While the east coast has been struggling to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy I would ask that we can turn our attention westwards towards Denver. At first it was just a quick post on Facebook but I wanted to know more about why this would happen in America.
Occupy Denver rallied around an elderly lady who had never been to an Occupy event but was in danger of losing her home. Her mortgage had been bought and sold by three separate banks and Occupy Denver attempted to save this woman from becoming homeless.
Sheriffs, SWAT, and Assault Rifles – A Foreclosure Story by Michael Steadman
>:The Full Story Here
Yesterday a highly militarized police force arrived at the home of 63 year old Sahara Donahue to evict her from her residence of 24 years. She was petitioning US Bank for an additional 60 days to remain in her home, so she could have some time to find a new place to live, secure her belongings and leave her home with dignity. She came to the Colorado Foreclosure Resistance Coalition and Occupy Denver General Assembly to ask for our help. She knew no one in Occupy Denver prior to reaching out. We immediately started mobilizing to try to get her the assistance she needed and a group went up to her house for the first rumored eviction on Thursday 10/25. When that eviction didn’t happen, we planned an in-town action at US Bank on Monday for Sahara to try to find someone to speak with about her situation, with carpools up to her house later that day as the eviction was said to be scheduled for Tuesday 10/30. Occupiers laid barricades from fallen trees to prevent moving trucks and workers from entering the property and were able to stave off the eviction for a few hours. At 2:45pm ten or more truckloads of police in full combat gear armed with live-ammo AR-15’s, and grenade launchers arrived on the scene & forced occupiers to the ground at gun point.
Later around 6:45pm Occupiers and other residents returned with Sahara to help her sift through her things which were now thrown in piles on the outskirts of the property. Many of her possessions were destroyed by the movers. One Occupier who was there for the armed raid, and stayed to help said, “Seeing these things that represented a large cross-section of this woman’s life strewn across the front yard was one of the worst things I have ever had to witness in my life. Why is the general population letting the big banks do this to us?” As the temperature started to drop as night set in, the only thing people could do was to cover her piles of belongings with tarps, as there was nowhere for her to take her things. Sahara was only able to take her two dogs, Rodeo and French Fry, and what ever she could fit in her small vehicle. She is currently staying in a motel, and is uncertain as to where she will be able to live next. Occupiers will continue to assist her until her living situation has stabilized.
It is unconscionable that something like this would happen in modern America. Occupy Denver showed the very best in humanity - very much as we have seen in NYC during the storm. Occupiers continue to be a source of inspiration and dedication in fighting against the injustices of society.
US Bank deserves to be called out. Please take action and write, and call the Sheriffs department and US Bank and ask them why they think this behavior is tolerated?
US Bank Ethics:
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The Clear Creek Co. Sheriffs dept. was solely responsible for this insane action.
Feel free to email them.
webadmin@clearcreeksheriff.us
The video does not do the madness that followed justice.
Please also thank Occupy Denver for their bravery in attempting to save another person from falling victim to Government for the Banks, By the Banks.
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