Hasn’t Antifa declared was on “gentrification” recently?
Commie-Fascists declared WAR on cat-cafes in Austin.
Gentrification protest at Blue Cat Café in East Austin turns violent
Sunday, June 11, 2017
https://www.mystatesman.com/news/local/gentrification-protest-blue-cat-cafe-east-austin-turns-violent/Cl09659Zya2xCOV2gwSbeI/
A dozen or so protesters stood outside the Blue Cat Café in East Austin on Sunday to object to what they say is gentrification exemplified by the business that took the place of a local piñata shop two years ago...
The Blue Cat Café, near the intersection of Navasota and Cesar Chavez streets, sits on the property where Jumpolin had operated for eight years until it was suddenly demolished in February 2015 on the orders of the landowners, sparking community outrage.
According to a Facebook event page to organize the protest, the demonstration was intended to “tell Austin and anyone coming into our communities that we do not accept the continued erasure of our working class black and brown neighborhoods of the east side.”...
The protesters, with bandanas covering their faces, carried signs and shouted obscenities and accusations at the store’s owner, Rebecca Gray, and others inside the building. Tensions came to a boiling point almost immediately when protesters arrived and scuffled with supporters of the Blue Cat Café. One confrontation left a man bloodied, witnesses on both sides said.
At one point after Austin police arrived, officers used a stun gun during an arrest of a female protester, spurring angry shouts and slurs. Two protesters were eventually charged with aggravated assault, evading arrest and interfering, according to Austin police officials.
The tense scene outside the vegan eatery that has served as a home to more than 200 adoptable cats is a familiar one — Gray said the protesters have stood outside with their signs and chants about 30 times since the business began in October 2015.
Last October, on the anniversary of the business’s opening, workers discovered profane graffiti against “you gentrified scum” on the walls of the building, and vandals had glued the doors shut, trapping cats inside...