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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Totally awesome!!! Great work!!! - Nina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> womenscaucus-bounces+yoganina=earthlink.net@lists.occupyboston.org [mailto:womenscaucus-bounces+yoganina=earthlink.net@lists.occupyboston.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Katie Gradowski<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 15, 2012 11:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> David Lando<br><b>Cc:</b> street@lists.occupyboston.org; occupybostonoutreach@lists.occupyboston.org; OB Women Caucus Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> [Womenscaucus] [Eviction Defense] Report-back on canvassing, auction protest this Tuesday!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hey all! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A quick follow-up on yesterday's canvassing -- THANK YOU to the people who came out. We had around 10 people from Occupy Boston, which solidly quadrupled the amount of territory we were able to cover. In three hours, we got to almost 50 houses. At least one person that we spoke to had no idea that her home was in foreclosure -- and now she's planning to go to bank tenant meetings and hopefully get some support. Fantastic stuff. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As many of you know, CLVU actions are ongoing. Canvassing is a small but important piece, as are the direct actions, which happen every week in various neighborhoods around Boston. <u> </u>Meetings to plan these actions happen every Tuesday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. - in JP, they are at 284 Amory Street, 1st floor -- in East Boston, 28 París St. in East Boston, right in Maverick Square behind the clinic (small brick church). These meetings are open and happen on a weekly basis - they're a fantastic way to meet people, to go further and really get a sense of how this kind of organizing works. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There are many occupations working on home defense right now, and working with CLVU is one of the best ways we can engage with communities in Boston who have been directly affected by the foreclosure crisis. On that note, there are TWO actions this week --- both on Tuesday -- that you should mark and tell your friends about! <u>On Tuesday at 9 a.m., there will be an "underwater mortgage" action in front of Bank of America.</u> Bring your swim trunks and your flippers! It's pretty short notice, so we're mostly just sending it out to let people know that it's happening (details below) <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u>The second action is Tuesday at 1 p.m., when a group of us will be heading out to Everett to participate in the auction protest.</u> One of the people who came canvassing with us, Luis Delgado, is having his home go up for sale this Tuesday. Bring signs and come prepared to raise a ruckus! (a disciplined one, a disciplined one!) <b>If you are planning on going on Tuesday and can provide a ride (or need one!) please email me at <a href="mailto:katie@occupyboston.org">katie@occupyboston.org</a>.</b> Location is 11 Russell Pl, Everett. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Details here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/324295354268731/">http://www.facebook.com/events/324295354268731/</a>, driving directions here: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Sullivan+Station,+Boston,+MA&daddr=11+Russell+Pl,+Everett,+MA+02149&hl=en&ll=42.400643,-71.062145&spn=0.067184,0.154324&sll=42.39107,-71.062905&sspn=0.067195,0.154324&geocode=FWe6hgIdfnPD-ykrIMcsw3DjiTEqVXzk6gyvCA%3BFaQ_hwIdn-DD-ykv_q2kgnHjiTHPjzpX57S2gw&oq=sullivan&vpsrc=0&dirflg=r&ttype=now&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=def&mra=ltm&t=m&z=13&start=0">http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Sullivan+Station,+Boston,+MA&daddr=11+Russell+Pl,+Everett,+MA+02149&hl=en&ll=42.400643,-71.062145&spn=0.067184,0.154324&sll=42.39107,-71.062905&sspn=0.067195,0.154324&geocode=FWe6hgIdfnPD-ykrIMcsw3DjiTEqVXzk6gyvCA%3BFaQ_hwIdn-DD-ykv_q2kgnHjiTHPjzpX57S2gw&oq=sullivan&vpsrc=0&dirflg=r&ttype=now&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=def&mra=ltm&t=m&z=13&start=0</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks again for all your help! Please share this with anyone who you think would be interested.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>All best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Katie<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>**************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>DETAILS BELOW: TUESDAY 9 A.M. RALLY AT BANK OF AMERICA <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(please note: this is NOT the auction protest -- those details are posted above)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>“Workout Counselors can fix this corruption!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Give them the tools for Principal Reduction!”</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:double windowtext 4.5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Protest at Bank of America</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Tuesday, Jan. 17</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>100 Federal St. downtown</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Gather at 9:30 am at B of A</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Press conference 10-10:30 am</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>(leave City Life offices at 8:45 am)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>If you have a snorkel or flippers, bring them along! While you march, you can carry a sign that says “Millions of underwater homeowners demand principal reduction!”</span></u></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Bank of America is inviting workout counselors from the region to a special training on how to do loan modification on Bank of America loans. Many of these workout counselors are our friends and do excellent work. But they don’t have the tools they need to fix the crisis.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> We know what tools they need and we’ve been demanding it for 5 years:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>PRINCIPAL REDUCTION</u></b>. Reduce the amount owed. Don’t put principal on the end of the loan as a balloon payment. Don’t extend the term. Reduce the amount OWED. The Banks deliberately ran up real estate values as part of the housing bubble. The bubble burst as they knew it would. The Banks should fix the crisis by reducing principal to real value.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>We demand that Bank of America (and all Wall St. Banks)</u><o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Reduce principal to real value as part of loan modification<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>If “1” doesn’t happen, sell the property to occupants or a non-profit at real value<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Stop all no-fault evictions. Accept the rent!<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><i>Attached is our question and answer sheet on “why principal reduction”</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>City Life organizing staff will be in Monday afternoon on the holiday for questions.</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-- <br>Due to the present financial situation, the light at the end of the tunnel will be switched off to save on electrical costs until further notice. <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>