housing crisis

Minneapolis, MN - Over 50 people gathered at the home of Leslie Parks, Nov. 13, to declare solidarity for Leslie Parks and her mother as they fight foreclosure and eviction.

Ms. Parks has made it clear that she will not be put on the streets when the ‘redemption period’ ends on Nov. 30. “IndyMac Federal Bank needs to come to the table and give my family justice. I have no intention of walking away from the place I call home,” she said before the event.

On Friday, Nov. 13, 4:30 p.m., Leslie Parks, the Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout and the Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign will join forces again in the battle against foreclosures and evictions. Leslie Parks, who is facing foreclosure, had made it clear that she will not be put on the streets. The effort to keep the home in the Parks family will be kicked off with a press conference and rally at their home, 3749 Park Avenue in south Minneapolis.

 
EMERGENCY ALERT. Save Rosemary’s Home! Rosemary's Eviction Notice Likely Today.

Today, Thursday July 23, at about 11:00 a.m., Judge Zimmerman issued a “Writ of Recovery” on behalf of GMAC. This means GMAC can seize Rosemary Williams’s home as soon as Friday (TOMORROW). The sheriff could post the eviction notice as soon as TODAY. Then the sheriff wants the house vacated in 24 hours.

Here is the plan:

Update:  An extenstion until July 10 has been granted and changes have been made to the financial conditions involved.  More details to follow.   Solidarity actions may still be needed, so stand by.

By Linden Gawboy, MN Coalition for a People’s Bailout

On Thursday, June 25, friends and supporters gathered at the home of Rosemary Williams to plan for action after getting devastating news. That morning, in a conference call, Judge Lloyd Zimmerman sided with finance giant GMAC and against Ms. Williams, who has been engaged in an epic battle to save her home. We were trying to appeal the judge’s earlier ruling which had denied us a trial. Turns out we could appeal, if we came up with a $49,000 ‘bond’ in two days.

$49,000 is clearly an impossible amount for anyone to come up with. We should not have to pay almost as much as the house is worth to get heard in the ‘halls of justice.’ Since we don’t have that kind of money, we will have to act.

While most of America looks to our government and the financial institutions for a solution to the housing crisis, the problem still remains. Countless houses in our neighborhoods sit vacant and boarded up, and the homeless population grows.