Week of November 16th
Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign
Week of November 16th
1) International Seminar on Land Grabbing (11/17-18)
2) Artist and Community talk (11/18)
3) Community Meeting (11/19)
4) Press Conference for the McClendon family (11/20)
Latest Action:
Will you make a call today to tell Fannie Mae directly to stop the McClendon family's eviction and accept their "buy back" offer?
Call Elonda Crockett, Vice President of Fannie Mae, 972-773-4663
Timothy J. Mayopoylous, President of Fannie Mae, 202-752-7115
Sample Script:
[Hello, my name is [your name] and I am from [organization or city]. I am calling regarding the McClendon family's home at 10008 South Peoria St in Chicago, Illinois, 60643. Prior to passing away, Bertha McClendon was tricked into taking out a
Reverse Mortgage loan. Since she passed, her family members have
repeatedly offered to repurchase their family home, but One West Bank
and Fannie Mae has refused to consider their offer. Please stop the pending sheriff eviction via case # 2015 M1 707550 and negotiate with the McClendon family to keep them in their home. Thank You!]
Also, here is the petition: http://start2.occupyourhomes.org/petitions/fannie-mae-keep-the-mcclendon-family-in-their-home
Again, thank you so much for your support!
The McClendon family and the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign
1)
What: International Seminar on Land Grabbing
Where: Center for Place, Politics and Culture, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center
When: November 17th-18th, 2015
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2)
What: Amanda Williams and Willie "J.R." Fleming of the Anti-Eviction Campaign
Artists and Cities Program
When: Wednesday, November 18th,
Last summer, visual artist Amanda Williams began painting abandoned homes in a long underdeveloped area of Englewood, using her customized palette of colors that reference black history and culture (Harold’s Chicken Red, Ultra Sheen Blue, and Currency Exchange Yellow). Meanwhile, Willie "J.R." Fleming and The Anti-Eviction Campaign were continuing the work they’d begun in 2009: taking over, fixing up, and “moving homeless people into the people-less homes” left in the wake of the housing crash. Williams and Fleming will discuss the spirit and aims of their different efforts to reclaim and repurpose properties in their communities.
This program is part of a three-month series presented in partnership with The Arts Club of Chicago
3)
What: Weekly Community Meeting
Meet at 6:30pm at 1401 E. 75th Street
When: Thursday, November 19th, 6:30pm
This Thursday, we will be doing quick updates about our current cases and planning our upcoming press conference in support of the McClendon family.
For more information, call 773-236-0559
For more information: http://start2.occupyourhomes.org/petitions/fannie-mae-keep-the-mcclendon-family-in-their-home
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To contact the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign, email us at antiev...@gmail.com or call (312) 287-7228
To join our emergency contact network, text @OccupyOurHomesChi to 23559
Visit us on the web at chicagoantieviction.org
and twitter at @chiantieviction