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Subscribe to RSSPORTLAND, Ore. -- Occupy protesters Tuesday were at the home of a Portland couple they claim are facing possible eviction.
The protest in Oregon was part of a national day of demonstrations as housing activists and Occupy protesters across the country planned to take over foreclosed homes with the goal of helping defend families facing eviction.
Some 25 cities were slated to take part in such demonstrations as part of a bid to re-energize the grassroots movement and put the spotlight on the ongoing housing crisis. Activists were planning to disrupt auctions on foreclosed homes, hold candlelight vigils and join families battling eviction in their residences.
In Portland, a group called We Are Oregon was highlighting the plight of Deb and Ron Austin, who say they are both diagnosed with cancer and took out a second mortgage in order to pay their medical bills, according to a report on KGW.com.
The couple's financial trouble started in 2007, when Ron Austin lost one of his jobs. Even though the couple was able to modify their loan, they still fell behind on their payments and their lender started the foreclosure process, KGW.com reported.
The eviction date is set for March.
Elsewhere across the country Tuesday:
- City may issue Occupy Albany permit
- BofA workers told to be careful amid Occupy protests
- Occupy Hartford protesters told to vacate
- Police clear out New Orleans camp
- Housing and 'Occupy' activists take aim at foreclosed homes, empty lots
For more on Tuesday's Occupy action, click here.
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So now the OWS movement is encouraging lawbreaking and trespassing.
And when they invade someone else's house, what do they expect the owners to do? Just let them stay?
This is an attorney's dream. First they break into someone else's house, then if the owner doesn't try to evict them, and the 'squatters' injure themselves in some way, they will sue the owner for damages even though they weren't supposed to be there in the first place.
And Obama and Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party want to be associated with THIS?
Next they'll be robbing banks and claiming it's to 'help those who were hurt by the banks'.
Obviously, the OWS group has been taken over by radicals. I don't recall any of those Tea Partiers doing anything unlawful like this, but top Democrats like VP Biden called them 'Terrorists'.
remember the first tea party though, they were considered terrorists then and now we consider them heroes
This is not right/good, shouldn't just go into wherever you want. There are/have been govt programs and charities (Salvation Army, others) to help people out, get going again - even when are you younger. As others have said - how did they get by for 10 years without applying for aid/or work ? Can't blame recession last few years, and had energy to have 2 children, what effect wil this have on them? Was dimissed from work in September, friends helped me out some - mainly by getting my butt in gear to apply for unemployment/look for different job -living in a motel now. Thank goodness for them and my willingness to accept change in life(am 54). This also again brings me to think/ask - who is supporting these Occupy wherever people? Seem like same type of people that disrupted DNC and RNC conventions in 2008, I live in Denver - saw it.
Look at all the sins the "illegals" commit stealing resources from poor Americans and yet the Catholic Church stands behind these third world invaders.
Why isn't anybody occupying Kansas? Oh ya, there isn't anything worth a damn here.