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From poverty tows to Palestine: The violence of settler colonial evictions across Mama Earth
May 24, 2021
Poverty tows are parking violations, which are unethical detriments to houseless folks who rely on the shelter of their vehicles. Between this and the lack of adequate housing options, means of survival are limited. Shelters on Merlin Street, under the I-80 overpass in San Francisco, were cleared – swept away – on May 17, 2021. – Photo: POOR Magazine
by Tiny Lisa Gray-Garcia
“If they tow my van, I will die. I have nowhere else to go,” reported POOR Magazine’s RoofLESS radio reporter Charles M., 68, a lifelong San Francisco resident. Charles is houseless, landless, disabled and lives in his van.
A month before George Floyd anniversary, East Bay island jolted by death after police restraint
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Police body-camera footage shows Gonzalez, who died in Alameda police custody, being restrained by officers.Alameda Police Department / New York TimesShow MoreShow Less
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Friends, family and supporters of Mario Gonzalez hold photos of him during a news conference outside the Alameda Police Department the day after he died in police custody.Santiago Mejia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
For nine minutes, an Alameda police officer tried to engage a man in a park who didn’t appear to be harming anyone.
Six minutes later, 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez was unresponsive with three officers and a civilian parking employee on top of him. Family members were outraged and drew comparisons to George Floyd. Police characterized Gonzalez’s death as a “medical emergency” and said they sought to defuse the situation.