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	The HOLC squatters were not as hapless as they might have seemed in Hinkle's column; they soon regrouped on the sidewalk of Clementina Alley between 1st and 2nd in front of an anarchistic live/work space known as "The Cave," (which also housed the subversive work 'zine [[Office Automation Conference 1982 \|Processed World]]) ([[Processed World: A Political History\|Processed World's history]]) but were ousted within a half day. A few days later they moved to a nearby building at 6th and Folsom Streets, owned by the city's Recreation and Parks Department. But following a complaint signed by a Park-Rec manager October 22, the police kicked in the door of the new squat and charged in with their guns drawn. They arrested 29 people on charges of trespassing ("Police Roust Squatters Twice in One Week," 1984).		The HOLC squatters were not as hapless as they might have seemed in Hinkle's column; they soon regrouped on the sidewalk of Clementina Alley between 1st and 2nd in front of an anarchistic live/work space known as "The Cave," (which also housed the subversive work 'zine [[Office Automation Conference 1982 \|Processed World]]) ([[Processed World: A Political History\|Processed World's history]]) but were ousted within a half day. A few days later they moved to a nearby building at 6th and Folsom Streets, owned by the city's Recreation and Parks Department. But following a complaint signed by a Park-Rec manager October 22, the police kicked in the door of the new squat and charged in with their guns drawn. They arrested 29 people on charges of trespassing ("Police Roust Squatters Twice in One Week," 1984).

	This squatter's network continued to fight, through the end of the year, without much success. Some of HOLC squatters went to a boarded-up coffin factory nearby and a group of women moved into an abandoned house in the Mission District; both squats were short lived. Others moved back to Polytechnic High (originally squatted in late 1982) but were soon run out by "commie"-hating skinheads who dominated the place. The squatter activists did not try to launch another high-profile occupation after HOLC, although some have continued squatting in small groups. (Waltz, 1988: p. 6) Newspaper coverage tended to be sympathetic; however broad support was not forthcoming. Small publications by squatters, such as ''Brix and Bottles,'' served as a voice for some squatters, but with distribution of a few dozens or hundreds, were basically newsletters for the immediate anarchist community.		This squatter's network continued to fight, through the end of the year, without much success. Some of HOLC squatters went to a boarded-up coffin factory nearby and a group of women moved into an abandoned house in the Mission District; both squats were short lived. Others moved back to [[Poly High on Frederick Street\|Polytechnic High]] (originally squatted in late 1982) but were soon run out by "commie"-hating skinheads who dominated the place. The squatter activists did not try to launch another high-profile occupation after HOLC, although some have continued squatting in small groups. (Waltz, 1988: p. 6) Newspaper coverage tended to be sympathetic; however broad support was not forthcoming. Small publications by squatters, such as ''Brix and Bottles,'' served as a voice for some squatters, but with distribution of a few dozens or hundreds, were basically newsletters for the immediate anarchist community.

	December 8th, 1984, squatters and their supporters organized a punk/reggae concert in Civic Center Plaza in the name of "Rock Against Rent," for which 200-300 people showed up. In addition to many raps on stage about the squatters' experience thus far, a leaflet was distributed entitled "What is Squatting," which acknowledged that "we have to reach out to people in order to get support." But this beginning mobilization work began as most aggressive squatting was in decline. It was too little too late. The subcultural base for this activity was too small and too fragile in late 1984 to provide the necessary support for such offensive organizing against property relations. And other communities beyond the immediate punk or anarchist milieux were hardly touched in the first place.		December 8th, 1984, squatters and their supporters organized a punk/reggae concert in Civic Center Plaza in the name of "Rock Against Rent," for which 200-300 people showed up. In addition to many raps on stage about the squatters' experience thus far, a leaflet was distributed entitled "What is Squatting," which acknowledged that "we have to reach out to people in order to get support." But this beginning mobilization work began as most aggressive squatting was in decline. It was too little too late. The subcultural base for this activity was too small and too fragile in late 1984 to provide the necessary support for such offensive organizing against property relations. And other communities beyond the immediate punk or anarchist milieux were hardly touched in the first place.
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	''"The ousted punk rockers just set up housekeeping outside. They had rugs on the sidewalk and couches and coffee tables set up like it was a damn living room... There was a great view of Twin Peaks from the punk rockers outdoor living room. There were plants and easy chairs and someone had drawn a clock and a telephone in chalk on the wall of the building to make it seem more like home." ''(1984)		''"The ousted punk rockers just set up housekeeping outside. They had rugs on the sidewalk and couches and coffee tables set up like it was a damn living room... There was a great view of Twin Peaks from the punk rockers outdoor living room. There were plants and easy chairs and someone had drawn a clock and a telephone in chalk on the wall of the building to make it seem more like home." ''(1984)

