Hey all! Here are the final details:<br><br>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! <br>
<br>Thanks everyone!<br><br>Katie<br><br>****************************************************************************************************<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.2in"><b>Friday, 12/16 -- 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>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><b>Monday, 12/19 -- Occupy our Homes: Rally and
March against HUD eviction requirements</b><br><b>Noon, 10 Causeway
St. </b><br><br>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.
</p>
<p>Please help spread the word! Join us on Monday to show
support for this important issue.
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