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First EVICTION BLOCKADE in Seattle since 1933
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Blockade Information: Where: 725 So. Henderson St. Seattle, WA 98108 Start Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Time: 0001 Hours (12:01 AM) Continuing on until victory and Jeremy’s home is SAFE |
Eviction Blockade Celebration: Where: 725 So. Henderson St. Seattle, WA 98108 Date: Friday, May 24, 2013 Time: 1700 Hours (5:00 PM) Stay Tuned for further updates! |
Help us make South Park the first Eviction FREE Zone!
Latest News
People Before Profit (English Version)
posted under: Global
The Global Human Rights Struggle for Housing. Watch here…
Foreclosure? This Calls for a Campout
The housing bust may be yesterday’s news, but that doesn’t mean foreclosures have stopped. If you have any doubt, head over to South Park today, where a group of housing activists are trying to physically block a longtime homeowner from being evicted. Read More…
Shoreline News Reports on SAFE
Emotional town hall meeting greets new county councilmember Friday, May 10, 2013 New County Councilmember Rod Dembowski‘s first town hall meeting, attended by around 45 people, was dominated by a coalition called SAFEinSeattle, whose members lined up at the microphone to tell emotional stories of bank foreclosures and eviction threats….
May
Larry and Flor Benes
posted under: Stories
Our home is at 14117 30th PL South, Seattle, WA 98168. On April 12, 2013, you postponed the trustee sale of my home until May 17, 2013. We have been in our home since 2005, and we want to continue living there. We have the funds to pay fair market…
May
Jeremy Griffin
posted under: Stories
My video. My name is Jeremy Griffin. Since June of 2005 I have been the proud owner of a home and property, until it was foreclosed upon last year. My first 2 years living on the property were amazing; I finally owned a home, and I was on my way…
May
Karen Pooley on NBC
http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/02/18022071-foreclosure-compensation-checks-arrive-but-anger-so Karen Pooley in NBC story.
May
Dorli Rainey on Banks
Dorli Rainey, long-time Seattle activist, at Eviction Blockade preparation on May 5, 2013 in South Park at Jeremy Griffin’s home. Reflecting on the unabated power of the banks and our government’s unwillingness to make banks live up to their promises to work with people who are facing foreclosure, she notes that…
History Repeats Itself – May Day 1933 Newspaper
posted under: Local
Real Change – Op-Ed on Foreclosure
A foreclosure can lead to the loss of a home, and the erosion of your self-esteem Apr 17, 2013, Vol: 20, No: 16 Since 2009 almost 10 million homes have been lost to foreclosure, resulting in countless people losing their shelter. Banks, meanwhile, continue to escape criminal prosecution and refuse…
Mar
Jen Wallis
posted under: Stories
You may know me as the “tenant” of the property on 2311 SW Myrtle St. If you are an employee of Bank of America, you only know me as, “The person who is on the title but not the note”, or more commonly, “The person we do not have to…
Mar
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King 5 – Memorial
posted under: Local
Memorial calls attention to families who lost homes … Read Article
Oct
Seattle Times – Memorial
posted under: Local
Stephen Price, left, and Josh Farris helped put up an installation of more than 1,000 houses and signs with members of SAFE (Standing Against Foreclosure & Eviction)… Read Article
Sep
KING 5 – Auction Disruption
Group tries to disrupt foreclosure auction in Bellevue … Read Article
Sep
Jane Jin Mair
posted under: Stories
My name is Jane, I am an advocate for human rights and democracy from China. I was working as a journalist in Beijing when the Tiananmen Square Massacre happened. I was directly involved and had to flee my country. I came to the US for freedom and a better life….
SAFE defends ironworker against eviction
SEATTLE (May 21, 2013) — On the same day a King County Superior Court commissioner denied Jeremy Griffin’s motion to avoid eviction from his South Park home, the Sheriff posted a notice ordering the union ironworker to vacate his home by midnight on Tuesday, May 14. This is a scene…
SAFE Eviction Blockade Coverage – KIRO 7
posted under: Local, Press, Uncategorized
Watch SAFE’s first eviction blockade unfold on KIRO 7… Click and Watch Here…
He won’t go: Group hopes to block eviction for Seattle homeowner | Q13 Fox
SEATTLE – A group of local residents are standing vigil outside a south Seattle home in an effort to prevent the homeowner from being evicted from the foreclosed property. Jeremy Griffin said a King County Superior Court commissioner denied his motion to stay his eviction Tuesday, and the Sheriff posted a…
May
Kshama Sawant
posted under: Uncategorized
Kshama Sawant appeals to the Seattle community to help block an eviction of South Park home owner Jeremy Griffin. Jeremy is trying to pay to stay in his home but Wells Fargo bank is refusing to negotiate with him. Please sign up to help SAFE (Stand Against Foreclosures & Evictions)…
The Stranger SLOG – Let Jeremy Griffin Buy Back His Foreclosed House
On January 25, grassroots organizing group [SAFE] demonstrated outside of Wells Fargo in downtown Seattle. Fifteen people shouted and held signs demanding that the bank accept rent in lieu of mortgage from Jeremy Griffin, whose home was foreclosed in November 2012. Metal gates came down and the bank locked up…