We have withdrawn from the old bank after 75+ hrs held as community space. Hearts, minds & history still #occupied! #75R

Saturday, 3 December

After a little more than three days of occupying the vacant bank building, occupiers have withdrawn from the space. Although a number of factors appear to have contributed to leaving the space, the constant, legitimate threat of police eviction deterred the space from developing into the community services center occupiers had initially set out to create. As of Saturday evening, people are still trying to clean it up by the self-imposed Sunday afternoon deadline. Despite the clean up effort, some graffiti and damage has been sustained to the building.

“Mothers are going to jail. Babies are going to Child Protective Services.”

“You can always count on police to kick people out.”

-- Deputy Chief Steve Clark and Chief Kevin Vogel, SCPD, on the 75River occupation