Red House remains 'unceded territory,' Portland family says
December 09 2020
Red House organizers vow to hold firm as Portland authorities promise to remove barricades from North Portland neighborhood.
A local family says their home in Portland's historically-Black Albina neighborhood remains "unceded territory" — despite authorities' vow to remove barricades and enforce what they say is a lawful eviction.
Several members of the Kinney family hosted a press conference outside the "Red House" on North Mississippi Avenue just after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
Since Tuesday, hundreds of black-clad activists have used fencing, plywood and other materials to block access to the area near the home by erecting palisades across city streets. Portland Police Bureau officers and Multnomah County deputies arrived in the early morning Dec. 8 to "re-secure" the property from family members, who have continued to occupy the site since a first eviction notice was served in September.