DJ Ryan Somers Calls for Action if Eddie Carvery Faces Eviction

UPDATE: “We Need to Be There to Stop It”: DJ Ryan Somers Calls for Action if Eddie Carvery Faces Eviction

A few days ago, BlackNovaScotia.ca reported on circulating claims that legendary Africville protestor Eddie Carvery was facing possible eviction from the land he’s occupied and defended for decades. While the details remain murky – including whether it’s the Africville Museum or the City of Halifax pushing for his removal – the story struck a nerve and spread rapidly through the African Nova Scotian community and beyond.

Many readers noted that if enforcement were to happen, it would still fall to the city. Others pointed out the silence so far from official sources, with neither HRM nor city councillors addressing the situation publicly. Even CBC, we’re told, has tried and failed to contact Eddie for clarification.

Now, the conversation has escalated. Yesterday, Halifax DJ Ryan Somers – also known as RS Smooth – posted a powerful public message on Facebook that has since gone viral. In it, he writes:

“I feel like, when the day comes that they actually try to physically evict Eddie Carvery from #Africville, WE NEED TO BE THERE TO STOP IT! […] What are you planning to build in his place?”

Somers, who revealed that Eddie is his great uncle, calls on the community to stand in solidarity and physically show up if eviction is attempted, warning HRM: “Good luck with that.”

His post has been widely shared, reposted to our Instagram, and engaged with by people across racial and generational lines — a sign of how deep Eddie’s legacy runs and how much this moment matters.

Eddie Carvery’s protest has never been symbolic. His physical presence in Africville is a living, breathing challenge to what was taken and what justice still requires. As artist and historian David Woods recently pointed out, the city’s renaming of a nearby building to “Africville Seaside” rings hollow if it coincides with quietly pushing out the last living protestor of the real Africville.

We’ll continue to follow this story as it unfolds. No official confirmation yet, but the community is watching closely – and preparing to act.

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