Rosemary Williams' eviction from the inside

September 17, 2009

Fight Back! photographer Kim DeFranco was inside Rosemary Williams' home during the Sept. 11 police raid. This is her account and photos of what took place.

Two cop cars parked around the corner from Rosemary's house.

$Rosemary was able to take items from her house. Rosemary Williams, her son Tyrone, Kim DeFranco and tenant Bill Drebenstedt $above$, took the time they needed while the police waited.$

Police gathering outside the premises, view from inside the house

Protesters behind a police line

Cop taking notes on contents in the house

Cops looking around inside Rosemary's house

Cops sitting in Rosemary's backyard

Security worker boarding up the house.

Vacant Property Security handing Rosemary a check.

View from the front porch, a crowd of demonstrators behind a cop.

Rosemary waving to supporters

$Rosemary's son Tyrone holding a brick that says \"Rosemary's house\" When Rosemary and her son Tyrone - holding a brick that was embedded in the lawn $see second photo above$ on which is written “Rosemary’s house” - were ready to leave, they waved to the supporters gathered outside. Since Aug. 7, when the Sheriff first put the eviction on her door, Rosemary and her supporters triumphantly occupied her home for 35 days. As she walked through the gate she declared, “It's not over! We will keep fighting!”$

$People shouting in outrage over the eviction Arrestees included five from the Minnesota Coalition for People’s Bailout $Angel Buechner of the Welfare Rights Committee, Jennie Eisert of the Anti-War Committee, Bailout Coalition spokesperson Mick Kelly, Steff Yorek of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and Tracy Molm of Students for a Democratic Society$, along with Rick Kelly from the Coldsnap Legal Collective and Karina Janezich of the Twin Cities Avengers.$

Boarded up home with police tape around it.

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