Seeds of Hope, Seeds of War: Race, Class and the Battle for the South Central Farm

Seeds of Hope, Seeds of War: Race, Class and the Battle for the South Central Farm

By Leslie Radford and Juan Santos (lradford@radiojustice.net)
July 12, 2006

The world is literally watching. Media worldwide have covered the case of the South Central Farm, the largest urban garden in the United States, the efforts of the city's elites to drive the farmers from the land, and the farmer's remarkable resistance. On June 13th, the County moved to evict, concentrating a massive police presence in the area to uproot the resistor's encampment on the land.

The South Central Farm arose from the ashes of the 1992 Los Angeles rebellion, and stands as a symbol of hope to millions. Despite the eviction, the struggle continues, with a court hearing this week challenging the City's sale of the land to a private developer.

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