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By: Land & Housing Action Group, 05-May-10
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| Photos from embedded photographer at the Sentinel Tribune |
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| Photos from embedded photographer at the Sentinel Tribune |
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| Photos from embedded photographer at the Sentinel Tribune |
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More News on the Toledo Foreclosure Defense League and the Stony Ridge 7
The Stony Ridge 7 are out of jail and free.
After spending 5 days sealed in a foreclosed home in order to resist eviction, Keith Sadler and other members of the Toledo Foreclosure Defense League (TFDL) were raided by the Wood County SWAT team. The team was unable to get through the front door and resorted to entering through a bedroom window.
Those arrested include Sadler, Connie Smithengale, 20; Bryer Baumgartner, 19; Nicholas Botek, 23; Jessica Angelov, 20; Daniel Orange, 25; and Johnathan Kutsch, 22. All were charged with criminal trespass and impeding police business, both misdemeanors, and released.
Sadler is resting at an undisclosed location and will make public statements on Monday or so. Sadler spoke to members of Take Back the Land on Friday afternoon and was in good spirits.
The TFLD made national news with the defense of the Sadler home and inspired families from across the country to contemplate similar acts of defense and resistance. Letters of support poured in from families, individuals and organizations, such as the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign (economichumanrights.org)a key part of the growing movement to elevate housing to the level of a human right.
The Stony Ridge 7 are represented by local attorney Terry Lodge and legal support for the TFDL and other Take Back the Land affiliated organizations is being provided by the Center for Constitutional Rights (ccrjustice.org).
The TFDL is an autonomous organization which is also a part of the Take Back the Land Movement. The action is part of the May 2010 National Month of Action to demand the human right to housing, called for by the Take Back the Land Movement (takebacktheland.org) in conjunction with the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC- economichumanrights.org). The Take Back the Land Movement is supported by the US Human Rights Network (USHRNetwork.org). The Actions are expected in at least twelve (12) US cities and include housing takeovers and the defense of families facing eviction.