𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲

Apr 11

In the relentless Chico City Council-directed push to get rid of the homeless by evicting them from any and every place they try to sleep or camp, Comanche Creek is the last stand. They have pushed people further out with each eviction, and they intend to get rid of them for good by evicting them from the last place within city limits that people have camped.

𝐀 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 in our city with nowhere else to go, but until this comes before a judge, the city seems to believe they can act with impunity.

(Read the Full Filing Against City of Chico For Violation of 8th Amendment Rights of Unsheltered People in Our Community here)

The incompetence of this council continues to amaze us - they would rather the city spend money defending lawsuits than on actual solutions, and have gone so far as to gaslight us by denying the existence of a shelter crisis, despite what we can all see with our own eyes.

Until we have a legal, sanctioned place for people to camp and a variety of shelter options, not to mention enough shelter for the people who need it, these evictions must be halted.

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 tomorrow, and probably Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings as well. If you have wondered how to get involved, this is the place.

Chico PD already evicted those that were living in their vehicles in the parking lot (despite there not being one safe/legal place for people to park overnight in Chico) and locked it up, with the specific intention of preventing supporters from accessing the park or aiding campers.

Because of this, we are suggesting that people carpool, park on Meyers and walk to the Comanche Creek parking lot that opens onto Park Avenue. You can also enter from the Meyer's St. entrance and walk to the front from there. (See map below)

Bring a sign if you have one, but most importantly bring yourself and a friend (or two). It's best to arrive between 7 and 8 am, but come when you can...this will undoubtedly be going on throughout the day. And also, please 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤.

Please feel free to PM us through Facebook or email if you have questions and we will be happy to help in any way we can.

And finally, as with any protest, you should know your rights.

Know Your Rights if You Protest