These events look great! Can we get them on the calendar? I just checked and neither one is up on the site as of now. <div><br></div><div>Anne<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Katie Gradowski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:katie.gradowski@gmail.com">katie.gradowski@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hey everyone!<br><br>This press release is going out shortly, but I wanted to give everyone an update on plans for CLVU events this weekend. <br>
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. <b> If you can make it to either of these two events, please let me know!</b> We're hoping to get around 20 occupiers for Friday, as many as we want on Monday. <br>
<br>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. <br><br>Thanks all!<br><br>Katie<br><br>
************************************************88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888*************<br><br><b>Home for the Holidays: City Life Press Conference and Tenant Speak-out</b><br>
<b>Friday, 12 p.m., 40 Fowler Street in Dorchester<br><br></b>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. <br>
<br>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. <br><br>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>Join us as we honor these families,
celebrate the power of collective organizing, and outline next steps in
our ongoing work with City Life<b>. </b><br><br><br><b>Occupy our Homes: Rally and March against HUD eviction requirements</b><br><b>Monday, 12 p.m., 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. <br>
<br>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.<div><span>- Show quoted text -</span></div><br><br><br>
<br>_______________________________________________<br>
Street mailing list<br>
<br>
Post: <a href="mailto:Street@lists.occupyboston.org">Street@lists.occupyboston.org</a><br>
List info: <a href="https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/street" target="_blank">https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/street</a><br>
<br>
To Unsubscribe<br>
Send email to: <a href="mailto:Street-unsubscribe@lists.occupyboston.org">Street-unsubscribe@lists.occupyboston.org</a><br>
Or visit: <a href="https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/street/atwolfe91%40gmail.com" target="_blank">https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/street/atwolfe91%40gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
You are subscribed as: <a href="mailto:atwolfe91@gmail.com">atwolfe91@gmail.com</a><br>
<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Anne Wolfe
<div>Tufts University 2013</div>
<div>International Relations, Peace and Justice Studies</div>
<div>(617) 803 0961<br></div><br>
</div></div>