tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395Fri, 08 May 2009 20:29:47 +0000http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/index.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (PPEHRC)Blogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-3105811333378567047Fri, 08 May 2009 20:29:00 +00002009-05-08T13:29:47.818-07:00 May 8, 2009 Minneapolis, Minnesota  Contact  Cheri Honkala, 267-439-8419 Manuel Levins Holden, 612-919-1064 Mothers Vow To Resist Evictions   On Mothers day May 10th at 2:00 pm a press conference will be held to announce that several south side residents are pledging to fight to keep their homes, and resist evictions brought on by the current foreclosure crisis.  With the support of Minnesota http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/05/press-release-mothers-vow-to-resist.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-8216317313343721747Fri, 08 May 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-05-08T09:30:05.747-07:00 Leaving the Trailers: Ready or Not, Katrina Victims Lose Temporary By SHAILA DEWAN Published: May 7, 2009 NEW ORLEANS — Earnest Hammond, a retired truck driver, did not get any of the money that went to aid property owners after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.       Caption: Earnest Hammond, 70, with cans he collects to pay for repairs to his hurricane-damaged home. Photo by Lee Celano for The http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/05/ny-times-leaving-trailers-ready-or-not.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-6017601607503662375Mon, 04 May 2009 18:02:00 +00002009-05-04T11:02:50.939-07:00Press ReleaseApril 30, 2009For Immediate ReleaseContact Larry Dansinger, 525-7776 (Thursday) Jaime McIntosh, 607-280-0813 (Friday AM)FORECLOSED HOMEOWNER FIGHTS TO STAYSearsmont resident Barbara McIntosh, whose home had been taken in foreclosure in 2008, will have her day in District Court in Belfast on Friday, May 1 at 9:45 AM. Ms. McIntosh, who was within hours of being evicted from her home ofhttp://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/05/for-immediate-release-foreclosed.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-8058287267248077421Mon, 04 May 2009 15:16:00 +00002009-05-04T08:16:22.615-07:00Trial to stave off activist's eviction gets pushed back for more talks GMAC Mortgage wants "further conversations" with Rosemary Williams and attorneys. Some had vowed disobedience in protest.   By Randy Furst, Star Tribune Original article: http://www.startribune.com/local/43929322.html Last update: April 28, 2009 - 9:00 PM   A trial to evict a Minneapolis woman from her foreclosed house has http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/05/trial-to-stave-off-activists-eviction.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-8455552538264307800Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:32:00 +00002009-04-29T07:32:25.803-07:00 Friends rally to help Minneapolis woman, 60, fighting eviction: Mortgage company lawyer said he empathizes with activist who is losing her Minneapolis home, but that his hands are tied. By RANDY FURST, Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/local/43495977.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUHDYaGEP7eyckcUX Last update: April 22, 2009 - 9:22 PM Rosemary Williams, center, who is http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/04/mn-ppehrc-friends-rally-to-help.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-4691703488608924447Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:08:00 +00002009-04-26T17:09:06.682-07:00Detroit draws 2010 U.S. Social Forum Organizers expect 35,000 to attendBy Eric T. CampbellThe Michigan CitizenDETROIT — Local organizers gathered at Central United Methodist Church on April 14 as they plan for one of the largest social justice events in the nation. The U.S. Social Forum will take place in Detroit June 22-26, 2010. Between 30,000 and 35,000 activists are expected to take part in http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/04/detroit-draws-2010-us-social-forum.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-8379573530017517365Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:26:00 +00002009-04-26T12:29:26.096-07:00MN Coalition for a Peoples Bailout statesForeclosureLinden GawboyRosemary WilliamsMN PPEHRCCheri HonkalaFor Immediate ReleaseApril 26, 2009Rosemary Williams eviction trial pushed back to May 26.Momentum builds in fight against foreclosures Press conference and picketApril 28, 9 amFront of Hennepin County Government Center (5th St side) Rosemary Williams, her attorneys and leaders of the Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign and the Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout will be availablehttp://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/04/rosemary-williams-eviction-trial-pushed.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-5385054490248728083Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:44:00 +00002009-04-23T16:44:09.315-07:00 Friends and allies demonstrated outside the Hennepin County government center and packed the courtroom. (Photo: Madeleine Baran) By Madeleine Baran , TC Daily Planet April 22, 2009 Rosemary Williams spent her sixtieth birthday inside a crowded courtroom April 22, where she began the legal process of fighting eviction from her foreclosed Minneapolis home. Dozens of local activists packedhttp://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/04/birthday-eviction-hearing-for.