[Street] tiny tents at CLVU event tomorrow?

Cynthia Peters cyn.peters at gmail.com
Thu Dec 15 15:20:31 EST 2011


I'll be there, and I think this is a great opportunity for the OB
community. I encourage anyone interested to let Katie know. I have been to
a number of CLVU's "home for the holidays" events, and they are extremely
moving -- hearing people's stories and decorating the "justice tree" and
being in community with people in struggle.

This home was re-occupied on October 1. We hung a banner down the front of
the house saying "Occupy." This was the first full day that Dewey Sq. was
occupied as well.

Let's celebrate the synergy. A family is moving into this re-occupied home
-- thanks to a grassroots struggle against the banks and for justice!

Cynthia

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Katie Gradowski
<katie.gradowski at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
>
>
> *************************************************************************************************************************************
>
> *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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