On October 6, the City of Minneapolis evicted three encampments of unhoused people, leaving 100+ people without tents & blankets as SWAT teams forced residents in Near North, Van White, & Cedar-Franklin to leave their tents & city workers bulldozed & threw away their belongings.
https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/1579367696613142528
#Minneapolis: Many unhoused people violently evicted from the Near North encampment last week had settled there after they were forced from the large Powderhorn Sanctuary encampments in the Summer of 2020. 🧵 unicornriot.ninja/2020/sanctuary…
↕️ As mutual aid in the pandemic was increasing for the unhoused in Minneapolis during the 2020 Summer, law enforcement evicted Powderhorn East Encampment, leaving dozens displaced & ~20 arrested.
We heard from residents & volunteers after the eviction: unicornriot.ninja/2020/minneapol…
We heard from residents & volunteers after the eviction: unicornriot.ninja/2020/minneapol…
In 2020, Powderhorn West Encampment was violently evicted not long after the East portion. Hundreds of unhoused had found a safe sanctuary at Powderhorn & were then forced elsewhere. [Videos] unicornriot.ninja/2020/minneapol…
As the seasons change, we look back on our 2020 report featuring the stories of unhoused people in Minneapolis who are forced to choose between living outdoors in freezing temperatures or entering a restrictive & non-private temp indoor shelter. [Video] 🧵 unicornriot.ninja/2020/winter-of…
In Nov 2020, UR heard from a handful of people who created a union of unhoused community members in MN. They spoke about the needs of people experiencing homelessness in the Twin Cities & offered solutions to addressing the root causes of housing crises. 🧵unicornriot.ninja/2021/homeless-…
↕️ In March of 2021, Minneapolis Police were thwarted in their violent attempt of an eviction of the Near North encampment.
Scuffles erupted between Minneapolis Police and people defending the camp which led to numerous injuries and five arrests. [Videos] unicornriot.ninja/2021/five-arre…
Scuffles erupted between Minneapolis Police and people defending the camp which led to numerous injuries and five arrests. [Videos] unicornriot.ninja/2021/five-arre…
After the March 2021 eviction attempt of the Near North Encampment we heard from camp resident JoJo: “The arrests were extremely brutal. It didn’t feel like an eviction attempt, felt like aggression/harassment, they didn’t bring any bulldozers or school buses or anything.” 🧵
Near North Encampment residents and supporters created a video last year to bring more context to what was happening at Near North. ↕️
After the violent eviction attempt of ~20 mostly Black & Indigenous residents at the Near North encampment in March 2021, nearly 75 people blocked rush hour traffic at two busy Uptown Mpls intersections. 🧵
Full story/live stream: unicornriot.ninja/2021/uptown-st…
Full story/live stream: unicornriot.ninja/2021/uptown-st…
↕️ Dozens more Twin Cities encampment evictions have occurred over the last two years & many unhoused people face increasingly uncertain times leading to more "destabilization" & a direct correlation to a spike in drug overdoses. [Thread in quoted tweet]
https://twitter.com/RosemaryFister/status/1578518114786217984
Encampment defenders thwarted an eviction of dozens of tents on an unused strip of land off I-35 in Mpls in June 2022.
It became known that Big Top Contracting, LLC (owned by Agape Movement CFO) was hired to do the sweep cleanup. [Full story / video] ↕️ unicornriot.ninja/2022/eviction-…
It became known that Big Top Contracting, LLC (owned by Agape Movement CFO) was hired to do the sweep cleanup. [Full story / video] ↕️ unicornriot.ninja/2022/eviction-…
In June 2022, UR visited the 29th St. & 14th Ave. encampment, which spawned from other encampment evictions, & we heard from King, a resident of the encampment, who spoke about the cycle of evictions & seeking a place for refuge. unicornriot.ninja/2022/southside…
↕️ After swelling to serve several dozen residents swept from other encampments, 29th & 14th had several eviction scares where encampment defenders were ready to defend the unhoused. On July 8, we heard from residents & advocates: unicornriot.ninja/2022/minneapol…
The 29th & 14th encampment was evicted in July 2022. During the eviction, residents told us about their personal belongings, including medication, documents, family pictures, and sometimes all they have, being thrown away. [Stream] unicornriot.ninja/2022/personal-…
As most of the unhoused encampment residents in Minneapolis are Indigenous and Black, we examine some of the intentionality behind racist policies in the city that have targeted 'undesirable' populations. 🧵 unicornriot.ninja/2022/clearing-…
↕️ In response to the seriousness of the encampment evictions, advocates of the unhoused have started an occupation with tents outside of the Minneapolis City Hall and are holding a supply drive all day with more plans of "sleep-in[s]" happening.
https://twitter.com/TCparkresponder/status/1579558272826486784
The current ongoing protest of encampment evictions is happening near the office of Mayor Jacob Frey. ⬆️
Just weeks ago, many of Frey's friends & appointees were indicted in a massive $250M federal child food-aid scandal.
Here's some of his connections: unicornriot.ninja/2022/all-we-kn…
Just weeks ago, many of Frey's friends & appointees were indicted in a massive $250M federal child food-aid scandal.
Here's some of his connections: unicornriot.ninja/2022/all-we-kn…
For more on the eviction of the Near North Encampment on October 6, 2022, read the "PEOPLE'S PRESS RELEASE."
https://twitter.com/rerahrich/status/1578108627507781632
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