Can the Chicago Anti-Eviction campaign work? - Megan Cottrell
Right now, a dedicated group of volunteers and organizers are working to stop the poor from being thrown out in the cold.
The Chicago Anti-Eviction campaign started with Lenise Forrest, a Cabrini-Green woman who’s been unemployed for some time and was evicted Tuesday because she can’t pay her rent.
The Anti-Eviction campaign wants to keep Lenise and the hundreds like her in their homes.
Their slogan: Where’s our bailout?
The banks got bailed out. The big companies got bailed out. They made mistakes, fell on hard times, and got another chance. But not Lenise Forrest. Not the poor of Chicago. It’s gutsy, for sure. But can their campaign work? (Full article)
Saturday, January 9, 2010
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