NEXT STOP - Occupy Foreclosures Gains Momentum

Last night, the Oakland General Assembly - the democratic decision-making body of the various occupations around the country - passed a proposal calling on activists to occupy bank-owned, foreclosed, and abandoned properties across the city.

Here’s the announcement of the proposal passing on Twitter:

There is a movement similar to this under the overall Occupy umbrella.  It's called Occupy Vacant Properties, and it has been most visible in San Francisco, where families are even reclaiming their old homes post-foreclosures.

My family has been in this neighborhood for 50 years, and since I’ve been evicted, the place has been vacant, like so many homes in the Bayview. Families have been ripped off by banks, scammed by brokers and nothing’s done to them. It’s time for the families and the community to stand up and take back what’s theirs.

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Read more here:

• The Looming Occupy Foreclosures Movement - FDL
• Think Progress - Occupy Foreclosures
• One Easy Way Anyone With A Mailbox Can Occupy Wall Street

Comments

[chunga]

To quote Frank Zappa:

"Alright! Alright!"

[Claire]

Hehehe... 113 Quinn in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho is available. It is a lovely little town....

[Richard]

I'd like to see these occupy folks, start occupying the court rooms, end this war on drugs right there in the courts!

[Fred]

We have thousands in this lovely little city called Detroit. Please come on down and occupy to your hearts content. PS bring some paint and cleaning supplies with you.