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<div>Sign & share this petition to Stop The Eno River Association's evictions of Durham families!</div><div><br></div><div>Details about this fight:</div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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!</div><div><br></div><div>*For questions about this campaign or how to get more involved in supporting these families, contact <a href="mailto:EnoRiverTenants@gmail.com" target="_blank">EnoRiverTenants@gmail.com</a>.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-era-evictions?fbclid=IwAR2BgwKpPp5UfnT85AK1TSwpCRKoU9qfh8jMqa2EFo4uvaa_v-MyjKMPP80&mibextid=de0Fye" target="_blank">Stop The Eno River Associations Evictions of Durham Families!</a> <div><br></div><div id="m_2958931680248196965enhancr2_F24CB5ED-23DC-45A3-98F0-E35AB1DB4733" style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-era-evictions?fbclid=IwAR2BgwKpPp5UfnT85AK1TSwpCRKoU9qfh8jMqa2EFo4uvaa_v-MyjKMPP80&mibextid=de0Fye" style="text-decoration:none!important;color:#000!important" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="max-width:400px"> <tbody><tr> <td width="400"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#000 url('https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/RkylO2JNCAcHVg-vtGGJqSkIwLikS_nzLm40w7huXnb23HJlx3BvjMImBi1Z1P7007bwlOOXkPdpJsI1QkzaMasxHZXoOBXlbmetR2QMHG-hXH2n0wzM59C4qAiqXZqHV3ju2yGTYDD0Z4pCOM4zfNnOXiUrPfTVvWnJ0w7uq0gjLYgX_6mrEcL-YFZjvfSGaggTEJ4YIIw9zE1HoMKIhGPJtqYIJekTXegSGIN9GnCbXgw4BRlwihaMfyLvPO4p5KYmu8rAlKZvoWyebIzWPBeRG2CioXW2ne61_MoBPFSIDfxc7q8o_UORuZHAuDcDwHAFplRHJoSB7PJgwkoXO9vAlPQX=s0-d-e1-ft#https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/lA1lSEoIdNqNMpPlu8p_7g--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/share_options/facebook_images/000/389/220/original/ERA_Tenants_Action_Network_Banner2.jpg.cf.jpg') no-repeat center center;background-size:cover;height:200px" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/lA1lSEoIdNqNMpPlu8p_7g--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/share_options/facebook_images/000/389/220/original/ERA_Tenants_Action_Network_Banner2.jpg.cf.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" valign="top" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:transparent url('https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/2vfTUgGy3acVspoUx1QTlghL1hCQLz5ikWqqNo37IpKIQDILmCEHpaqHwz5TYbDz1za0CuHUHL67yJHTSEOHAhd5mceIw7qXIWEolI8HGRn4cUA=s0-d-e1-ft#https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/12/overlay-tile.png') repeat left top;height:200px" background="https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/12/overlay-tile.png" bgcolor="transparent" valign="top"> <table height="185" style="width:100%;height:185px;min-height:185px"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left;text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top"> <div></div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="background:#fff;width:95%;max-width:380px;border:1px solid #e0e4e9;border-bottom:3px solid #000000;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:16px 12px;width:99%"> <h2 style="font-size:16px;line-height:19px;margin:0 0 4px 0;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Stop The Eno River Associations Evictions of Durham Families!</h2> <p style="font-size:11px;line-height:15px;color:#999">By Action Network</p> <p style="font-size:11px;line-height:15px;color:#999">Sign and share to stop the Eno River Association (ERA) from displacing our Durham neighbors! 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