tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88147214285820396472011-04-21T14:39:56.387-07:00Scott Carver Homes was torn down by Miami-Dade County. 850 families were displaced. Now over 5 years later the Miami-Dade Housing Agency lost over 600 families they were responsible for. This site is a resource as we embark on a campaign to find our people and fight for justice for Scotts. We are at the Name Wall (7255 NW 22nd Ave), where we collect information on missing people 7-days a week. If you have information about missing Scott people come by the Name Wall or call 1-877-33-HousingMiami Workers Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01355184986038868981noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814721428582039647.post-42741493365885019112007-02-15T13:55:00.000-08:002007-02-16T07:35:49.091-08:00

Fenced out!Today, Miami Workers Center, LIFFT, and former residents of Scott Homes held an emergency press conference and rally criticizing the county’s night-time raid on the “Find Our People” Name Wall and the Justice for Scotts campaign headquarters at the last remaining Scotts Home. Over fifty people attended the press conference and rally, called for only hours earlier.At midnight on

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The last remaining Scotts Home before MDHA tried to fence it (we painted that mural in the last month)After a four hour stand-off with police, community members successfully defended the last remaining Scott Home site, in the heart of Liberty City, a historically African-American neighborhood. Late Wednesday night, director of MDHA, Kriss Warren threatened to evict the Jusstice for Scotts

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10:13 Am. The police are at the last remaining Scott Building getting into formation to arrest community members. There is a police wagon and 5 police cars.

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Last night the new director of Miami Dade Housing Agency, Kris Warren, threatened to crush a community effort to locate over 600 families the county admitted to loosing from their housing rolls. In an email sent to the Miami Workers Center on Wednesday February 7, Warren stated "You must remove your signs and personal items today. We will be erecting a fence around the property." Former

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By Karaka Campbell, former Scott resident, LIFFT member.We were forced from Scott Projects by HOPE VI, which failed the community. We have a concern for all the homeless people that were put out of their homes with a promise of Section 8 housing. Homes were stolen from up under the people who resided in them. Affordable homes are supposed to be built for these people. From what I know only 12

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Displaced women from Scott Homes and their families in matching, uniforms, and pom-poms cheered for homes and justice at a press event at the NFL YET Center, in Liberty City, yesterday. The press event was meant to celebrate the expansion of the YET Center. But the Grannies say that expansion could be better used if they and the rest of the 850 families displaced from the immediate area of Scott

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It is a very exciting time. The Scotts Struggle headquarters and the Find Our People Name Wall have been hosting a number of events in the past few weeks. On Saturdays we throw Justice for Scotts BBQs from 2 -6pm. Here are some photos.We also painted a mural of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the end wall on the last remaining Scott Home. Come by and see it in person at the corner of 22nd Avenue

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This Super Bowl week is shaping up to be exciting and fun. We will be hosting several events starting Saturday, January 27, at the last remaining Scott Building. These events are a part of the struggle to reclaim the land and the community. Come through, have fun and support Justice For Scotts. Justice for Scotts BBQ - Ribs and ChickenSaturday, January 27th2-6 PM Community Gardening(children

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Kris Warren, Miami Dade Housing Agency (MDHA) Director of public housing, met with the negotiating committee of the Find Our People campaign/Heart and Soul Coalition, which included former Scott resident and volunteer Cora Lipscomb, former Scott resident and volunteer Karaka Campbell, Reverend McCrae of the Baptist Minister Council, LIFFT Leader Yvonne Startford,Tony Romano (Miami Workers Center)

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Today Miami Dade Housing Agency head Kris Warren sent workers to the de-facto headquarters of the Find Our People Campaign at 7255 NW 22nd Ave to fence-off the property and prepare the last remianing Scott building for demolition.Former Scott residents, members of LIFFT and Miami Workers Center have maintained a 24-hour presence on the site for four days now. Over 50 new people come through each

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Waymond Pace is a former Scott Homes resident. He was born and raised in Liberty City, and spent the years 2001-2003 living in Scott Homes.“The system failed me.” Pace said today at the Find our People Name wall.The government kicked him out of his home. From there his life spiraled deeper into poverty. He was offered a section 8 voucher through Hope VI but he couldn’t find housing. Pace,

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Click here for pictures. Miami Dade Housing Agency admitted to losing over half of the families who were promised new homes when the county tore down Scott Homes over five years ago utilizing a federal HOPE VI grant. In response former residents and community organizations launched the Find Our People Campaign to find all the missing residents and fight for immediate housing. The campaign

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If you are from Scott Carver Homes or know anyone from Scott Carver Homes please call the Find Our People hotline 1-877-33-HOUSING -NOW.

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