Episode 5: Violence is not a metaphor
Additional Reading/Resources:
COVID eviction protections
Oregon Law Center: Eviction Defense Project line (888-585-9638) or email the Project (evictiondefense@oregonlawcenter.org)
The Commons Law Center: Call or text 503-850-0811
Don’t Evict PDX Online (includes reports of evictors) and Twitter
Decolonization is not a metaphor by Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang
Writings by Vine Deloria, Jr.
Summary:
UPDATE: Please listen to our update to this episode for more information.
Since recording this episode, Oregon has expanded legal support to all low-income tenants facing a court eviction. For more information, contact the Oregon Law Center at (888)-585-9638 or evictiondefense@oregonlawcenter.org
This is part two of our conversation with Don’t Evict PDX where we talk about the violence of eviction, systemic issues, biggest fears for the future, and what is next for the organization. Don’t Evict PDX is an all volunteer tenants’ organization that mobilized during the pandemic to observe eviction court and organize around what they saw. The end of the show also includes resources for those battling eviction.