[Street] [Occupybostonoutreach] [Womenscaucus] [Eviction Defense] Report-back on canvassing, auction protest this Tuesday!
rita sebastian
rita at brandeis.edu
Mon Jan 16 10:43:19 EST 2012
I would like to go. Count me in your car. Meet U at Sullivan Station at
12:30.
Thanks,
Rita
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Linda Jenkins
<lindajenkins177 at yahoo.com>wrote:
> I'm going, can drive & take 3-would like to meet at Sullivan Station,
> probably at 12:30. Being on time for 1:30 is crucial. Let me know if
> anyone wants a ride.
> Linda
>
> Sent from my mobile.
>
> On Jan 15, 2012, at 11:35 PM, Katie Gradowski <katie at occupyboston.org>
> wrote:
>
>
> 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>katie at occupyboston.org.* Location is 11
> Russell Pl, Everett.
>
> Details here: <http://www.facebook.com/events/324295354268731/>
> http://www.facebook.com/events/324295354268731/, driving directions here:
> <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
>
> Thanks again for all your help! Please share this with anyone who you
> think would be interested.
>
> All best,
>
> Katie
>
>
> **************************************************************************************
>
> 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 don’t have the tools they need to fix the crisis.
>
> We know what tools they need and we’ve been demanding it for 5
> years:
>
> *PRINCIPAL REDUCTION*. 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.
>
> * *
>
> *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” doesn’t 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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Brandeis, MA SID' 2009
Martin Luther King wrote that *“In our own nation, the Boston Tea Party
represented a massive act of civil disobedience.”*
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