Protestors are barricading a gentrified neighborhood in north Portland, hoping to repel police and prevent an eviction 
-The “Red House” has been foreclosed on.
-In September sheriffs tried to evict the residents, a black family whose owned the house since the 1950’s
-The family refinanced the mortgage, but ran into issues paying it off
-Protesters have been trying to prevent an eviction since
-In September sheriffs tried to evict the residents, a black family whose owned the house since the 1950’s
-The family refinanced the mortgage, but ran into issues paying it off
-Protesters have been trying to prevent an eviction since
Protestors have been fortifying barricades, preparing to repel police
This is the area organizers are calling “eviction blockade”
The Kinney family filed a petition to hear their case in the Supreme Court
supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/2…
supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/2…
Organizers are beginning a press conference
The matriarch of the Kinney family speaks
The youngest son of the Kinney family speaks
Barricades
Protestors are gathering through the night
Protestors are barricading the street through the night
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