	The HOLC squatters were not as hapless as they might have seemed in Hinkle's column; they soon regrouped on the sidewalk of Clementina Alley between 1st and 2nd in front of an anarchistic live/work space known as "The Cave," (which also housed the subversive work 'zine [[Office Automation Conference 1982 \|Processed World]]) ([~~http~~:~~//www.processedworld.com~~ Processed World's ~~website~~]) but were ousted within a half day. A few days later they moved to a nearby building at 6th and Folsom Streets, owned by the city's Recreation and Parks Department. But following a complaint signed by a Park-Rec manager October 22, the police kicked in the door of the new squat and charged in with their guns drawn. They arrested 29 people on charges of trespassing ("Police Roust Squatters Twice in One Week," 1984).		The HOLC squatters were not as hapless as they might have seemed in Hinkle's column; they soon regrouped on the sidewalk of Clementina Alley between 1st and 2nd in front of an anarchistic live/work space known as "The Cave," (which also housed the subversive work 'zine [[Office Automation Conference 1982 \|Processed World]]) ([[Processed World: A Political History\|Processed World's history]]) but were ousted within a half day. A few days later they moved to a nearby building at 6th and Folsom Streets, owned by the city's Recreation and Parks Department. But following a complaint signed by a Park-Rec manager October 22, the police kicked in the door of the new squat and charged in with their guns drawn. They arrested 29 people on charges of trespassing ("Police Roust Squatters Twice in One Week," 1984).

	This squatter's network continued to fight, through the end of the year, without much success. Some of HOLC squatters went to a boarded-up coffin factory nearby and a group of women moved into an abandoned house in the Mission District; both squats were short lived. Others moved back to Polytechnic High (originally squatted in late 1982) but were soon run out by "commie"-hating skinheads who dominated the place. The squatter activists did not try to launch another high-profile occupation after HOLC, although some have continued squatting in small groups. (Waltz, 1988: p. 6) Newspaper coverage tended to be sympathetic; however broad support was not forthcoming. Small publications by squatters, such as ''Brix and Bottles,'' served as a voice for some squatters, but with distribution of a few dozens or hundreds, were basically newsletters for the immediate anarchist community.		This squatter's network continued to fight, through the end of the year, without much success. Some of HOLC squatters went to a boarded-up coffin factory nearby and a group of women moved into an abandoned house in the Mission District; both squats were short lived. Others moved back to Polytechnic High (originally squatted in late 1982) but were soon run out by "commie"-hating skinheads who dominated the place. The squatter activists did not try to launch another high-profile occupation after HOLC, although some have continued squatting in small groups. (Waltz, 1988: p. 6) Newspaper coverage tended to be sympathetic; however broad support was not forthcoming. Small publications by squatters, such as ''Brix and Bottles,'' served as a voice for some squatters, but with distribution of a few dozens or hundreds, were basically newsletters for the immediate anarchist community.

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	''by Jeff Goldthorpe''		''by Jeff Goldthorpe, excerpted from a Masters' Thesis in Sociology at San Francisco State University, 1988''

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	December 8th, 1984, squatters and their supporters organized a punk/reggae concert in Civic Center Plaza in the name of "Rock Against Rent," for which 200-300 people showed up. In addition to many raps on stage about the squatters' experience thus far, a leaflet was distributed entitled "What is Squatting," which acknowledged that "we have to reach out to people in order to get support." But this beginning mobilization work began as most aggressive squatting was in decline. It was too little too late. The subcultural base for this activity was too small and too fragile in late 1984 to provide the necessary support for such offensive organizing against property relations. And other communities beyond the immediate punk or anarchist milieux were hardly touched in the first place.		December 8th, 1984, squatters and their supporters organized a punk/reggae concert in Civic Center Plaza in the name of "Rock Against Rent," for which 200-300 people showed up. In addition to many raps on stage about the squatters' experience thus far, a leaflet was distributed entitled "What is Squatting," which acknowledged that "we have to reach out to people in order to get support." But this beginning mobilization work began as most aggressive squatting was in decline. It was too little too late. The subcultural base for this activity was too small and too fragile in late 1984 to provide the necessary support for such offensive organizing against property relations. And other communities beyond the immediate punk or anarchist milieux were hardly touched in the first place.

