On Tuesday, Oct. 28, a local homeless advocate and community activist was handcuffed by federal agents after leaving her backpack on the ground near the Eugene Federal Building.
On the last Tuesday of every month, several groups come together to protest ICE in front of the Federal Building. On Oct. 28, members from Veterans for Peace, Indivisible Eugene, Eugene Activists Event Group and others filled the corner of 7th and Pearl.
Shortly after the protest began, around 11 am, a protester who is known as Jetty Etty, was detained for the unattended backpack. She says she brought the same backpack she does every protest, which has supplies most often used for flushing eyes when a protester gets pepper sprayed. She also carries water and other medical supplies…