Hundreds of CA homeless march for land rights (NPR)

Now, this is more like it–the marching and the reporting.

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Hundreds Of Calif. Homeless March For Land Rights
by Richard Gonzales

All Things Considered, July 2, 2009 · It has been about three months since city officials shut down a large “tent city” occupied by Sacramento’s homeless people.

Now, some of the tent city’s residents say they feel like refugees, with no place to go. They staged a loud demonstration Wednesday, in hopes of pressuring Sacramento officials to find them a new place to camp.
‘Where Am I Supposed To Live?’

Philip Grice, 45, has been on the move ever since the tent city closed.

“When we moved out, we moved over to a private area two fields over. They wanted us off of there too. Just like shuttling cattle, that’s all it is,” said Grice, a carpenter by trade, who wears a T-shirt that reads, “Where am I supposed to live?” “We’re supposed to be the eyesore, but actually we’re citizens and we’re human beings. We’re supposed to have rights like everybody else; it don’t matter what we have in our pockets.”

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