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Day 1- Miami Activists Take Back the Land
by Max Rameau Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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We did it! Yesterday, a group of organizations and individuals, led by the Center for Pan-African Development, successfully took over land in Liberty City.

Day 1- Miami Activis...
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Fed up with broken government promises and stolen money, activists and residents took over the vacant publicly owned land on 62nd St. and NW 17th Ave. in the Liberty City section of Miami. Miami police tried to evict us, but, having done our research in advance with lawyers, we had the law on our side.

We fed over 50 people and housed about 20. Today and through the week, we will continue to build our city. Our objective is not just to make a statement, it is to directly provide housing to poor Black people, to do for our community what the government and market are unwilling and uncapable of doing.

South Florida has suffered under a critical shortage of affordable housing. However, instead of creating more affordable housing, local government officials have been busy decreasing the number of affordable housing units, through bad public policy, such as the HOPE VI project, which destroyed 851 units of public housing, replacing it with 80 units; and the intentional vacancies in public housing. Following a series of media reports detailing practices of stealing from the poor to deliver to the rich, county officials have given virtually nothing to the community to compensate for the lost housing, stolen money or broken trust. The reality is this: far from providing a solution to the housing crisis, Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami officials are exacerbating the crisis.

Poor Black people in need of housing are suffering disproportionately and unnecessarily, just so that a few officials and developers can line their own pockets. Therefore, the Black community can no longer depend on the government to provide basic human services for us. Consequently, we must provide it ourselves. We must 'Take Back the Land' so that we can circumvent the problem and implement our own solution.

As of 3pm Monday, October 23, 2006, we are liberating public land on the NE corner of 62nd St. and NW 17th Avenue in the Liberty City section of Miami, to build a shanty town to feed and house the homeless and those living in squalor. WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Come out RIGHT NOW to support the drive for community control over community land. Your support could be the difference between success and failure. We need people there now to show support for this important and historic effort. Do your part to ensure this land belongs to the community, and is not given away to wealthy developers. With your support, we will be there all night, all week, all year, providing basic food and shelter for the homeless.

Once again, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Come to 62nd St. and NW 17th Avenue in Liberty City now and all of this week.

Please show your support by coming to our shanty town any evening you can. We are also in need of donations: wood, building materials, blankets, tarps, tents, food, money and your time. We must show that the concept of direct people control over land is an idea with support.


* Read the newspaper article "Housing activists set up camp in Liberty City" at
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/15833004.htm





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Sign Preparation
by pggoodman Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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Sign Preparation...
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More Sign Preparation
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Take Back the Land
by pggoodman Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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Take Back the Land...
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Organizing
by pggoodman Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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Organizing...
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Building Tools
by pggoodman Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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Building Tools...
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Tent Raising
by pggoodman Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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Tent Raising...
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Tents R Up
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Tents R Up...
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Cops Arrive to Bust Everyone
by pggoodman Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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Amanda & Max talk to cops- COLOR THEM GONE
by pggoodman Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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Amanda, Jolly Jack, Michael
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Hope for Homeless & Hopeless
by pggoodman Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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LIFFT members arrive
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LIFFT members arrive...
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It's starting to come together
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Housing Now
by pggoodman Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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Housing Now...
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