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-4358281613380452177Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:33:00 +00002009-04-23T13:33:21.611-07:00Foreclosures Hitting Home by Kristen LaVerghetta · Apr 22nd 2009 · See more Local News http://www.wabi.tv/news/5607/foreclosures-hitting-home During these tough economic times people are finding it hard to even take care of life's basic necessities - Like food and medicine - and still make the mortgage.For some, the bills just add up too fast - and lead to the devastation of foreclosure. http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/04/maine-foreclosures-hitting-home-wabi.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-3122416857816137712Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:58:00 +00002009-04-23T16:39:41.015-07:00Neighborhood intervene in Rosemary Williams Eviction Today! Court date is set! Rosemary Williams went to court today, on her birthday, and was given a court date of April 28th in room A1700. Press conference will take place at Hennepin County Government Center (300 South 6th Street, Mpls. MN) at  8:00am sharp. Court will begin at 9:00 am on that day. The courtroom was packed today by several http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/04/neighborhood-intervene-in-rosemary.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-2847037773363418759Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:06:00 +00002009-04-21T08:25:39.624-07:00MN Coalition for a Peoples Bailout statesForeclosureLinden GawboyRosemary WilliamsMN PPEHRCCheri HonkalaFor Immediate ReleaseApril 20, 2009Neighbors, friends and community organizations Rally & Intervene in Court on Rosemary Williams Eviction Case.Wednesday, April 22, 9:30 am.Outside Hennepin County Government CenterRosemary Williams, a 55-year resident of the Central Neighborhood, in south Minneapolis will be going to court the morning of April 22, where she will face evictions proceedings from http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/04/neighbors-friends-and-community.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-2162554697852168527Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:07:00 +00002009-04-17T13:07:24.768-07:00 The city has been cleaning up Rosemary Williams block in preperationfor Rosemarys eviction day. Rosemary Williams received a notice ofher courtdate last night. It was taped to her front door. She is scheduled to appear in court next Wednesday April 22nd at 10:30 am. At that hearing the Judge will give her an order to vacate her home. WE NEED YOUR HELP!  NEIGHBORS & FRIENDS GATHER TO SHOW SUPPORThttp://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/04/important-update-from-mn-ppehrc.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-300247785578804871Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:30:00 +00002009-04-10T11:53:35.522-07:00Take OverForeclosureCheri HonkalaApril 10, 2009With Advocates’ Help, Squatters Call Foreclosures HomeBy JOHN LELANDMIAMI — When the woman who calls herself Queen Omega moved into a three-bedroom house here last December, she introduced herself to the neighbors, signed contracts for electricity and water and ordered an Internet connection.What she did not tell anyone was that she had no legal right to be in the home.Ms. Omega, 48http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/04/with-advocates-help-squatters-call.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-3444415535267297830Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:19:00 +00002009-03-16T06:24:31.434-07:00ForeclosureHennepin County Sheriff's OfficeMN PPEHRCCheri Honkala Action to Stop Foreclosures at Hennepin County Sheriff's Officehttp://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/03/your-friend-has-sent-you-post-from.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-7616490042448025857Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:30:00 +00002009-03-16T12:38:03.682-07:00ForeclosureHennepin County Sheriff's OfficeCheri HonkalaOriginal Article: http://www.mndaily.com/2009/03/11/sheriff%E2%80%99s-office-pressured-stop-selling-foreclosed-homes03/11/2009 By Taryn Wobbema, Minnesota DailyA coalition of local grassroots organizations sought a meeting with Hennepin County Sheriff Richard Stanek Wednesday to encourage the end of foreclosed home sales.The Association of Community Organizaton for Reform Now, the Poor Peoples http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/03/sheriffs-office-pressured-to-stop.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-2068690692343222980Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:26:00 +00002009-03-16T12:28:06.886-07:00HUD Sit-inDexter SidneyMN PPEHRCDeeq AbdiCheri HonkalaTed DooleyYesterday, Cheri Honkala and Deeq Abdi of the Poor PeoplesEconomic Human Rights Campaign were both givenfines today in court for being in a public HUD officeduring buisness hours. Honkala and Abdi went toHousing And Urban Development with other membersof PPEHRC after HUD Director Dexter Sidney went backon his written commitment to meet with families who werebeing foreclosed on in the state of http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/03/honkala-banned-from-hud-office-in-court.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-2952633507051393968Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:05:00 +00002009-01-28T09:07:34.604-08:00WavelandHousingFEMAPPEHRCBiloxiRev. Bruce WrightMEMACHANGERPoor People's Economic Human Rights CampaignKatrinaCheri HonkalaOriginal Article: http://www.sunherald.com/local/story/1094988.htmlBy J.R. WELSH - jrwelsh@sunherald.com WAVELAND — A small group of residents rallied Monday in support of a pending lawsuit and their push to keep living in Mississippi cottages when a state program expires.About 20 cottage residents gathered at the Waveland ball field on Central Avenue, carrying homemade signs and making short http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/01/group-rallies-in-support-of-cottages.