OUR WATER, OUR CITY
Let’s make it a law that the City of Detroit must make water affordable and stop shutting off the water of low-income people!
Join our petition campaign
Kick-off gathering: Saturday, March 7
10 a.m.-12 noon
Central United Methodist Church, 4th floor, 23 E. Adams (at Woodward), Detroit
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michigan Welfare Rights Organization
23 E. Adams, 4th Fl.
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 964-0618 www.mwro.org
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Michigan Coalition for Human Rights presents Fighting Foreclosures, March 5 , Barth Hall
There isn't an area of the city, SE Michigan, or the nation that hasn't been impacted by foreclosures, but it has hit hardest in poor areas among African Americans and Hispanics, causing erosion in cities and suburbs alike. Come and learn about the causes of foreclosures, its impact on families, and what is happening locally to begin to stem the tide.
Won't you join us on :
"Two of the area's fiercest defenders of victims of predatory lending.
$5 Donation accepted.
Won't you join us on :
Thursday, March 5th 7 p.m.: "Fighting Foreclosures" ,
Speakers: Vanessa Fluker Esq.
Jerry Goldberg Esq.
Jerry Goldberg Esq.
"Two of the area's fiercest defenders of victims of predatory lending.
Location: Barth Hall
St Paul's Cathedral, Woodward and Warren, Detroit
Lit, Secure Parking, driveway off Warren, east of Woodward
St Paul's Cathedral, Woodward and Warren, Detroit
Lit, Secure Parking, driveway off Warren, east of Woodward
$5 Donation accepted.
"Produce the Note" Video
Video describes a tactic that is growing in use and effectiveness. If you are in trouble, try it. If it works, let us know. email: moratorium@moratorium-mi.org
How to use “Produce the Note” in Non-judicial Foreclosure States
The Consumer Warning Network
Neighbors helping neighbors—to break into vacant houses
By Madeleine Baran , TC Daily Planet
Poverty rights activists broke into at least a dozen vacant Minneapolis buildings this week and helped homeless families move in.
“This is the modern underground railroad,” said Cheri Honkala, National Organizer for the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, the group organizing the “takeovers.”
February 14, 2009
Poverty rights activists broke into at least a dozen vacant Minneapolis buildings this week and helped homeless families move in.
“This is the modern underground railroad,” said Cheri Honkala, National Organizer for the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, the group organizing the “takeovers.”
This week’s actions are part of a growing national movement to illegally open up thousands of vacant, foreclosed homes to provide housing for the growing number of homeless people. Over 3,000 Minneapolis homes went into foreclosure in 2008. Advocates estimate that over 7,000 Minnesotans are homeless. Most Twin Cities’ homeless shelters have been filled to capacity for months.
On a recent afternoon, organizers planned their next takeover while eating cabbage, rice, sausage, and corn bread prepared by Rosemary, a 59-year-old African American woman facing eviction from her home. Rosemary, who asked that her last name not be used, plans to remain in her house illegally after the March 31 eviction date. In the meantime, she spends her time organizing for tenant’s rights.
“Welcome to the revolution,” Rosemary said, greeting a homeless couple looking for housing.
What are we waiting for? Let's all do it!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Baltimore Moratorium on Evictions
Council Members Mary Pat Clarke and Bill Henry at City Hall Press Conference(billhughes) Date submitted: 02/24/2009, Baltimore Sun
City Council members Mary Pat Clarke and Bill Henry urged support for a law, Council Bill 09-0289, to help Baltimore homeowners avoid foreclosures. Activists Sharon Black and Denise Lowery also spoke at the press conference, in front of City Hall.
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