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Homeless activists take over Washington state hotel and demand housing

The Red Lion Inn in downtown Olympia was the scene of the homeless protest  Around 35 people booked in to 17 rooms on Saturday night, and refused to leave Carrying knives and axes they barricaded themselves into two floors of the hotel Employees sheltered in the basement and hotel guests hid in their rooms   A group calling itself Oly Housing Now is demanding FEMA funds for shelter They say it is dangerous to have COVID-vulnerable people in unsafe conditions Officials at Thurston County say they are exploring options for funding 

Olympia, Washington police clear out hotel after it was occupied by homeless activist group, city says

Olympia, Washington police clear out hotel after it was occupied by homeless activist group, city says CNN 2/1/2021 By Alta Spells © KIRO At least seven people were taken into custody on Sunday as law enforcement cleared the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Olympia, Washington. Police cleared out a downtown Olympia, Washington hotel after a homeless activist group allegedly forcibly occupied the establishment Sunday to shelter unhoused people, the City of Olympia said in a statement late Sunday night. At least seven people were taken into custody, according to CNN affiliate KIRO, which said some Red Lion Hotel employees were trapped in the hotel s basement for more than six hours. According to the city s statement, guests in about 40 rooms sheltered in place while police cleared the hotel.

Washington police clear out hotel occupied by homeless activists, at least seven arrested

Washington police clear out hotel ‘occupied’ by homeless activists, at least seven arrested © Provided by New York Daily News An activist group allegedly “forcibly occupied” a Washington state hotel Sunday night as part of a plan to provide housing for homeless people. The group, Oly Housing Now, told The Olympian that they had purchased 17 rooms at the Red Lion Hotel in Olympia and given them to people living at local encampments. “It’s too cold for people to be sleeping on the streets especially during a pandemic,” the group said in a statement. When they arrived at the hotel around noon Sunday, the concierge desk was empty, organizer Emma Deitz told the newspaper. Some activists went upstairs while others stayed downstairs in the lobby.

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