Dozens rallied in southeast Seattle’s Othello Park Saturday, June 5, to demand an extension of Washington’s pandemic-related eviction moratorium and the “cancellation” of rent owed. The moratorium expires June 30, which housing-justice advocates at the event expect to intensify Seattle’s housing crisis. Seattle City Council candidate Nikkita Oliver said, “Housing is a human right. … There are thousands of Seattleites teetering on the edge of housing instability and homelessness. ...