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EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE @ NOON TO ADDRESS THE ATTACK ON THE SOUTH CENTRAL FARM |
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Contributed by Fernando Flores
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Jun 13, 2006 at 12:35 PM |
The South Central Farm is currently under attack. An early morning raid began this 5-hour long eviction that is still in process. Trees are being cut down, bulldozers are leveling the families’ food, hundreds of protesters are on site rallying with tears in their eyes as the nation’s largest urban farm is destroyed before them. The L.A.P.D. is on tactical alert as fire ladders and cherry pickers are being brought in to remove the tree-sitters. The 350 families created this oasis 14 years ago in the wake of the 1992 uprising when this land was offered to the community by the then Mayor as a form of mitigation.
Media Advisory
SOUTH CENTRAL FARMERS Tuesday June13Media Contact Fernando Flores 909-605-3136
Leslie Morava (310) 428-9380
Harold Linde 323-382-7554
EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE @ NOON TO ADDRESS THE ATTACK ON THE SOUTH CENTRAL FARM
The South Central Farm is currently under attack. An early morning raid began this 5-hour long eviction that is still in process. Trees are being cut down, bulldozers are leveling the families’ food, hundreds of protesters are on site rallying with tears in their eyes as the nation’s largest urban farm is destroyed before them. The L.A.P.D. is on tactical alert as fire ladders and cherry pickers are being brought in to remove the tree-sitters. The 350 families created this oasis 14 years ago in the wake of the 1992 uprising when this land was offered to the community by the then Mayor as a form of mitigation.
WHEN: Tuesday June 13, @ Noon
WHAT: Emergency Press Conference
WHERE: South West Corner of the South Central Farm
Intersection of: 41st St. & 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 have been in a daily state of peril awaiting a deal to come through with the developer or the eviction to be executed by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.
“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
www.southcentralfarmers.com
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