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> From: " Max Rameau " <afrimax@...>

> Date: 2007/01/03 Wed AM 09:00:43 EST

> afrimax@...

> Subject: Shantytown Support Grows

>

> Greetings:

>

> As you are aware, the Umoja Village Shantytown, home to about 40 otherwise

> homeless people is under raid-watch. On January 11, 2007 the City of Miami

> Commission will vote on a new ordinance which would outlaw the shantytown.

> In classic Miami style politics, when the housing crisis boils over, instead

> of passing a law which deals with housing, they are passing a law to keep us

> from talking about the housing crisis.

>

> As we build our campaign to fight this overt attack on the shantytown and

> the continuation of cruel policies against the poor and homeless, we are

> picking up support. Check out these stories:

>

> Editorial from local journalist Kathie

> Klarreich<http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/16371158.htm>

>

> Miami Commissioner Regalado Supports Shantytown and will Face Arrest in

> Support (CBS 4 News

> Video)<http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_361163442.html>

>

> Ricker's Watchdog Report on Commissioner Regalado's Support for the

> Umoja Village

Shantytown<http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/columnists/dan_ricker/16359\

942.htm>

>

> Open Letter to Miami Commissioners from South Florida Peace & Justice

> Coalition<http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20061219061800102>

>

> Again, we urge you to do four things:

>

> 1. Sign our petition <http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/TakeBacktheLand/>.

> Either online or in person, sign the petition to oppose this ordinance and

> other attempts to raid the shantytown.

>

> 2. Contact Miami Commissioners and Mayor and tell them to vote 'NO' on the

> anti-shantytown ordinance. Below are the ones who support the ordinance, so

> we must change their votes:

> Mayor Manny (tell him to veto the anti-shantytown law)

> phone: 305-250-5300 fax: 305-854-4001 email: mannydiaz@...

>

> District 5 Commissioner Spence

> phone: 305-250-5390 fax: 305-250-5399 email: mspence@...

>

> District 1 Commissioner Angel

> phone: 305-250-5430 email: agonzalez@...

>

> District 3 Commissioner Joe

> phone: 305-250-5380 fax: 305-250-5386 email: jsanchez@...

>

> 3. Speak out on January 11, 2007. The city commission will vote on the

> ordinance. Come make your voice heard by speaking at the commission meeting.

> Start time will be posted on our blog (takebacktheland.blogspot.com) early

> next week.

>

> 4. Make a financial contribution to the

>

shantytown<https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick & business=afrimax%25\

40niainteractive%252ecom & item_name=Take%2520Back%2520the%2520Land%2520Donation & i\

tem_number=TBtL_1 & no_shipping=1 & return=http%253a%252f%252ftakebackth%20eland%252\

eblogspot%252ecom & cn=Special%2520Comments & tax=0 & currency_code=USD & lc=US & bn=PP%25\

2dDonationsBF & charset=UTF%252d8>.

> We need funds to keep housing and feeding people for free, as well as run

> our campaigns. Please contribute generously. Payments are made through

> paypal.

>

> Thank you in advance for your consideration.

>

> forward,

>

> Max Rameau

> Take Back the Land

> a project of the Center for Pan-African Development

> takebacktheland.blogspot.com

>

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