	~~''from a Masters' Thesis in Sociology at San Francisco State University, 1988''~~

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	December 8th, 1984, squatters and their supporters organized a punk/reggae concert in Civic Center Plaza in the name of "Rock Against Rent," for which 200-300 people showed up. In addition to many raps on stage about the squatters' experience thus far, a leaflet was distributed entitled "What is Squatting," which acknowledged that "we have to reach out to people in order to get support." But this beginning mobilization work began as most aggressive squatting was in decline. It was too little too late. The subcultural base for this activity was too small and too fragile in late 1984 to provide the necessary support for such offensive organizing against property relations. And other communities beyond the immediate punk or anarchist milieux were hardly touched in the first place.		December 8th, 1984, squatters and their supporters organized a punk/reggae concert in Civic Center Plaza in the name of "Rock Against Rent," for which 200-300 people showed up. In addition to many raps on stage about the squatters' experience thus far, a leaflet was distributed entitled "What is Squatting," which acknowledged that "we have to reach out to people in order to get support." But this beginning mobilization work began as most aggressive squatting was in decline. It was too little too late. The subcultural base for this activity was too small and too fragile in late 1984 to provide the necessary support for such offensive organizing against property relations. And other communities beyond the immediate punk or anarchist milieux were hardly touched in the first place.

	''~~--Jeff Goldthorpe ''~~		''from a Masters' Thesis in Sociology at San Francisco State University, 1988''

	from a Masters' Thesis in Sociology at San Francisco State University, 1988

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	Many of the squatter activists evicted from The Vats had moved to nearby 5th and Folsom Streets, (South of Market) where they moved into an abandoned building once operated by the Hotel Owners Laundry Company (nicknamed HOLC or "hole-see"). From April to late October 1984 the HOLC residents ran a very activist, political squat during the most politically tense period in San Francisco since the [[Kool-Aid & Twinkies \|assassination]] of Mayor Moscone and Harvey Milk. One major difference from the laissez-faire squatting at The Vats, according to HOLC resident Steve S., was that meetings were held twice weekly and two rules agreed on: no shooting drugs and everyone had to work. There was also distribution of free food, which was the initial attraction for Steve S:		Many of the squatter activists evicted from [[M.D.C. AND THE VATS\|The Vats]] had moved to nearby 5th and Folsom Streets, (South of Market) where they moved into an abandoned building once operated by the Hotel Owners Laundry Company (nicknamed HOLC or "hole-see"). From April to late October 1984 the HOLC residents ran a very activist, political squat during the most politically tense period in San Francisco since the [[Kool-Aid & Twinkies \|assassination]] of Mayor Moscone and Harvey Milk. One major difference from the laissez-faire squatting at The Vats, according to HOLC resident Steve S., was that meetings were held twice weekly and two rules agreed on: no shooting drugs and everyone had to work. There was also distribution of free food, which was the initial attraction for Steve S:

	''"I don't think I had a dime at the time. I was living in Buena Vista Park, sleeping in poison oak, working at the soup kitchen, hanging out at Bound Together bookstore. I got there [to HOLC] on a Sunday and had a free meal. It was one of our first open house/free meal things. So I had the meal and thought, 'This is a pretty nice place,' so I brought my shit over there and I moved in." ''		''"I don't think I had a dime at the time. I was living in Buena Vista Park, sleeping in poison oak, working at the soup kitchen, hanging out at Bound Together bookstore. I got there [to HOLC] on a Sunday and had a free meal. It was one of our first open house/free meal things. So I had the meal and thought, 'This is a pretty nice place,' so I brought my shit over there and I moved in." ''

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	'''Young squatters were the backbone of many direct actions during the [[THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION COMES TO TOWN \| 1984 Democratic Convention]], such as the one pictured here on Union Square, part of the [[1984 War Chest Tours\| War Chest Tours]].''' ''Photo: Keith Holmes''		'''Young squatters were the backbone of many direct actions during the [[THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION COMES TO TOWN \| 1984 Democratic Convention]], such as the one pictured here on Union Square, part of the [[1984 War Chest Tours\| War Chest Tours]].'''

