[Street] tiny tents at CLVU event tomorrow?
Mallory
mallorybiggins at gmail.com
Thu Dec 15 15:32:44 EST 2011
As of now--I don't know!! Where do you think they'd be cool with some people dumping out craft supplies and making a little tent mess?
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On Dec 15, 2011, at 3:20 PM, Cynthia Peters <cyn.peters at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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!
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> Cynthia
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> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Katie Gradowski <katie.gradowski at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Mallory!
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Best,
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> Katie
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> Home for the Holidays: City Life Press Conference and Tenant Speak-out
> 12 p.m., 40 Fowler Street in Dorchester
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> 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.
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> 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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