The Northpoint Tenants, (project-based housing North of Howard), are hosting a Community Picnic this Saturday. All NP tenants, neighbors, supporters welcome. I think you should come for sure. Potluck! Bring food/beverage if you can. Solidarity mandatory.
What: Community Picnic
When: This Sat, 8/21, noon-2
Where: Triangle Park, 1750 W Juneway
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Rogers Park Community House Organizing to Fight Back as Bailed-out Bank, Fannie Mae, Prepares to Evict
Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign Press Release
August 17, 2010
The Ortiz family is working with community groups and supporters, strategizing how they will defend their community house from eviction by the bank. Garnering the support of Alderman Joe Moore and Jorge Mujica, the Ortiz family is still trying to negotiate with Fannie Mae, in the hope that the house can continue to function as it was meant to, providing education, jobs, and support to the community.
In 2008 the Ortiz family purchased the house located at 7463 N Ridge Blvd, in order to create a licensed day care and a place for much needed youth programs and community meeting space. Thousands of hours of work from volunteers and workers from the Latino Union turned this badly damaged property into an asset to the neighborhood. Now Fannie Mae, after refusing to modify the loan, (based on the same financial information on which the mortgage was made), has foreclosed on the family and is taking them to court in order to evict them.
“My mother cried when she heard the news, but I told her, ‘we’re not leaving,” says Jorge Ortiz.
The Ortiz family and their supporters are holding a press conference and tour of the house this Tuesday, and are calling on supporters to join them in the afternoon, as they ask the Judge not to evict, but to require that the bank negotiate with them in good faith. Their hope is that this community project can be fully realized, while their neighbors hope that another house will not sit empty on their street.
What: Press Conference and Solidarity Court Action
When: Tuesday, August 17th, 11am
Where: 7463 N Ridge Blvd, Chicago
For more information, contact Jorge Ortiz, 773-954-3614, jortiz@gmail.com
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August 17, 2010
The Ortiz family is working with community groups and supporters, strategizing how they will defend their community house from eviction by the bank. Garnering the support of Alderman Joe Moore and Jorge Mujica, the Ortiz family is still trying to negotiate with Fannie Mae, in the hope that the house can continue to function as it was meant to, providing education, jobs, and support to the community.
In 2008 the Ortiz family purchased the house located at 7463 N Ridge Blvd, in order to create a licensed day care and a place for much needed youth programs and community meeting space. Thousands of hours of work from volunteers and workers from the Latino Union turned this badly damaged property into an asset to the neighborhood. Now Fannie Mae, after refusing to modify the loan, (based on the same financial information on which the mortgage was made), has foreclosed on the family and is taking them to court in order to evict them.
“My mother cried when she heard the news, but I told her, ‘we’re not leaving,” says Jorge Ortiz.
The Ortiz family and their supporters are holding a press conference and tour of the house this Tuesday, and are calling on supporters to join them in the afternoon, as they ask the Judge not to evict, but to require that the bank negotiate with them in good faith. Their hope is that this community project can be fully realized, while their neighbors hope that another house will not sit empty on their street.
What: Press Conference and Solidarity Court Action
When: Tuesday, August 17th, 11am
Where: 7463 N Ridge Blvd, Chicago
For more information, contact Jorge Ortiz, 773-954-3614, jortiz@gmail.com
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Monday, August 16, 2010
Rogers Park Community House Organizing to Fight Back as Bailed-out Bank, Fannie Mae, Prepares to Evict
What: Press Conference and Solidarity Court Action
When: Tuesday, August 17th, 11am
Where: 7463 N Ridge Blvd, Chicago
The Ortiz family is working with community groups and supporters, strategizing how they will defend their community house from eviction by the bank. Garnering the support of Ald Joe Moore and Jorge Mujica, the Ortiz family is still trying to negotiate with Fannie Mae, in the hope that the house can continue to function as it was meant to, providing education, jobs, and support to the community.
In 2008 the Ortiz family purchased the house located at 7463 N Ridge Blvd, in order to create a licensed day care and a place for much needed youth programs and community meeting space. Thousands of hours of work from volunteers and workers from the Latino Union turned this badly damaged property into an asset to the neighborhood. Now Fannie Mae, after refusing to modify the loan, (based on the same financial information on which the mortgage was made), has foreclosed on the family and is taking them to court in order to evict them.
“My mother cried when she heard the news, but I told her, ‘we’re not leaving’” says Jorge Ortiz
The Ortiz family and their supporters are holding a press conference and tour of the house this Tuesday, and are calling on supporters to join them in court that afternoon, as they ask the Judge not to evict, but to require that the bank negotiate with them in good faith. Their hope is that this community project can be fully realized, while their neighbors hope that another house will not sit empty on their street.
When: Tuesday, August 17th, 11am
Where: 7463 N Ridge Blvd, Chicago
The Ortiz family is working with community groups and supporters, strategizing how they will defend their community house from eviction by the bank. Garnering the support of Ald Joe Moore and Jorge Mujica, the Ortiz family is still trying to negotiate with Fannie Mae, in the hope that the house can continue to function as it was meant to, providing education, jobs, and support to the community.
In 2008 the Ortiz family purchased the house located at 7463 N Ridge Blvd, in order to create a licensed day care and a place for much needed youth programs and community meeting space. Thousands of hours of work from volunteers and workers from the Latino Union turned this badly damaged property into an asset to the neighborhood. Now Fannie Mae, after refusing to modify the loan, (based on the same financial information on which the mortgage was made), has foreclosed on the family and is taking them to court in order to evict them.
“My mother cried when she heard the news, but I told her, ‘we’re not leaving’” says Jorge Ortiz
The Ortiz family and their supporters are holding a press conference and tour of the house this Tuesday, and are calling on supporters to join them in court that afternoon, as they ask the Judge not to evict, but to require that the bank negotiate with them in good faith. Their hope is that this community project can be fully realized, while their neighbors hope that another house will not sit empty on their street.
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