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(en) US, Olympia, WA. The anarchist Common Action* - Foreclosure Resistance Meeting Monday, August 31, 2009
Date
Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:14:22 +0300
Monday, August 31, 2009 7:00pm - 8:30pm Mixx 96 Radio Station 119 NE Washington St
Olympia, WA ---- As unemployment rates rise in this country, the foreclosure crisis
becomes deeper and more widespread. As more and more people become unemployed, more people
face a possible foreclosure on their homes. Subprime mortgages were one of the first major
causes of the foreclosure crisis (and continue to be), but unemployment is pushing more
people to the edge of any sense of security. Jobs are being lost. Homes are being lost.
There is no end in sight. ---- But whenever there is crisis, there is fertile ground for
resistance, for people to take control of their lives and fight for what they want and
what they need – in the case of the foreclosure crisis, a place to call home.
People in Olympia and surrounding communities have also been affected by the foreclosure
crisis but there have not been any serious attempts to fight back.
Recently, a worker at a lumber mill in Shelton was discussing the fact that six of his
neighbors had their homes snatched away from them by the jaws of foreclosure. He was then
told of the "penny auctions" in the 1930s that forced dozens of states to place a
moratorium on foreclosures because of a mass movement rooted in direct action, self
organization and defense tipped the situation to favor those who lost their homes or
farms. His reply to this historical insight was: "We need that here!"
The Industrial Workers of the World in Olympia and Common Action have agreed to set up a
discussion open to any and all interested in mounting some form of foreclosure resistance,
or at least assistance to those most affected by the crisis locally. This will be an open
meeting and an open discussion.
Free childcare will be available.
Contact: olywobs@riseup.net
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* Common Action is a specific anarchist organization in the Northwestern region
(Washington and Oregon) of the U.S.
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