protests
Cutback COP CRACKDOWNS -- Not Social Services!
Stop Sleeping Ban Busts Not Youth Facilities !
Video Debate Watch a short clip from the Sleeping Ban Debate 2007 No Rest for the Weary
Watch the entire Sleeping Ban Debate from Community TV Voices From The Village on Youtube: CLICK HERE TO PLAY!
04/12/2008: Search our site using Google. Try entering "rotkin" or "coonerty" and see what the results are!
