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Poor People's Movements

Rosemary Williams Evicted from her home
Steff Yorek | Minneapolis, MN | 8/07/09
Fight Back! News is reporting from the home of Rosemary Williams on the 3100 block of Clinton Ave S. in Minneapolis, MN.
Eviction, Foreclosures, Rosemary Williams
Deal to save Rosemary Williams’s home falls through, the fight goes on
Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 8/04/09
On Friday, July 31, at about 3:00 p.m., Rosemary Williams got word that the deal with Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC) to buy her home fell...
Economic Crisis, Foreclosures, GMAC, Rosemary Williams
Victory for Rosemary Williams
Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 7/24/09
“This victory shows that when you fight back, you can win,” said Linden Gawboy, of the MN Coalition for a People's Bailout.
Economic Crisis, Foreclosures, Rosemary Williams
Protest Blasts Governor Pawlenty’s Cuts
Mick Kelly | St. Paul, MN | 7/02/09
More than 50 people rallied in front of the Governor’s Mansion here, June 30 to slam Governor Pawlenty’s plan to cut hundreds of millions from health care...
Budget crisis, capitalist crisis, Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout, Welfare Rights Committee
Groups Prepare for Action to Save Rosemary Williams Home
Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 6/25/09
On Thursday, June 25, friends and supporters gathered at the home of Rosemary Williams to plan for action after getting devastating news.
Foreclosures, Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout, Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign
March on Banks Demands Stop Foreclosures and Evictions
Linden Gawboy | Minneapolis, MN | 6/16/09
“You got bailed out, we got sold out! Stop foreclosures now!” was the rallying call during a protest here June 13 as a crowd of 75 people surged to the...
capitalist crisis, housing crisis, Minnesota Coalition for a People's Bailout
Rosemary Williams eviction trial delayed
Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 5/28/09
In a packed Hennepin County Court room, May 26, District Judge Lloyd Zimmerman decided to delay the foreclosure-related eviction trial of Rosemary...
capitalist crisis, housing crisis, Minnesota Coalition for a People's Bailout, Rosemary Williams
Fighting for a Moratorium on Home Foreclosures
Staff | St. Paul, MN | 5/18/09
Coinciding with the release of news that there were 342,000 foreclosure actions across the U.S. in the month of April, leaders of the Minnesota Coalition...
Economic Crisis, Foreclosures, Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bail Out
Rosemary Williams eviction trial pushed back to May 26
Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 4/28/09
“Banks got bailed out, we got sold out! Stop foreclosures now!” was the chant on a spirited picked line here, April 28 at the Hennepin County Government...
housing crisis, Minnesota Coalition for a People's Bailout, Rosemary Williams
Tax Day Rally at State Capitol demands 'Tax the Rich'
Staff | St. Paul, MN | 4/16/09
Fifty protesters gathered on tax day, April 15, on the front steps of the Minnesota state capitol building to demand state government tax the rich and not...
Budget crisis, capitalist crisis, Minnesota Coalition for a People's Bailout