Family, Friends, and Comrades, As you may or may not know, back in January 2014 the city officials of Ft. Lauderdale began drafting the Homeless Hate Laws. Since then we have been plotting and fighting to resist them every step of the way. On April 15th the first hearing of the Public Indecency Ordinance and the Storage on Public Property Ordinance was held. On the surface such a law seems to make sense. But when followed by the panhandling ban, camping ban, and the sharing ban, it becomes clear it was the first in a series of Homeless Hate Laws. Homeless Hate Laws basically criminalize the things a homeless person needs to do to survive. I was personally at every one of these City Commission meetings. Dozens came out to speak in opposition, very few came out to speak in favor. Nonetheless, all of these ordinances passed. When the sharing ban was first enforced on November 2, 2014, at 1:15PM, I entered a hunger strike. We are still sharing. We watch our friends get ticketed and arrested. Still, we share. Now, ashamed, the police hide in plain sight, threatening to mail out tickets. Dont be confused. This is them stepping up! We need to step it up in return. We need to hit them where it hurts: Their wallets. December 2nd will be my 31st day of hunger strike. It is also the day that Ft. Lauderdale and friends are putting on a huge holiday spectacular called “52nd St. Christmas on Las Olas,” during which millions will be made while the hungry are allowed to starve. But we can stop it. I urge you to contact these businesses and tell them you are boycotting them and the over-the-top Christmas celebration until the sharing ban is lifted. Christmas is Cancelled! Here is a list of groups/people planning/sponsoring Christmas on Las Olas: Las Olas Boulevard Association 954-258-8382 amberv@lasolasboulevard info@lasolasboulevard @lasolasblvd facebook/LasOlasBlvd facebook/ChristmasOnLasOlas Primary Sponsor: Premier Beverages 954-436-9200 facebook/premierbevFL @premierbevfl President Bob Drinon @bobdrinon Executive Vice President Eric Pfeil @ericgpfeil Other Sponsors: The Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine 954-525-0050 facebook/Anidjar.Levine @AnidjarLevine Benedetti Orthodontics 954-771-0902 facebook/benedettiorthodontics info@fortlauderdaleortho One Beat CPR 855-663-2328 info@onebeatcpr facebook/OneBeatCPR @onebeatcpr Easy 93.1 954-321-5305 rob.babin@coxinc francisco.luciano@coxinc facebook/easy931 @easy931 The Las Olas Company 954-463-5630 facebook/pages/The-Las-Olas-Company/116996415027824 Here is a list of businesses particapating in Christmas on Las Olas: Big City Tavern 954-727-0307 ryanunderwood@bigcitylas facebook/bigcitytavern @bigcitytavern Johnny V Las Olas 954-761-7920 diego@johnnyvlasolas facebook/johnnyvlasolas @johnnyvlasolas American Social 954-764-7005 facebook/americansocial @american_social Riverside Hotel 954-467-0671 facebook/riversidehotelftl @riversidefl Tuscan Grill 954-766-8700 Luigi’s Coal Oven 954-522-8888 Mangos Las Olas 954-523-5001 @mangoslasolas Royal Pig Pub (954) 617-7447 @RoyalPigPub Here is a list of people responsable for the Homeless Hate Laws: Mayor Seiler 954-828-5003 [email protected] @jackseiler Vice Mayor Rogers 954-828-5004 [email protected]. Commissioner Roberts 954-828-5004 [email protected] Commissioner Trantalis 954-828-5923 [email protected] Downtown Development Authority 954-463-6574 Chairman John Ropes 954-525-6600 jropes@ropesassociates Vice-Chair Michael Weymouth 954-463-5630 MWeymouth@thelasolascompany facebook/DowntownFortLauderdale Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce 954-462-6000 facebook/ftlchamber President Dan Linblade 954-462-4911 @fllchamber Executive Committee Chair Courtney Crush 954-522-2010 ccrush@crushlaw @CrushEsq Fort Lauderdale Womans Club 954-761-9407 fortlauderdalewomansclub@live facebook/FLWomansClub Las Olas Boulevard Association 954-258-8382 amberv@lasolasboulevard info@lasolasboulevard @lasolasblvd facebook/LasOlasBlvd facebook/ChristmasOnLasOlas The Las Olas Company 954-463-5630 facebook/pages/The-Las-Olas-Company/116996415027824 Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale 954-468-1541 @GoRiverwalk facebook/GORIVERWALKMagazine Flagler Village Civic Association 754-800-9765 fvca.ftl@gmail @flaglervillage facebook/FlaglerVillage Fort Lauderdale Police Department 954-828-5700 @FLPD411 Police Chief Frank Addderly 954-828-5590 [email protected] @franka525 Winterfest Fort Lauderdale 954-767-0686 facebook/winterfest.parade @winterfestinc If our demanads are not met advocates will be converging on Christmas on Las Olas for civil disobedience. love and solidarity, Jillian Pim
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 20:59:58 +0000
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