[Durham INC] Fwd: Stop The Eno River Association's evictions of Durham families!

[bonita green]

Sign & share this petition to Stop The Eno River Association's evictions of
Durham families!

Details about this fight:
The Eno River Association has enacted a plan to informally evict seven
tenant households from Open Air Camp Road in North Durham. The homes are
inhabited by long-time tenants, who are majority families of color, as well
as disabled tenants, a veteran with cancer, a single mom with five kids,
low-income residents on fixed incomes, children, babies, and elders. ERA is
moving to displace them in an unnecessary sale to the State to give forest
rangers, who have sworn police officers, free housing off these tenants’
backs even though the tenants have collectively invested much more than ERA
has ever paid on these properties. The families were also told by
management on multiple occasions that they would never have to worry about
displacement since ERA is a non-profit land trust organization. Some of
them have been in their homes for 15-20 years and paid $100,000 to $218,000
into their homes. They would have never stayed that long if they knew they
could be displaced, especially during the worst housing crisis of their
lifetimes.

If ERA wishes to simply expand the Eno River State Park, they can easily
subdivide the vacant land from the houses and turn the houses over to the
biggest investors – the tenants – using the shared equity model laid out by
the Durham Community Land Trust, which leaves the land as preserved
conservation land and ensures the houses will always remain in the hands of
low-income residents and families. ERA should have done this long ago
instead of collecting rent and ignoring necessary repairs, mold, unsafe
drinking water, and other habitability issues. They’ve stated that their
mission to protect land is necessary “due to colonial practices” that have
“dispossessed many peoples of color.” We call on ERA to take the ethical
road, stay in line with that mission, and stop these evictions.
Dispossessing these families to give the state their homes IS state
violence! Together we can protect the land and Durham tenants’ homes!

*For questions about this campaign or how to get more involved in
supporting these families, contact EnoRiverTenants at gmail.com.

Stop The Eno River Associations Evictions of Durham Families!
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Stop The Eno River Associations Evictions of Durham Families!

By Action Network

Sign and share to stop the Eno River Association (ERA) from displacing our
Durham neighbors! The Eno River Association has enacted a plan to
informally evict seven tenant households from Open Air Camp Road in North
Durham. The homes are inhabited b
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