			''Photo: Keith Holmes''

	Many of the squatter activists evicted from The Vats had moved to nearby 5th and Folsom Streets, (South of Market) where they moved into an abandoned building once operated by the Hotel Owners Laundry Company (nicknamed HOLC or "hole-see"). From April to late October 1984 the HOLC residents ran a very activist, political squat during the most politically tense period in San Francisco since the [[Kool-Aid & Twinkies \|assassination]] of Mayor Moscone and Harvey Milk. One major difference from the laissez-faire squatting at The Vats, according to HOLC resident Steve S., was that meetings were held twice weekly and two rules agreed on: no shooting drugs and everyone had to work. There was also distribution of free food, which was the initial attraction for Steve S:		Many of the squatter activists evicted from The Vats had moved to nearby 5th and Folsom Streets, (South of Market) where they moved into an abandoned building once operated by the Hotel Owners Laundry Company (nicknamed HOLC or "hole-see"). From April to late October 1984 the HOLC residents ran a very activist, political squat during the most politically tense period in San Francisco since the [[Kool-Aid & Twinkies \|assassination]] of Mayor Moscone and Harvey Milk. One major difference from the laissez-faire squatting at The Vats, according to HOLC resident Steve S., was that meetings were held twice weekly and two rules agreed on: no shooting drugs and everyone had to work. There was also distribution of free food, which was the initial attraction for Steve S:
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	Given this atmosphere of political and cultural activism, it is no wonder that HOLC residents "were getting all ready for the Democratic Convention and we fixed the place up". (Steve S.) Waltz describes HOLC, only a couple blocks away from the Moscone Center, as "a planning center for demonstrators during the 1984 Democratic Convention". (1988: p. 6)		Given this atmosphere of political and cultural activism, it is no wonder that HOLC residents "were getting all ready for the Democratic Convention and we fixed the place up". (Steve S.) Waltz describes HOLC, only a couple blocks away from the Moscone Center, as "a planning center for demonstrators during the 1984 Democratic Convention". (1988: p. 6)

	The chaotic and marginalized state of the milieu did not allow for more organized manifestations than these occasional actions. There had been meetings of 60 to 80 people following the Convention at Bound Together bookstore or in a nearby park but no organized collective approach (other than squatting) was evolved to push the activism. Nonetheless, punk/anarchist protest had a public presence in the Bay Area for the first time.		The chaotic and marginalized state of the milieu did not allow for more organized manifestations than these occasional actions. There had been meetings of 60 to 80 people following the Convention at [[Bound Together: An Anarchist Collective Bookstore\|Bound Together bookstore]] or in a nearby park but no organized collective approach (other than squatting) was evolved to push the activism. Nonetheless, punk/anarchist protest had a public presence in the Bay Area for the first time.

	The HOLC squat, which had become an activist center initiating other squats showing movies, distributing free food, had avoided any major police harassment during the Democratic Convention. But they were finally evicted in mid-October 1984. According to Waltz, it took the Hong Kong owners a long time to go through the proper legal procedures after they had been informed of the squat by a neighbor. (1988: p. 6) The HOLC squatters' high-profile activism got them into the local newspapers at the time of their eviction. Local columnist Warren Hinkle wrote of the scene in front of HOLC the day of their eviction:		The HOLC squat, which had become an activist center initiating other squats showing movies, distributing free food, had avoided any major police harassment during the Democratic Convention. But they were finally evicted in mid-October 1984. According to Waltz, it took the Hong Kong owners a long time to go through the proper legal procedures after they had been informed of the squat by a neighbor. (1988: p. 6) The HOLC squatters' high-profile activism got them into the local newspapers at the time of their eviction. Local columnist Warren Hinkle wrote of the scene in front of HOLC the day of their eviction:
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	''"The ousted punk rockers just set up housekeeping outside. They had rugs on the sidewalk and couches and coffee tables set up like it was a damn living room... There was a great view of Twin Peaks from the punk rockers outdoor living room. There were plants and easy chairs and someone had drawn a clock and a telephone in chalk on the wall of the building to make it seem more like home." ''(1984)		''"The ousted punk rockers just set up housekeeping outside. They had rugs on the sidewalk and couches and coffee tables set up like it was a damn living room... There was a great view of Twin Peaks from the punk rockers outdoor living room. There were plants and easy chairs and someone had drawn a clock and a telephone in chalk on the wall of the building to make it seem more like home." ''(1984)

