[Street] CLVU events this weekend!
Katie Gradowski
katie.gradowski at gmail.com
Thu Dec 15 14:59:37 EST 2011
Hey all! Here are the final details:
For tomorrow, we're hoping for 10-20 people (probably no more than that)
to keep things pretty small (if you're planning to come and can drop me an
email, that'd be awesome) It's going to be a smallish event, and we
don't overwhelm, but we DO want a fair number of people from OB to be there
in support. For Monday, tell everyone you know!
Thanks everyone!
Katie
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*Friday, 12/16 -- Home for the Holidays: City Life Press Conference and
Tenant Speak-out*
*12 p.m., 40 Fowler Street in Dorchester*
On October 1, members from City Life / Vida Urbana occupied a vacant
building and hung a giant banner on the front of the building with the word
"Occupy." After taking over the space, they discovered that the Deutsche
Bank foreclosure had been faulty. CL/ VU found the old owner, who has
agreed to rent to a foreclosed property owner who earlier this year was
evicted by Aurora Bank in Hyde Park. This Friday at noon, City Life /
Vida Urbana and the Bank Tenants Association, with support from Occupy
Boston, will be holding a press conference for families who have won their
homes back through a combination of public pressure, legal defense, and
alternative financing.
The press conference will introduce the St. Simon family who will move into
40 Fowler, as well as testimonials from members who have successfully
gotten their homes back about foreclosure. As part of the event, City
Life will be decorating their annual justice tree, and has invited members
from Occupy Boston hang tiny tents and speak about next steps and plans for
the future. * *Join us as we honor these families, celebrate the power of
collective organizing, and outline next steps in our ongoing work with City
Life*. *
*Monday, 12/19 -- Occupy our Homes: Rally and March against HUD eviction
requirements*
*Noon, 10 Causeway St. *
Occupy Boston will join City Life / Vida Urbana for a rally 10 Causeway
St., to oppose HUD requirements that commercial banks evict foreclosure
victims who have FHA-insured mortgagers before the property is transferred
to HUD. Some context: When FHA has insured a bank loan, the lender will
get fully reimbursed even if the loan is twice the real value of the home.
In response, HUD assumes control of the property. However HUD has been
demanding “vacant conveyance”. This policy forces the foreclosing lender to
evict in order to get their insurance, even when they could otherwise
afford to stay in the property.
Please help spread the word! Join us on Monday to show support for this
important issue.
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