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-2690069157340978354Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:28:00 +00002009-01-27T19:49:23.592-08:00WavelandHousingFEMAPPEHRCBiloxiRev. Bruce WrightMEMACHANGERPoor People's Economic Human Rights CampaignKatrinaCheri HonkalaThe Waveland residents turned out for a first-ever public rally to stand for their right to housing. They were joined by PPEHRC members Cheri Honkala, Rev. Bruce Wright of Tampa, and Mary Bricker-Jenkins of CHANGERs in Tennessee. Waveland RallyMore pictures and stories to come.http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/01/waveland-rally-huge-success.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-1266651383229139961Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:16:00 +00002009-01-28T09:27:17.348-08:00WavelandHousingFEMAPPEHRCBiloxiRev. Bruce WrightMEMACHANGERPoor People's Economic Human Rights CampaignKatrinaCheri HonkalaOriginal Articles: WAVELAND — A group of Waveland residents has filed a lawsuit against city aldermen and the mayor, claiming their rights were violated when they were refused permits to remain in Hurricane Katrina cottages.The lawsuit was filed in Hancock County Chancery Court Friday by lawyers with the Biloxi-based Mississippi Center for Justice. It asks the court to issue a preliminary http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/01/residents-file-lawsuit-over-katrina.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-4549665062755857855Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:37:00 +00002009-01-27T19:42:47.397-08:00WavelandFEMAPPEHRCBiloxiRev. Bruce WrightMEMASocial Welfar Action AlliancePoor People's Economic Human Rights CampaignRefuge Ministries of FloridaCheri HonkalaBy Al ShowersOriginal Article: http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=9736905&nav=6DJIWAVELAND, MS (WLOX) - Two national social justice organizations brought their voices to Hancock County Monday. The Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, based in Minnesota, and the Social Welfare Action Alliance of Tennessee sent representatives to Waveland.Watch Video of the MEMA Cottage RallyThe groupshttp://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/01/groups-rally-for-waveland-cottage.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-9019485323956057407Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:34:00 +00002009-01-28T09:36:55.466-08:00WavelandFEMAPPEHRCBiloxiRev. Bruce WrightMEMASocial Welfar Action AlliancePoor People's Economic Human Rights CampaignRefuge Ministries of FloridaCheri HonkalaOriginal Article: http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=9724331WAVELAND, MS (WLOX) - The cottage battles in Waveland will now be fought in court. Friday afternoon, the Mississippi Center for Justice filed suit on behalf of eight Waveland residents who want to keep their temporary cottages as permanent dwellings in the city.Waveland leaders have been struggling with a decision on whether cottageshttp://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/01/ms-center-for-justice-sues-city-of.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-533772193187708342Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:42:00 +00002009-01-20T19:43:03.073-08:00RNCMarch on the RNCCheri HonkalaTuesday, January 20th at 9am Cheri Honkala, the national organizer for the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC), will be held on trial by jury for her arrest on Harriet Island preceding the Republican National Convention. In the days prior to the RNC, as PPEHRC member organizations from around the country began arriving in the Twin Cities for the March For Our Lives, PPEHRC http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/01/cheri-honkala-on-trial.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-4240749672414954322Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:27:00 +00002009-01-20T19:38:51.469-08:00FEMAMississippiMEMAKatrinaDear Friends,We need your help. On a trip to the gulf of Mississippi,we listened to story after story of a preventable stormabout to come to Mississippi. People are going to returnto homelessness after experiencing the devastationcaused by Katrina. Some are hopefully, gonna be able tohold on to their cottages now after the residents foughtto hold on to them. But they are not completely safe http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/01/jan-26th-prayer-vigil-and-rally-to-save.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-7948634637247561113Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:46:00 +00002009-01-19T19:17:23.658-08:00FEMABiloxiMEMAKatrinaBy Al Showers Original Article: http://www.wlox.com/global/story.asp?s=9620576BAY ST. LOUIS, MS (WLOX) - The controversial Mississippi cottage issue drew tears, anger and a little hope at Monday's Hancock Board of Supervisors meeting. Facing the prospect of being homeless when the Mississippi cottage program ends, residents begged supervisors to turn the temporary homes into permanent housing. http://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2009/01/cottage-residents-plead-with-hancock-co.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436810883850303395.post-7178690747959246168Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:18:00 +00002009-01-19T19:21:08.000-08:00Michaelann LandARISEUnless you looked, you wouldn't know how much activity and analysis goes on by homeless people across North America. I've put together a post of homeless bloggers and what they're up to at http://michaelannland.blogspot.com/If you have the time to visit their sites, it would encourage them greatly.Happy New Year,Michaelannhttp://www.economichumanrights.org/m4ol/dailyreport/2008/12/new-blog-by-arise-for-social-justices.htmlprabhakaran.arun@gmail.com (Arun)0