North Carolina
Related: About this forumthreatened with arrest for feeding the poor and homeless in Raleigh
this story is all over my facebook
http://www.wral.com/nonprofit-says-it-was-threatened-with-arrest-for-feeding-raleigh-homeless/12815894/
they're asking people to show up at Moore Square at 4pm in solidarity.
the first hand story of what happened yesterday is at lovewins.info, but the page is apparently overwhelmed. i did access it yesterday. these people have been doing this every saturday and sunday for about 6 years, and yesterday the RPD told them if they tried, they would be placed under arrest.
to get a permit it's $800 - every day. the police also told them that the permit would probably be denied.
big money doesn't want raleigh to look as if people are going hungry, maybe?
the lovewins link: http://lovewins.info/2013/08/feeding-homeless-apparently-illegal-in-raleigh-nc/
orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)barbtries
(28,787 posts)and think it's quite possible, that this action is going to boomerang. like i said, my facebook is lit up. i was amazed that the story had not apparently made it to DU yet.
i am so sick of the hypocritical right.
WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)I missed it until this afternoon.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3530303
NC is being battered in the media. Deservedly so!
barbtries
(28,787 posts)i see it was in GD - didn't think to look there.
WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)There's so much going on with NC these days that threads are started in LBN, GD and the NC group... it's a challenge keeping up!
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)(It takes a village...)
WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)I can barely keep up with Raleigh, it's great to hear from others throughout the state...
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)--is what this is all about IMO. No longer "putting up" out of isolation or depression.
"This is the Day"....