Collaboration by We Copwatch and Bay Area Intifada,
On Saturday morning, community members, with the blessings of Triangle Park residents, removed a fence put up by the the city just days before. The park is a community space where people mingle, snooze, break bread, play chess and–for some homeless people–can finally rest their feet. The city put up the fence to push park residents and visitors out of the community gathering space, angering park residents, nearby neighbors and other Oaklanders. People are drawing a clear connection between the fence and the city’s ongoing efforts to gentrify Oakland through the displacement, murder and harassment of black, brown and homeless communities.
On the way to the park, a couple of community members talked to Bay Area Intifada about the significance of the fence:
Another community member talked about why we should support the people at the park: Continue reading
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