OCCUPY FIGHTS FORECLOSURES CALLS FOR AN IMMEDIATE FORECLOSURE MORATORIUM, TRANSPARENCY FOR SETTLEMENT MONEYS, AND DEMANDS THAT THE MONEY GO TO HOMEOWNERS

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MEDIA RELEASE:

WHO: Occupy LA Occupy Fights Foreclosures, Occupy San Fernando, Hermandad Mexicana Panorama City, Occupy Whittier, Occupy the Hood, Rhema, Moveon.org, Code Pink, Occupy Anaheim and Struggling homeowners.

WHAT: Call for a moratorium on all foreclosures, transparency with the settlement moneys and demands money go toward helping homeowners stay in their homes, not towards helping the banks hide their crimes.

WHEN: 10AM Wednesday Sept 4, 2012, Press conference 11:30am

WHERE: Outside Attorney General Kamala Harris' LA office 300 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles CA 90013
 

OCCUPY FIGHTS FORECLOSURES CALLS FOR AN IMMEDIATE FORECLOSURE MORATORIUM, TRANSPARENCY FOR SETTLEMENT MONEYS, AND DEMANDS THAT THE MONEY GO TO HOMEOWNERS
"Ongoing fraud is kicking homeowners out of their homes while banks help themselves." 

LOS ANGELES — Occupy Fights Foreclosures, a subcommittee of Occupy LA, calls on the Attorney General for an immediate moratorium on foreclosures and demands that all of California's $18 billion portion of settlement money with the five major financial institutions go toward helping homeowners stay in their homes, instead of helping banks bury their crimes of fraud.

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OCCUPY LA, OCCUPY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, FORECLOSED HOMEOWNERS, AND THE VAN NUYS COMMUNITY BARRICADE THEMSELVES WITH THE HERNANDEZ FAMILY AND CALL A PRESS CONFERENCE TO VOICE THEIR DEMANDS.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MEDIA RELEASE
Contact: Carlos Marroquin (323) 592-4663

WHO: Occupy LA, Occupy San Fernando Valley, foreclosed homeowners, Van Nuys community
WHEN: PRESS CONFERENCE: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 11:00AM
WHERE: 14620 Leadwell St, Van Nuys, CA 91405
WHY: Bank of America refuses to work with the homeowner and is wrongfully foreclosing and evicting the Hernandez family.
WHAT: Press Conference, to voice the demands of the Hernandez family and Occupy LA

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COMMUNITY AND FAITH LEADERS JOIN IN PRAYER AND CALL FOR ACTION AGAINST FAMILY'S EVICTION DUE TO FRAUD AND DUAL TRACKING, NOW ILLEGAL

[update] DATE CORRECTED on July 30, 2012 at 10:16pm

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MEDIA RELEASE

WHO: Occupy Fights Foreclosures, Church members and leaders
WHEN: 8 a.m. Tuesday July 31 2012
WHERE: 925 W. Locust Street, Ontario, CA 91762 
WHAT: Prayer Vigil and Protest Against Fraudulent Eviction of Homeowner Whose Family Has Owned the Home Since 1974

COMMUNITY AND FAITH LEADERS JOIN IN PRAYER AND CALL FOR ACTION
AGAINST FAMILY'S EVICTION DUE TO FRAUD AND DUAL TRACKING, NOW ILLEGAL

ONTARIO — Barbara Bratton and family are joined Tuesday by faith leaders, church congregation members, and Occupy Fights Foreclosures as they face eviction from the Ontario home the family has lived in for almost 40 years. Neighbors and members of the Bratton's family church will participate in prayer, and call for justice for homeowners being thrown out of their homes due to practices such as dual-tracking now made illegal following the signing by Governor Jerry Brown of the California Homeowners Bill of Rights. 

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SUPPORT: Occupy Claremont Call to Action!

Occupy Fights Foreclosures fully endorse & supports this action.  PLEASE SHARE & JOIN!

Occupy Claremont Call to Action!

Come at 6:15 to hand out flyers and hold signs!!

When: July 24th (Tuesday)
What Time: 6:15 to 7:00 pm
Where: Claremont City Council Chambers, 225 West 2nd Street

Join us to urge the Claremont City Council to:

Move the City of Claremont’s money from Bank of America

and to conduct a transparent bidding process, i.e. make public information the names and addresses of all banks receiving and submitting bids and the content of their bids for citizen review; and

Pass a Responsible Banking Ordinance

that promotes banking with local or regional businesses who have a record of community investment and demonstrate good corporate citizenship through local charitable giving and volunteering.

NBC-LA: Struggling Southern Californians Hope Homeowner Bill of Rights Will Help

Copied from: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Homeowners-Bill-of-Rights-Last-Hope-for-Many-162145805.html
By John Cadiz Klemack, Bill French and Conan Nolan | Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012 | Updated 8:11 PM PDT

Locked out of her West Hollywood home, Mary Gonsalves lives on one side of a duplex she bought in 2006. The other side is empty. Soon, her side may be empty, as well.

"Why do they only listen to the bank?" she muses, as she considers her predicament.

Gonsalves shows anyone who will listen a mound of papers, court documents and complaints she filed when the thousands of dollars she paid to loan modification attorneys did no good.  She also has a copy of a letter begging her bank to help her refinance.

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Occupy Homeowners Advocates Key to Passage in California Homeowners Bill of Rights

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MEDIA RELEASE:

WHO: Occupy Fights Foreclosures

WHAT: Occupy Homeowner Advocates Generate Substantial Momentum for CA Legislature to Pass Strong Homeowners Bill of Rights

CA LEGISLATURE PASSES STRONG HOMEOWNERS BILL OF RIGHTS DUE TO PUBLIC ATTENTION GENERATED BY OCCUPY HOMEOWNER ADVOCATES  

National Precedent Creates Good Foundation for Levee Against Economic Tsunami
Immediate Moratorium Needed to Protect Families from Foreclosure Until Bill Goes Into Effect

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Report: Occupy Sacramento, June 25th, 2012

Occupy Fights Foreclosures participated Occupy Sacramento on June 25th, 2012 in the California State Capitol to rally, march, lobby, and teach-in for state-wide foreclosure moratoriam.

Rally

"Forgery, Pandemic, and Destruction: Responsible Public Banking" by C. J. Holmes, fonder of Home Owners for Justice

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Casa Parez
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BREAKING NEWS: Occupy to Join in Statewide Rally at California Capitol

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY

Contact: Carlos Marroquin (323) 592-4663

WHO: Occupy groups, Unions, Clergy, Community Groups and Homeowners from throughout California

WHEN: June 25, 2012

WHERE: State Capitol, Sacramento California

WHY: Millions of California Homeowners, Cities and Communities continue to suffer as foreclosure crisis continues. The people demand a end to foreclosures demanding Governor and Legislators to declare immediate Foreclosure Moritorium.

Big Statewide Anti-Foreclosure Rally Set June 25 for Capitol; Unions, Occupy, Clergy, Homeowners to Demand Governor, Legislature Declare Immediate Foreclosure Moratorium

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