OUR HISTORY In the spring of 2008 we began Planning We asked to meet with Mayor Nickels several times but he wouldn’t On September 23, 2008 we started on great piece of City Land Mayor drove us off this land and arrested 25. Next moved to State Land Mayor threatened to fine State, and we honored Governors request to move Next moved to Day Break Star Center, on land controlled by United Indians of All Tribes Foundation Mayor Issued Notices of Violation against all of us, plus 15 people and groups, threatened fines United Indians of All Tribes Foundation asked us to leave, so we did on schedule Next moved to University Christian Church for two months – threatened with fines and NOVs’ Next moved to University Congregational Church for 3 months – threatened with fines/NOV’s Next moved to Bryn Mawr in King County UMC for 3 months Next moved for 6 weeks to State Land near original site Next moved to Terminal 107 Park – Port gave us 3 diferent dates to be swept Finally Swept September 30th Next moved to St Andrew Episcopal Church for one week Next Moved to Keystone Congregational Church for one month – in the Sanctuary Moved to New Hope Missionary Baptist on November 5th, 2009 Moved to Great Mt Baker Missionary Baptist Church on Feb 5th Moved to private property owner (Pete Sikov) land in Skyway We had hoped to have worked out a permanent site with Mayor McGinn by August But it
hasn’t come through yet. On August 4th
the camp Voted to give that process until adverse weather, then move to a permanent site. On August 5th
we moved to the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd for 10 days – we moved to University Congregation United Church of Christ August 14th On November
17th we moved to an abandoned Firehouse in Lake City for up to 6
months and our contract expired on 5/15/11 On Friday the 13th the Black Cat Caravan moved Nickelsville from the Old Firestation back to here – its first site! Mayor McGinn has said he won’t seek our eviction! |