SPOKANE, Wash. — Protesters chained themselves together in front Spokane City Hall Saturday in response to the city’s eviction notice.
On Thursday, people camping outside of City Hall received a notice saying they had 48 hours to pack up their belongings and leave. Protesters said they were unhappy with how a judge dealt with the appeal process following the notice ordering them to clean up the camp.
Several protestors have chained themselves together in front of people's tents. Among them is Councilwoman Kate Burke. She said she's out there doing what she can to give people her support.
"I'm just here to make sure that people know that I support the most vulnerable people and that I'm working on laws to make sure that we don't dehumanize people in our community,” Burke explained.
"You cannot recover your life when you're living like this. You just can't," protester Marianne Torres said.
During the protest, a man up and started shouting at the councilwoman saying that she was “A disgrace to the city."
The protestors next to Burke formed a wall around her chanting, “We love Kate and Hate is not welcome here."
Just shortly after that, police arrived on scene. They weren’t there for too long and walked around the area for a bit. Officials said they were called to another situation.
Doors to one of the newest warming shelters in Spokane opened at 9 p.m. on Friday. Salem Lutheran Church and the other center on Cannon both filled up quickly, according to volunteers withe the Guardian Foundation.