Right 2 Dream Too Co-Founder Ibrahim Mubarak Arrested

Right 2 Dream Too

Ibrahim Mubarak, co-founder of the Right 2 Dream Too homeless village in downtown Portland, was arrested in Portland February 27. This was first reported by the Portland Mercury. 

Portland Police Bureau spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson says Mubarak was arrested at 10:25 pm after police were called by a downtown security company that encountered protest in response to the company's warnings about camping under the Burnside Bridge.

"I can confirm he was arrested," Simpson says. "He refused to give them his identity multiple times, and refused to leave the parking lot, so eventually, he was arrested." Mubarak was charged with trespassing, and interfering with a peace officer. He was booked into the Multnomah County Jail under his given name, Keith Jackson.

According to a Facebook announcement by Right 2 Dream Too, 


The Right 2 Dream Too Facebook page posted video of the arrest.

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The Portland City Council earlier this month voted to give Right 2 Dream Too more than $800,000 to find a new location. On Wednesday, WW obtained a list of 21 possible sites the city is considering for the camp. 

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