Debbie Austin and May Wallace were arrested at the Department of Justice in DC as they blockaded the entrances of the building to demand that the Attorney General do his job and hold the banks accountable for stealing our homes and wrecking our communities. They have been released along with dozens of other homeowners and [...]
Press Contact: Kari Koch, (503) 489-7353 Home Defenders to rally at Debbie Austin’s home in support of arrested homeowners in DC Austin and two-dozen homeowners arrested in DC and refuse to leave jail High Resolution Photos of the DC action. Portland, OR – Homeowners and housing activists in Portland are rallying in support of more [...]
Portland homeowner Debbie Austin arrested in DC at Justice Department 17 arrested as hundreds of homeowners demand relief from foreclosure crisis, object to AG Holder’s declaration that banks are too big to jail High Resolution Photos of the DC action. Washington, DC — On Monday, May 20th, Portland eviction resistor Debbie Austin and hundreds of [...]
Debbie Austin and Home Defender ally, May Wallace, have taken the fight to win our homes to DC. They are participating in an encampment lockdown at the Department of Justice in Washington DC right now! Home owner Debbie Austin was evicted in January by Fannie Mae. Her home now sits empty, being guarded by armed [...]
We Are Oregon leaders Debbie Austin an May Wallace are heading to DC this weekend to prepare for the Justice to Justice week of action! Follow their adventures on twitter: @WeAreOR Share this photo of Debbie Austin on social media to promote the Week of Action! More about the event [...]
Debbie Austin and May Wallace were arrested at the Department of Justice in DC as they blockaded the entrances of the building to demand that the Attorney General do his job and hold the banks accountable for stealing our homes and wrecking our communities. They have been released along with dozens of other homeowners and [...]
Press Contact: Kari Koch, (503) 489-7353 Home Defenders to rally at Debbie Austin’s home in support of arrested homeowners in DC Austin and two-dozen homeowners arrested in DC and refuse to leave jail High Resolution Photos of the DC action. Portland, OR – Homeowners and housing activists in Portland are rallying in support of more [...]
Corporate interests are attacking wages, raising tuition, and doing all they can to privatize our public education system. Oregon college campuses are simmering with organizing and the fight for justice on all fronts. Join the fight for Campus Justice this Thursday. Breaking news last week was that PSU’s University Place Hotel allegedly engaged in wage theft [...]
Call or Email today. In 2009, our community organized to successfully end the Sit/Lie ordinance and the law was declared unconstitutional by the Oregon legislature. Sit/Lie essentially criminalizes houselessness by making it illegal to sit or lie on a public sidewalk or in public spaces such as park benches. The Portland Business Alliance in an [...]
Join the Housing Justice May Day Float Bloc! RSVP today! May Day is a special day with deep historical roots when workers make clear that what we want is not modest reforms from an economic system that is crushing us, what we want is deep structural changes that may seem impossible in the moment but [...]
We Are Oregon is proud to be part of a new formation for housing justice in Portland - HIFE: Housing Is For Everyone! This is a very exciting development for the diverse and widespread Home Defenders and Eviction Resisters in Portland. Keep updated and get plugged in to HIFE on Facebook and their website! HIFE is a network of organizations [...]
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