Hey Mallory! <br><br>Just wanted to check in and see if you (or anyone else on this list!) would be interested in bringing tiny tents to the CLVU speak-out tomorrow afternoon. It's going to be a small, but pretty powerful event -- City Life will be moving in a family into a foreclosed home, and will having many of their members who have recently reoccupied, fought foreclosure, and won. For anyone who wants to get an immediate sense of what reoccupation might look like, CIty Life is doing it in a really responsible, awesome, and incredibly effective way. <br>
<br>They've invited us to speak briefly at the press conference, which is a huge step forward (they're a pretty tight community, and have been on the fence about doing anything with Occupy Boston at all) --- on a personal note, it's a project I've been working on for about two months, and I would love to have some occupiers that I know there to support it! Part of tomorrow's event is decorating the justice tree, which they do every year -- basically, people make ornaments to decorate the tree, saying what their hopes are for the upcoming year. <u> <br>
<br>I'd love to get the word out to 5-10 people who might want to make and bring tiny tents tomorrow afternoon to decorate the tree. </u> I checked with Steve and they're OK with it. I think it would be a really wonderful way to support the event.<br>
Would you be interested in doing this? Would anyone on this list be interested? Details on the speak-out below. <br>
<br>Best,<br><br>Katie<br><br>*************************************************************************************************************************************<br><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.2in"><b>Home for the Holidays:
City Life Press Conference and Tenant Speak-out</b><br><b>12 p.m., 40
Fowler Street in Dorchester</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.2in"><span style="text-decoration:none">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." </span>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.
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.2in">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. <u> </u><span style="text-decoration:none">Join
us as we honor these families, celebrate the power of collective
organizing, and outline next steps in our ongoing work with City
Life</span><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>. </b></span><b><br></b><br><br>
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