Occupy Atlanta Join Atlanta Police To Fight Bank Eviction
Jacqueline Barber, 20 year Atlanta Police veteran and current cancer patient, is standing up against US Bank. US Bank is currently attempting to waive the stay granted by Jacqueline's bankruptcy and charge her for the associated legal fees.
Occupy Our Homes Atlanta Protests At Fannie Mae Regional Offices
Members of Occupy Our Homes Atlanta and demonstrators from across the region marched to Fannie Mae's regional office to demand that they help homeowners having difficulties making their monthly payments.
Occupy Atlanta To The Rescue As Single Mom Falls Prey To Fake Landlord
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Tocco Collins knew there were problems with the Atlanta home she rented for herself and her children, but the company that she paid her rent to, the Real Estate Connection, promised that they would take care of
Livestream Occupy Atlanta: Widow And Children Being Evicted, Belongings Tossed To Curb
I was literally just about to write an update on a widow from Atlanta who would soon be facing eviction from her home after being turned down for a home loan modification recently, when the above livestream went "live." If you've never attended an "Occupy our Homes" action, or done any sort of community outreach work that put you in contact with a family about to go through an eviction - or faced eviction yourself - get yourself a box of kleenex before you get too comfortable.
GA Tea Party: 'Happy We've Reached Across Party Lines' To Stop ALEC Bill Limiting Protests
In a rare confluence of interests, the Georgia Tea Party Patriots joined with Occupy Atlanta, unions and the local LGBT community in protesting an ALEC-friendly bill that would place severe restrictions on public protests and the collection of
Occupy Atlanta: Take Back The Block
This video is from Occupy Atlanta, taken during their protests on Monday at local Chase Bank branch offices. The protests led to the arrests of 14 occupiers who say their efforts won't be deterred.
Georgia Law Would Outlaw Picketing; Make Sit-Downs A Felony
Are crackdowns on protests in Georgia like this going to become much more frequent?
Under a newly proposed law in Georgia, protest tactics like picketing and sit downs will be made illegal and in some cases would be turned into a felony.
Occupy Atlanta, CWA And Jobs With Justice Stand Up To AT&T Job Cuts
Occupy Atlanta, the Communications Workers of America, the Teamsters and Jobs With Justice held a rallies last week to prevent AT&T from laying off hundreds of workers at a time when they are making record profits and paying their CEO $27
Occupy Glen Iris: A Call To Occupy Homes
On December 6, 2011 members of Occupy Atlanta began occupying the front lawn of the Pittman family home at 404 Glen Iris Dr. Eloise Pittman was a retired school administrator who had lived in her home in the Old Fourth Ward since 1953. Over the last decade however, Ms. Pittman became the victim of multiple predatory loans...
Occupy Y'All Street: Occupy Atlanta Shows The Power Of The Movement
The second video in Jason Cherkis and Sara Kenigsberg's Occupy Y'All Street series for Huffington Post takes a look at the story of Tawanna and Christopher Rorey, a Gwinnett County, Georgia, couple facing eviction at the hands of Fannie Mae.
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