[Street] [Womenscaucus] [Eviction Defense] Report-back on canvassing, auction protest this Tuesday!
Nina Moliver
yoganina at earthlink.net
Mon Jan 16 08:50:35 EST 2012
Totally awesome!!! Great work!!! - Nina
From: womenscaucus-bounces+yoganina=earthlink.net at lists.occupyboston.org
[mailto:womenscaucus-bounces+yoganina=earthlink.net at lists.occupyboston.org]
On Behalf Of Katie Gradowski
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 11:36 PM
To: David Lando
Cc: street at lists.occupyboston.org;
occupybostonoutreach at lists.occupyboston.org; OB Women Caucus Listserv
Subject: [Womenscaucus] [Eviction Defense] Report-back on canvassing,
auction protest this Tuesday!
Hey all!
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.
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. 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.
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! On Tuesday at 9 a.m., there will be an
"underwater mortgage" action in front of Bank of America. 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)
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. 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!) If you are planning on going on
Tuesday and can provide a ride (or need one!) please email me at
katie at occupyboston.org. Location is 11 Russell Pl, Everett.
Details here: http://www.facebook.com/events/324295354268731/, driving
directions here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Sullivan+Station,+Boston,+MA
<http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Sullivan+Station,+Boston,+MA&daddr=11+Rus
sell+Pl,+Everett,+MA+02149&hl=en&ll=42.400643,-71.062145&spn=0.067184,0.1543
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13&start=0
Thanks again for all your help! Please share this with anyone who you
think would be interested.
All best,
Katie
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DETAILS BELOW: TUESDAY 9 A.M. RALLY AT BANK OF AMERICA
(please note: this is NOT the auction protest -- those details are posted
above)
Workout Counselors can fix this corruption!
Give them the tools for Principal Reduction!
Protest at Bank of America
Tuesday, Jan. 17
100 Federal St. downtown
Gather at 9:30 am at B of A
Press conference 10-10:30 am
(leave City Life offices at 8:45 am)
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!
Dear friends,
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 dont have the tools they need to fix the crisis.
We know what tools they need and weve been demanding it for 5
years:
PRINCIPAL REDUCTION. Reduce the amount owed. Dont put principal on the
end of the loan as a balloon payment. Dont 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.
We demand that Bank of America (and all Wall St. Banks)
1. Reduce principal to real value as part of loan modification
2. If 1 doesnt happen, sell the property to occupants or a
non-profit at real value
3. Stop all no-fault evictions. Accept the rent!
Attached is our question and answer sheet on why principal reduction
City Life organizing staff will be in Monday afternoon on the holiday for
questions.
--
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.
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