Posted yesterday to www.nickelsvilleseattle.org:
Oct 1st,2009
NICKELSVILLE LIVES!!!Using overwhelming force, over 80 armed officers of the Valley Civil Dispute Unit (aka the Port of Seattle Police and Partners) took back Terminal 107 Park for the Port of Seattle yesterday afternoon. All Nickelodeons were expelled, much property was seized, and 12 Nickelodeons arrested. As the camp was being destroyed Interim Nickelodeon Staff - on leave from her usual employ - called St. Andrews Episcopal Church Rector, the Reverend Peter Strimer, to report the expulsion and arrests. On behalf of Nickelsville, she requested sanctuary for our community. In the great Christian tradition of the Episcopal Community, it was granted. For one week the heart and head of Nickelsville will be located at St. Andrews Episcopal Church at 111 NE 80th (north of Greenlake and just west of I-5). No future home - permament or temporary - has been found beyond that time. Over the week the scattered Nickelodeons will come back together, meeting regularly at 6:00 PM at their present home. Some will sleep there, others will wait until the tents come out - where we know not - next Wednesday. Blankets, food, money and tents are desperately needed now. Please do not bring other things to St Andrews, as there is no storage. All those - excepting the Port of Seattle Stooge who crossed 'Civil Disturbance Unit' Police Lines in one last effort to break the resolve of the Nickelsville 12 - are welcome to the initial 'External Business' part of the Nightly 6 PM Meetings. Nickelsville lives because it is a remarkable community of good people who have an honorable goal and great friends. If you were there yesterday, or if you have stood with us at some other time, thank you for being a friend. More to come soon.
