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Mario Woods Call for Justice, Pastors for Yul Dorn Call for Moratorium on Foreclosures, Church Fights City to Keep Doors Open
January 19, 2016


 
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January 18, 2016
 
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Action
 
THE CHURCH IS ON ITS KNEE?!....
 
Public News Conference for Mario Woods Today at Allen Chapel 
 
In happier times_ Gwendolyn Woods shares moment with beloved son Mario Woods
SF Police surround Mario Woods. (Click image for footage)



 
Civil Rights Attorney John Burris comforts Gwendolyn Woods shortly after the December 2nd police shooting of her son_ Mario Woods.
 

PRESS CONFERENCE NOTICE COURTESY OF SHAWN RICHARD, BROTHERS AGAINST GUNS
 
COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO RALLY FOR EVICTED SF SHERIFF CHAPLAIN YUL DORN & THOSE AFFECTED BY FORECLOSURE
 
DORN WAS ARRESTED ALONG WITH ACCE PROTESTORS FOR NOT LEAVING HIS HOME ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 14.
 
(AS A REMINDER: DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAS JAILED 29 TIMES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE BEFORE BEING TRAGICALLY SHOT TO DEATH!  ECONOMIC JUSTICE WAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF DR. KING'S MESSAGE.  HE WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE FOR STANDING FOR THE ECONOMIC RIGHTS OF GARBAGEMEN, MORE POLITICALLY CORRECT DESCRIPTION-SANITATION WORKERS.  HE STOOD FOR "THE LEAST OF THESE MY BROTHERS."  WHERE DO YOU STAND?)
 
NEWS CONFERENCE SLATED AT YERBA BUENA GARDENS DURING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATIONS TODAY!  11:15 A.M.!
 
 
SF Sheriff Chaplain Yul Dorn's Family Eviction. Pastor Yul Dorn vows to continue to fight for the inheritance of his grandson seen carried out of the Dorn Family Home on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday.
Dr. Amos Brown, President of the NAACP called for the MLK Day News Conference in support of Dorn & others affected by Foreclosure.
 
Pastors Reverend Arnold Townsend, Reverend D.M. Phillips, Reverend Derrick Lomax, Reverend Christopher Zacharias, and Archbishop Franzo King were among the leaders with Board of Supervisors President London Breed at last night's press conference and community meeting.
 
 
KPIX covers last night_s meeting in support of SF Sheriff Chaplain Yul Dorn_ pastor of Emmanuel Church of God in Christ in District 5. President of the Board of Supervisors London Breed was among the attendees. (Click Image for Dr. Brown's comments.
 
 
 
Black Pastors Honor Dr. King Today at News Conference 
Denouncing Displacements of Blacks in San Francisco
 
The Eviction of Pastor Yul Dorn, a Chaplain of the San Francisco Sheriff's Department, escorted out of his home by his fellow officers, has hit a nerve in the Black Community as Black Pastors and other community leaders unite to help Dorn and others.
 
 
In Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Black Pastors Unite to End Evictions and Further Black Displacement Speculator Greed Resulting in Black Pastor's Arrest Indicative of Final Tearing Apart of San Francisco's Last Remaining Blacks.
 
Pastor Yul Dorn has been a pillar of San Francisco's Black community, serving as a pastor of a predominantly Black church in the Western Addition; a grief counselor for the City of San Francisco's Department of Public Health dedicated to stopping retaliatory violence and counseling grieving families and as a Chaplain for the San Francisco Sheriff's Department. Like countless other borrowers, Pastor Dorn was forced into Foreclosure when Chase Bank misapplied payments and never fixed their error. (Click here for entire media alert)
 
 
WHO:    Dr. Amos Brown, President of the NAACP; London Breed, President of the San Francisco  Board of Supervisors, San Francisco and Peninsula Black Pastors; and additional African Leaders from the Bay Area.
 
WHAT:  Press Conference to Protect Pastor Dorn and the City's last remaining Blacks from any further displacement.

WHO:    Dr. Amos Brown, President of the NAACP; London Breed, President of the San Francisco  Board of Supervisors, San Francisco and Peninsula Black Pastors; and additional African Leaders from the Bay Area.

WHERE: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fountain, Yerba Buena Center on Mission Street between 3rd and 4th Street in San Francisco.

WHEN:  Martin Luther King Day, 11:15 AM, Monday, January 18, 2016

WHY: "The San Francisco Black Community is fast approaching a population of 3% because of our battle against predators like Wall Street Banks and real estate speculators trying to take our homes" stated Archbishop Franzo King, of the St. John Coltrane Church, which is also fighting displacement.  "Pastor Dorn symbolizes what is good and what is important to protect our Black community. He has not only shouldered the responsibility of shepherding his congregation, but that of his community as well.  He has provided comfort to the families in crisis and helped lead the community to fight against injustices. He has stood with us and none of us in the religious community can stand back while this family fights for their very existence in this city.  Taking a stand with Pastor Dorn will help protect other Black families."
 
 
ON MLK DAY CHURCH PRAYS TO STAY
 
Can Community Assembly of God Church be saying "Et tu, Brute to the City of San Francisco
 
You may recall the battle to save Frederick Douglass Haynes Apartments built by Third Baptist Church.
 
You may recall page 5 of the City Sponsored Document resulting in a negative news article in Ingleside-Excelsior Light community newspaper that identified 13 Black churches in the OMI District as a deterrent to economic growth.
 
Now, Community Church Assembly of God Church in the Excelsior District goes to its knees today at 9 a.m.  as it is threatened to be taken over by the City of San Francisco.
 
 
Flyer & Information Courtesy of Thomas Seibert of Glad Tidings Church with Senior Pastors Forrest & Christina Beiser
 
PRAY & SIGN THE PETITION TO STOP SAN FRANCISCO'S EMMINENT DOMAIN TAKEOVER

CURRENT STRUGGLE

The City of San Francisco has declared its intent to take the property of
Community Assembly of God at 355 Ocean Avenue by eminent domain.

We believe this is a travesty should not be allowed to go forward for the
following reasons:

        *       Building low-income housing on this site will exacerbate congestion in
this already over-crowded area.

        *       The mission of this church is to reach the people of San Francisco, and
especially those in the Ingleside-Excelsior District.  Forcing us to move
from this neighborhood at a below market cost, will destroy our ability
to remain in this community - a community we have served for over 4
decades - and destroy the positive impact the church has here.

        *       With this action, the City has made it clear that they do not value
churches or freedom of religion.   Our church has a long history of
creating positive change here, but the City is only interested in meeting
the Mayor's goal of increasing low-income housing - no matter the cost to
our communities, our families, and our livelihoods.

        *       The threat of eminent domain is not limited to churches - your home,
your business, or any other property could be next!

We invite you, the community to stand with Community AOG Church.
 
 
 
   
 
 
 

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