[Street] tiny tents at CLVU event tomorrow?
Katie Gradowski
katie.gradowski at gmail.com
Thu Dec 15 15:12:25 EST 2011
Hey Mallory!
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.
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. *
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. * I checked with
Steve and they're OK with it. I think it would be a really wonderful way
to support the event.
Would you be interested in doing this? Would anyone on this list be
interested? Details on the speak-out below.
Best,
Katie
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*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*. **
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