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PRESS ADVISORY
Homeowners facing foreclosure will vigil outside of Wells Fargo
headquarters toilluminate the financial giants criminal practices
and the devastation Wells Fargo caused
to communities of color in New York City.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 7pmWells Fargo Headquarters
150 E. 42nd
Street, Manhattan
For more information, contact:
Karen Gargamelli: 212/213-3920 or [email protected] Kim:
212/213-3920 or [email protected]
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About Foreclosure Resisters
Foreclosure Resisters are homeowners facing and fighting
foreclosure in New York City. After meeting at
Common Laws foreclosure-prevention legal clinic, homeowners
formed a community; they shared stories,learned about the subprime
mortgage crisis, and encouraged one another. As attendance at the
legal clinic
grew, the community of resistance grew. In February 2013,
Foreclosure Resisters launched their monthly
community meetings at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan. At
these gatherings, Resisters discuss the
systematic ways banks targeted communities of color and the ways
these financial giants continue to profit
from the foreclosure crisis. Foreclosure Resisters attend and
speak out at community forumsdelivering
their message dont be ashamed, fight back! to other New Yorkers.
In order to fight back as acommunity, Foreclosure Resisters also
organize Court Support. Each time a Resister appears in Court,
the cavalry comes too as a silent, but unmistakable, witness to
the proceedings. Court Support has resulted
in numerous victories for Resisters, which were celebrated as a
community at a Dinner-Dance in September
2013 and a game night in January 2014. A quarterly newsletternow
in its second yeardelivers updates
and homeowners personal stories to the Foreclosure Resister
community. For more information, visit:
foreclosureresisters.org
About Common Law, Inc.
Common Law, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to
providing free legal education. Common Law
attorneys operate a weekly legal clinic for homeowners in
foreclosure who are representing themselves
(pro se). Common Law believes that homeowners are best suited to
tell their own stories and defend their
own homes. Common Law also believes in dismantling barriers that
prevent people from advocating for
themselves. Thepro seclinic offers information about Court
procedure, legal defenses and settlementoptions. Common Laws
attorneys draft legal documents for homeowners and assist them
in
communicating with lenders and servicers. Common Laws attorneys
and the Foreclosure Resister
community practice with each homeowner before his or her Court
appearancepreparing them to
effectively advocate for themselves in almost any situation.
Common Law also coordinates Foreclosure
Resister gatherings and circulates information and updates to
the Foreclosure Resister community. For
more information, visit: commonlawnyc.org
