Police Forcibly Evict Members of Moms 4 Housing in Oakland, CA | NowThis

Police forcibly evicted a group of Black mothers who were experiencing homelessness from a vacant home. » Subscribe to NowThis: » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: In US news and current events today, a group of Black mothers experiencing homelessness were forcibly evicted from a vacant home by police in riot gear. The women are part of Moms 4 Housing, a self-described collective ‘of unhoused and insecurely housed mothers organizing to reclaim vacant homes from real estate speculators.’ The group first occupied a vacant house in Oakland, California. The moms say they asked real estate company and property owner, Wedgewood, to allow them to purchase the home through Oakland Community Land Trust Wedgewood instead offered 2 months housing in a shelter. Protesters arrived in support of the mothers. On Jan 14, Alameda County police arrived in riot gear and with armored tan