	The HOLC squatters were not as hapless as they might have seemed in Hinkle's column; they soon regrouped on the sidewalk of Clementina Alley between 1st and 2nd in front of an anarchistic live/work space known as "The Cave," (which also housed the subversive work 'zine [[~~Unions_itm~~ \|Processed World]]) ([http://www.processedworld.com Processed World's website]) but were ousted within a half day. A few days later they moved to a nearby building at 6th and Folsom Streets, owned by the city's Recreation and Parks Department. But following a complaint signed by a Park-Rec manager October 22, the police kicked in the door of the new squat and charged in with their guns drawn. They arrested 29 people on charges of trespassing ("Police Roust Squatters Twice in One Week," 1984).		The HOLC squatters were not as hapless as they might have seemed in Hinkle's column; they soon regrouped on the sidewalk of Clementina Alley between 1st and 2nd in front of an anarchistic live/work space known as "The Cave," (which also housed the subversive work 'zine [[Office Automation Conference 1982 \|Processed World]]) ([http://www.processedworld.com Processed World's website]) but were ousted within a half day. A few days later they moved to a nearby building at 6th and Folsom Streets, owned by the city's Recreation and Parks Department. But following a complaint signed by a Park-Rec manager October 22, the police kicked in the door of the new squat and charged in with their guns drawn. They arrested 29 people on charges of trespassing ("Police Roust Squatters Twice in One Week," 1984).

	This squatter's network continued to fight, through the end of the year, without much success. Some of HOLC squatters went to a boarded-up coffin factory nearby and a group of women moved into an abandoned house in the Mission District; both squats were short lived. Others moved back to Polytechnic High (originally squatted in late 1982) but were soon run out by "commie"-hating skinheads who dominated the place. The squatter activists did not try to launch another high-profile occupation after HOLC, although some have continued squatting in small groups. (Waltz, 1988: p. 6) Newspaper coverage tended to be sympathetic; however broad support was not forthcoming. Small publications by squatters, such as ''Brix and Bottles,'' served as a voice for some squatters, but with distribution of a few dozens or hundreds, were basically newsletters for the immediate anarchist community.		This squatter's network continued to fight, through the end of the year, without much success. Some of HOLC squatters went to a boarded-up coffin factory nearby and a group of women moved into an abandoned house in the Mission District; both squats were short lived. Others moved back to Polytechnic High (originally squatted in late 1982) but were soon run out by "commie"-hating skinheads who dominated the place. The squatter activists did not try to launch another high-profile occupation after HOLC, although some have continued squatting in small groups. (Waltz, 1988: p. 6) Newspaper coverage tended to be sympathetic; however broad support was not forthcoming. Small publications by squatters, such as ''Brix and Bottles,'' served as a voice for some squatters, but with distribution of a few dozens or hundreds, were basically newsletters for the immediate anarchist community.
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	December 8th, 1984, squatters and their supporters organized a punk/reggae concert in Civic Center Plaza in the name of "Rock Against Rent," for which 200-300 people showed up. In addition to many raps on stage about the squatters' experience thus far, a leaflet was distributed entitled "What is Squatting," which acknowledged that "we have to reach out to people in order to get support." But this beginning mobilization work began as most aggressive squatting was in decline. It was too little too late. The subcultural base for this activity was too small and too fragile in late 1984 to provide the necessary support for such offensive organizing against property relations. And other communities beyond the immediate punk or anarchist milieux were hardly touched in the first place.		December 8th, 1984, squatters and their supporters organized a punk/reggae concert in Civic Center Plaza in the name of "Rock Against Rent," for which 200-300 people showed up. In addition to many raps on stage about the squatters' experience thus far, a leaflet was distributed entitled "What is Squatting," which acknowledged that "we have to reach out to people in order to get support." But this beginning mobilization work began as most aggressive squatting was in decline. It was too little too late. The subcultural base for this activity was too small and too fragile in late 1984 to provide the necessary support for such offensive organizing against property relations. And other communities beyond the immediate punk or anarchist milieux were hardly touched in the first place.

	''--~~Jeff~~ Goldthorpe ''		''--Jeff Goldthorpe ''

	from a Masters' Thesis in Sociology at San Francisco State University, 1988		from a Masters' Thesis in Sociology at San Francisco State University, 1988


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