Tag Archives: Foreclosures

Portland Radicle: Home is Where Our Hearts Are

Portland Radicle. Sept 12: When we engage in revolutionary work, we’re acting from a deep place of caring: caring for ourselves, for our fellow humans, for the planet—sometimes all of these, sometimes just one.  At times, we forget to care … Continue reading

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Reportbacks from Portland May Day foreclosure defense

via PLOC. May 1: Success! Today’s action Neighborhood leads May Day foreclosure defense, reclaims property and home of woman unjustly evicted by the bank Portland, OR — Today, the community of NE Portland rallied and reclaimed the home of Alicia … Continue reading

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Community organizing w/ Angelah Hill via Unsettle PDX

via Unsettle. Feb 7, 2012: Community Organizing Buys Time for Angelah Hill Unsettle Portland, We Are Oregon, the NE Assembly and many community members showed up to support Angelah Hill on Tuesday morning as she readied herself to see eviction … Continue reading

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Call-out to show support for foreclosed mother [Tues Feb 7]

via Unsettle: Call-out to show support for foreclosed mother on Feb 7th In December, amidst the swirl of holiday cheer, Unsettle Portland received an urgent request for support of a Portland homeowner – Angelah Hill, an African American single mother … Continue reading

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OCCUPY MAY DAY – GENERAL STRIKE

From Facebook:   BEGINNING MAY 1, 2012 NO WORK – NO SCHOOL – NO SHOPPING – NO BANKING – NO TRADING THE PEOPLE OF THE PLANET WILL TAKE TO THE STREETS   #OLA & #OLB are calling on all people … Continue reading

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Call-Out to Occupy Buildings on January 28th, 2012

From AnarchistNews.org. Jan 11, 2012: Call-Out to Occupy Buildings on January 28th, 2012 We call on people to reclaim space in their areas on January 28th in the spirit of the occupy movement, but first and foremost to move past … Continue reading

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Unsettle Portland update on the foreclosures and occupations

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4CLOSI(n)G O(n) aRMaGEDDO(n): news/info & who’s doing what in Portland

:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4:::4::: We’re sensing a need for a semi-comprehensive update on what is going on in Portland, with foreclosures specifically, with the #occupy movement, and related types of actions and activisms. We’re going to list out what we know is going … Continue reading

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Portland foreclosure auction Disruptions

There are foreclosure auction disruptions going on in Portland. Here’s some info in an article via Portland Occupier. Another update coming soon about how to get involved and who’s doing what. (*UPDATE: go here for the update: 4CLOSI(n)G O(n) aRMaGEDDO(n): news/info … Continue reading

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Analysis: The Less Publicized Impact of Foreclosures

:444:444:444:444:444:444:444:444:444:444:444:444:444:444:444:444: From Portland Indymedia. Jan 3rd, 2012. THE LESS PUBLICIZED IMPACT OF FORECLOSURES author: one of the 98 percent What is happening to people who lived within their means and should be able to purchase a home now that it … Continue reading

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We Have Space Available [Everywhere! January thru December, 2012 & Beyond]

Below are some corporate media articles on local foreclosures, vacancies and empty lots. Apartment rentals in Portland are increasing, yeah, because more people are moving to low income apartments after their homes foreclose. Let’s kick 2012’s ass really soon. – … Continue reading

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3.5 Million Homeless and 18.5 Million Vacant Homes in the US

From Crooks & Liars. Dec 30th. 3.5 Million Homeless and 18.5 Million Vacant Homes in the US The National Economic and Social Rights Initiative along with Amnesty International are asking the U.S. to step up its efforts to address the … Continue reading

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Housing crisis developers’ strategies for taking over Portland & Seattle metro areas

From The Oregonian. Dec 21: National homebuilder Lennar enters Portland market as regional builder Arbor regroups As regional homebuilders regroup in the wake of the housing crash, one of the nation’s largest builders thinks it has found a way into … Continue reading

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Occupy’s future: Will the movement follow in Europe’s footsteps?

From The Oregonian. Dec 17: Occupy’s future: Will the movement follow in Europe’s footsteps? By Garth Massey (guest columnist) As Occupy encampments are being disassembled nationwide, supporters and opponents are asking, what next? One answer: occupy activists are inserting themselves … Continue reading

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We Are Oregon + community working to fight another foreclosure on their neighbor

################## From We Are Oregon. Dec. 13: Community works to fight foreclosure and keep their neighbor Laurel is facing foreclosure. She has been attempting to work with her bank to save her home but the bank would not work with … Continue reading

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Art and Gentrification going hand-in-hand

From anonaminta: ############ From Tacoma News Tribune. Dec 9: Tacoma’s vacant spaces are full of storefront art surprises This time of year, Tacoma needs all the brightness it can get. Nights are long, days are dark, the recession isn’t over, … Continue reading

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Oregon is Foreclosing – & banks don’t even want these homes

From KATU News. Dec 7. Dear bank… please take my townhome NEWBERG, Ore. – You see stories of people fighting to save their homes from foreclosure but in this case it’s just the opposite – a local woman wants to … Continue reading

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L’attention Internationale! Ron & Debbie’s Portland home foreclosure

Unsettle Portland & We Are Oregon‘s home foreclosure press conference at Debbie and Ron Austin’s house is getting international corporate media attention. Well, the French corporate media are paying attention. But so what if they’re French – I’m a Francophile. … Continue reading

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Sam Adams, The 1%’s Favorite Mayor – Renegade PDX

From Renegade PDX. Dec 7. Sam Adams, The 1%’s Favorite Mayor by Dan Hagan Mayor Sam Adams would like to steer the Occupy Movement away from anything local. Going so far as to have the arrogance to patronize Occupy Portland … Continue reading

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Port takeovers, foreclosed homes, empty lots … everything!

From KPTV. Dec 6: Occupy Portland plans to take over ports PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – Occupy Portland plans to join other Occupy groups to shut down ports across the west coast Dec. 12. Organizers said the shutdown will focus on … Continue reading

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Homeowner intends to Occupy when her Portland home is Foreclosed – Unsettle Portland & We Are Oregon // Demo

From Unsettle Portland. Dec 6: Dec. 6 Eviction Defence Press Conference Unsettle Portland gathered with We Are Oregon and dozens of neighbors and community members this morning to stand alongside homeowner Debbie Austin as she publicly declared her intention to … Continue reading

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Occupy The Foreclosures! – a pdx Anarchist Plague Care Package

From Truthout.org. by Alan Jenkins. Nov 29: The Occupy Movement Forecloses on Foreclosures As the Occupy movement enters its third month, it is moving into a new phase. Colder weather in the north, combined with aggressive push back from city … Continue reading

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Call to National Day of Action – Resist and Reverse Foreclosures (Dec. 6)

From Unsettle Portland. Dec 1: December 6-National Day of Action to Resist and Reverse Foreclosures December 6 will be a day of national action marking the momentum of the last many weeks of the people’s movement as it continues to … Continue reading

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