PPU Holds Housing Takeover
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On Friday, November 28th, five members and supporters of Poor People United (PPU) occupied an abandoned building in downtown Rochester. Charles Kellum, Ben Dean-Kawamura, Mary Shoemaker, Chris Powers and Matt Clark occupied the building at 8 Franklin Court after the Homeless Solidarity Rally at the Liberty Pole. The message of the action was simple: there should not be unutilized, abandoned, buildings in Rochester while people are forced to sleep on the streets at night.
Approximately fifty people marched from the Liberty Pole to the site, to support those at the action. The Rochester Raging Grannies were on site to lead singing from the crowd. Around 20 people stayed the entire duration of the takeover - almost four hours.
UPDATE: See the Rochester Indymedia Video on the event.
