“We empower citizens living in foreclosed properties to protect their homes and communities through grassroots organizing, legal education, and civic engagement.”
Contact: Chas Hamilton Telephone: (617) 495-4408 Email: chamilton@jd13.law.harvard.edu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
THIRD ANNUAL COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS CONFERENCE AT HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 9-11, 2012
Experts, Activists, and Students Convene to Develop Strategies that Protect Families and Communities from Foreclosure
Cambridge, MA: For the third consecutive year, the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau and
Members of the statewide No One Leaves and City Life/Vida Urbana coalition rallied yesterday to protest the eviction of Gary Rogers, a longtime Malden resident who faces eviction even after he was able to obtain financing from Boston Community Capital for a new, fairly-priced mortgage. The Mayor of Malden, Gary Christenson, stood by Rogers as well, telling the Boston Globe that Rogers "epitomizes everything we want in the City of Malden" and that Fannie Mae leaders need to "come in from the mountain top and see what's going on here." Check out the full story here.
Our sister chapter, Springfield No One Leaves, just won a major victory in federal court defending the nation's toughest anti-foreclosure ordinance. Here is the press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday July 3, 2012
Contact : Amaad Rivera, Lead Sponsor of Ordinance 413-342-1782
Malcolm Chu, Springfield No One Leaves/Nadie Se Mude 718-666-6872
Federal Court Upholds Springfield’s Historic Foreclosure Ordinance
Press conference to be held on Springfield City Hall on Thursday July 5th at 11:00am
Springfield, Ma – On July 3rd the United States District Court of Massachusetts ruled to
