The South Central Farm is now enemy held territory

[rebelAfrika]

I just saw the police raiding the farm on the news.

[Nesayem]

Yea me 2. Their reporting on it more at 12:00. They said people were chained to trees, becnhes extc, the footage showed the deputy's dragging a woman along. This is such an heart breaking event.

[Mahmoud Siddiqi]

The South Central Farm is under siege. If you live in LA or anywhere near there please make your way to the farm to keep the protesters and farmers safe.

The immediate area around the Farm has been blocked off by the authorities limiting access to the site. Spontaneous rallies of support have sprouted on these perimeters with crowds increasing in size as the morning passes. Protesters still inside the Farm are being physically removed and arrested.

The easiest access is to come from the South side of the farm coming north on Alameda or to head east towards the Farm on 41st or any other streets that run east/west bound.

Once again, this is the Red Alert! The Sheriffs have begun and are carrying out the eviction! Mobilize as many people as you come to continue to protest this oppressive action


Arrests have already been made.
It is still unconfirmed but there are also reports that a protester was carried out on a stretche.

Bulldozer positioned nearby have began breaking through the fences.

Once again, please converge to the Farm.
41st Street and Long Beach Ave. Los Angeles, CA



Thank you.



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[Baba Ahmed]

SOUTH CENTRAL FARMERS
Media Advisor
Thursday, July 6 Contacts:

Fernando Flores (909) 605-3136
Leslie Morava (310) 428-9380
Alma Soto (323) 333-5177

Violence Erupts Against South Central Farm Supporters
As Landowner Bulldozes Farm – Legal Observers Watch Brutality

WHAT: Less than 24 hours after Independence Day, as legal observers, local residents and farmers watched on, Ralph Horowitz began bulldozing the South Central Farm under the guise of “pruning.� Hired security forces punched and pinned down supporters who tried to prevent the bulldozer from uprooting the hundreds of fruit trees while police officers watched on. Ten supporters were arrested.

Attorney and legal observer Colleen Flynn attempted to de-escalate the violence and reduce the use of force by security guards, “I was inside the property yesterday and everyone who participated in the action was committed to non-violence,� she says. “They only gave passive resistance and the security and the police officers were the ones who were violent. The security guards held protesters down and punched them. Any accusations that the protesters were violent are inaccurate,� she continues.

Despite these tragic developments, supporters say the farm can still be saved because Mr. Horowitz’s claim to the land may be illegal. Yesterday’s destructive and aggressive actions will have major repercussions to him and the City of Los Angeles. “Mr. Horowitz is mocking the grandmothers, mothers, and children in this impoverished community when he stated to the L.A. Times that the Farm needed ‘pruning.’ Mothers and children watched in tears, as the plants they had tended for over a decade were destroyed,� stated Tezozomoc, elected representative of the South Central Farmers.

WHERE: South Central Farm, 41st and Alameda, Los Angeles, CA


WHY: Despite the fact that South Central Farmers have continued positive outreach efforts towards developer Ralph Horowitz, his bulldozers escorted by LAPD have destroyed more than 50 percent of the 14-acre, 14-year-old urban farm. Farmers and farm supporters are assembling at the scene again today (July 6, 2006), many of them blocking bulldozers as a last effort to save the many rare plants and trees, some of which are protected under city law.

The issue of failed justice began when Ralph Horowitz bought the land from the City of Los Angeles in a closed deal for $5 Million Dollars when it was worth $13.3 million in 1994. This 2003 sale will be contested in a court case on July 12. Los Angeles residents are outraged that the city of Los Angeles squandered important city monies in this deal that could have been used for other city business. The new vision for South Central Farm includes a multi-use community center for children of surrounding neighborhoods. July 7-10 is the International Days of Solidarity for the South Central Farmers, for more information visit www.southcentralfarmers.com