10/7. High Alert: Sheriff to evict Jamie tomorrow 10/8 @ 10:30am, Rally 9:30am Minneapolis
Sheriffs have scheduled their eviction for tomorrow (10/8) at 10:30am. Rally at 9:30am at her home - 3753 11th ave. S.
Be on HIGH ALERT: we know the sheriffs plan to evict Jaymie sometime this week--even though she's lived in her home 30 years and paid for it five times over.
If you are not already on our eviction defense alert system, please text @occupyhomes to the number 23559. We'll let you know when we need the community to come defend Jaymie's home. You can also sign up here: http://cy.tl/NmSEAR
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Today I got word that sheriffs are coming tomorrow to evict me from my home of 30 years. They have scheduled my eviction for 10:30 am.
Rally with me at 9:30 am as we prepare a community blockade to prevent the sheriffs from carrying out the eviction.
I’ve lived in the Powderhorn neighborhood my entire life and paid for my home five times over. I’ve seen my community defend residents in the Eviction Free Zone, like Sergio and Jonathan Ceballos, and the strength of a neighborhood defense has kept the Ceballos in their home.
Please join me and my community to turn back the sheriffs. My neighbors stand with me and we have power in our numbers.
-- Jaymie Kelly
More info: http://start2.occupyourhomes.org/petitions/jp-morgan-chase-negotiate-with-jaymie-kelly
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Neighbors block eviction for homeowner who paid for house five times
*** 150 neighbors and community supporters successfully prevented the scheduled eviction of Jaymie Kelly, a Powderhorn homeowner who has lived in her home 30 years, this morning.
(amazing,, 150 people were able to come to the rally at 9:30am.. )
Jaymie, who has paid the value of her home five times over, was scheduled to be evicted by Freddie Mac and the Hennepin County sheriff's department at 10:30 this morning, on her daughter Sinead's 23rd birthday--but a rapid community response forced the sheriffs' deputies to reschedule.
"The government is shut down, but Freddie Mac evictions are still considered an essential service. But the power of community is too big to fail," said Jaymie. "Today's blocked eviction is the greatest birthday present I could give my daughter. I am not moving, and my neighbors stand with me."
Freddie Mac, which operates under the federal agency FHFA, is continuing its evictions of Jaymie and others in spite of the government shutdown.
"Sheriff Stanek and the big banks don't want to do their dirty work in front of 150 community members," said Nick Espinosa, an organizer with Occupy Homes MN whose family successfully fought off foreclosure last year. "But we will be ready for them at any hour of the day or night. Jaymie's not going anywhere, and neither are we."
The sheriff's department is legally required to carry out Jaymie's eviction by Friday, October 11. Community members are prepared to respond to an eviction attempt 24/7.
Jaymie is a resident of south Minneapolis' Eviction Free Zone, where residents resist unjust evictions. An eviction blockade July 24 at the home of her neighbor, Sergio Ceballos, successfully kept his family in their home. Two months later, Sergio’s family is still in their home and in negotiations with Chase Bank.
(Now.. if we could get a community centered Sheriff instead of the racists neo-conned Sheriff, we might get a halt on the evictions)
