Monday, August 3, 2009
Press Conference: Deal to save Rosemary Williams’s home falls through.
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Press Conference: Deal to save Rosemary Williams’s home falls through.
Deal to save Rosemary Williams's home falls through.
Coming together AGAIN to stop Rosemary's eviction:
News conference: Monday, August 3, 11:00 a.m.
3138 Clinton Ave S, Minneapolis
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 through. This, after the drama of July 24, when shortly after a 24-hour eviction notice was served, she got word that GMHC was to purchase her home and arrange to lease it back to her. A week of relief and celebration and hope was capped off by Friday's devastating news.
Rosemary is not giving up on trying to save her home, and the community is not giving up either. We are mobilizing community members, organizations and all those who want to fight the housing crisis to stand guard at Rosemary's house and do whatever we can to stop the eviction.
At Monday's news conference, we will give an update on our plans to save Rosemary's home, as well as any additional information about the current situation.
Rosemary Williams is a 55-year resident of the Central Neighborhood in south Minneapolis. She has been fighting to save her home for almost a year now. After months of non-communication from the mortgage holders, an eviction was ordered this spring. Ms. Williams, along with dozens of community supporters, tried to use the courts to stop the eviction, only to find out that pursuing "justice" would cost us $49,000. Meanwhile Rosemary has also been desperately trying to get financing to save her home, a process that takes time, especially in this economic and bank climate. Through it all, Ms. Williams makes it clear that she is standing up to inspire everyone to fight against these unjust foreclosures and evictions.
MN Coalition for a People's Bailout, mn-peoples-bailout.org, 612-296-5649, Linden Gawboy
MN Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, 651-497-4644, Lynette Malles
Deal to save Rosemary Williams's home falls through.
Coming together AGAIN to stop Rosemary's eviction:
News conference: Monday, August 3, 11:00 a.m.
3138 Clinton Ave S, Minneapolis
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 through. This, after the drama of July 24, when shortly after a 24-hour eviction notice was served, she got word that GMHC was to purchase her home and arrange to lease it back to her. A week of relief and celebration and hope was capped off by Friday's devastating news.
Rosemary is not giving up on trying to save her home, and the community is not giving up either. We are mobilizing community members, organizations and all those who want to fight the housing crisis to stand guard at Rosemary's house and do whatever we can to stop the eviction.
At Monday's news conference, we will give an update on our plans to save Rosemary's home, as well as any additional information about the current situation.
Rosemary Williams is a 55-year resident of the Central Neighborhood in south Minneapolis. She has been fighting to save her home for almost a year now. After months of non-communication from the mortgage holders, an eviction was ordered this spring. Ms. Williams, along with dozens of community supporters, tried to use the courts to stop the eviction, only to find out that pursuing "justice" would cost us $49,000. Meanwhile Rosemary has also been desperately trying to get financing to save her home, a process that takes time, especially in this economic and bank climate. Through it all, Ms. Williams makes it clear that she is standing up to inspire everyone to fight against these unjust foreclosures and evictions.
MN Coalition for a People's Bailout, mn-peoples-bailout.org, 612-296-5649, Linden Gawboy
MN Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, 651-497-4644, Lynette Malles
Labels: Cheri Honkala, Economic Justice, Eviction, Foreclosure, GMAC, Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, MN Coalition for a Peoples Bailout states, MN PPEHRC, PPEHRC, Rosemary Williams
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Go to Court.Try Minn SUPREME Court. Because the lower court Violated Rosemary's right to Justice not being for sale.
If bonds are legal in Minn. They should also be reasonable $47,000 is NOT REASONABLE for a poor person. There fore if questioned it could be found UN-CONSTITUTIONAL.
THe constitutional issues resolved in the late 1950's and 1960's had never been tried before. The school case of brown vs Kansas Board of Ed. was a New issue. The lower courts decides what are the blacks complaining about they get bus rides? The white people wh use local school have to walk.
This issue of UNreasonable bond can affect every person in foreclosure. Courts appeal cannot be put off by outlandish bonds.
If Rosmary William had 47,000 she would have paid her mortgage.
High bonds for low income people is akin to taking away a blind persons cane and or dog then say make your way into the court. ACLU or MCLU might take the case as might some lawyers looking for publicity.
If worst comes Rosmary herself can file in Minn. Supreme Court. I have seen the written copy of a house owner saving her house in the US Supreme Court.
While the court allows forevidence to be gathered they can provide a "STAY" That is what Rosemary must ask for in her letter to the court on the Constitutional issue of justice being for sale.
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If bonds are legal in Minn. They should also be reasonable $47,000 is NOT REASONABLE for a poor person. There fore if questioned it could be found UN-CONSTITUTIONAL.
THe constitutional issues resolved in the late 1950's and 1960's had never been tried before. The school case of brown vs Kansas Board of Ed. was a New issue. The lower courts decides what are the blacks complaining about they get bus rides? The white people wh use local school have to walk.
This issue of UNreasonable bond can affect every person in foreclosure. Courts appeal cannot be put off by outlandish bonds.
If Rosmary William had 47,000 she would have paid her mortgage.
High bonds for low income people is akin to taking away a blind persons cane and or dog then say make your way into the court. ACLU or MCLU might take the case as might some lawyers looking for publicity.
If worst comes Rosmary herself can file in Minn. Supreme Court. I have seen the written copy of a house owner saving her house in the US Supreme Court.
While the court allows forevidence to be gathered they can provide a "STAY" That is what Rosemary must ask for in her letter to the court on the Constitutional issue of justice being for sale.
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