Here’s a guide on what’s going on with the Red House eviction blockade
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For three days, protesters in Portland have been in a standoff with law enforcement over an eviction effort in the city.
Barricades and improvised spike strips line the streets around the home, and protesters have said they aren’t leaving until their demands are met.
Barricades and improvised spike strips line the streets around the home, and protesters have said they aren’t leaving until their demands are met.
Like many cities, Portland has seen extensive protests for racial justice this year. Protesters demonstrated against police brutality for more than 100 consecutive nights.
Both sides have said they want to find a peaceful solution to the blockade. However, the Kinney family have expressed anger at law enforcement, who they said damaged or destroyed property inside the home during the eviction raid Tuesday.
What is the sovereign citizens movement?
-wide array of beliefs but largely centers on false legal arguments that the federal government is illegitimate or doesn’t have jurisdiction over a person
-The movement is often associated with militias and far-right groups
-wide array of beliefs but largely centers on false legal arguments that the federal government is illegitimate or doesn’t have jurisdiction over a person
-The movement is often associated with militias and far-right groups
Protestors have been regulating who can enter the area, banning anyone from taking photos or video, including pedestrians and neighbors out walking. Some have enforced that policy through violence, though most confrontations have been verbal.
“It’s a mess down here, it looks like a war zone,” said Joel Miller, who lives across the street from the Kinneys’ home. “If I was the mayor, I’d come down and talk to them.”
“But I respect that their standing up for what they believe in”
“But I respect that their standing up for what they believe in”
A protestor grabbed a journalists phone and smashed it on the ground, when she went to pick it up, he stepped on her hand.
Black Portlanders have historically faced significant housing discrimination and segregationist policies that largely restricted them to buying homes in North and Northeast Portland.
There are two types of foreclosures in Oregon:
-Judicial: goes through a judge in state court. More protections for homeowners.
-Non-Judicial: what the Kinneys went through, doesn’t involve courts or an opportunity to buy back property after auction.
-Judicial: goes through a judge in state court. More protections for homeowners.
-Non-Judicial: what the Kinneys went through, doesn’t involve courts or an opportunity to buy back property after auction.
The Kinneys’ owed $112,338 at the time of their foreclosure. The property sold in November 2018 for $260,000 and is now valued at around $450,000.
The family has reached their $250,000 goal on Gofundme
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