[Street] updates on CLVU stuff this weekend

Katie Gradowski katie.gradowski at gmail.com
Thu Dec 15 09:14:50 EST 2011


Hey everyone!

This press release is going out shortly, but I wanted to give everyone an
update on plans for CLVU events this weekend.
At the moment, there are two events, Friday and Monday  (weekend home
occupations have been pushed back due to logistical issues).   Details
below -- both events are at noon. * If you can make it to either of these
two events, please let me know!*   We're hoping to get around 20 occupiers
for Friday, as many as we want on Monday.

Nicole, any word back on the lightsaber meeting?   We should discuss -- it
just occurred to me that LED strands won't be as bright during the day, but
we'll work it out.

Thanks all!

Katie

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*Home for the Holidays:   City Life Press Conference and Tenant Speak-out*
*Friday, 12 p.m., 40 Fowler Street in Dorchester

*On October 1, members of 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*.  *


*Occupy our Homes:  Rally and March against HUD eviction requirements*
*Monday, 12 p.m., 10 Causeway St. *

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.

We're going to protest this policy with numbers and voices.  Please help
spread the word!   City Life will bring a giant vampire puppet -- we'll
bring an army of Jedi knights.   Join us as we try to realign HUD to the
right side of the Force.
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