Saturday, January 16, 2010, 1 PM
38th Street & Park Ave. South Minneapolis, in front of the home of Leslie Parks, Minneapolis resident fighting to save her home from foreclosure.
1:30 pm Program at St. Joan of Arc Church, 4537 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis.
Doors open at 1:30, program starts at 1:45 pm
Speakers include:
Mel Reeves
Community activist
Leslie Parks, Minneapolis resident fighting to save her home from foreclosure
Co-sponsored by Iraq Peace Action Coalition and Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bail Out
As the U.S. government spends billions for the wars and occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq, as working and low income people are facing the worst economic crisis in decades, millions of people are facing foreclosure, unemployment and budget cuts, on January 16, join the protest and public forum that will mark the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend with a call for funds for human needs not war and occupation.
Help Keep Leslie Parks in her home – Stop foreclosures and evictions!
Join us Friday, December 18 at 4:30 for to hold banners and signs demanding that IndyMac /OneWest come to a just settlement that allows the Parks family to keep their home. We will be gathering Leslie’s home, located at 3749 Park Ave. in Mpls.
This event is being organized by the Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout and the MN Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign.
Leslie has been through a lot in the last 15 days. Come out and support her and keep up the pressure on IndyMac /OneWest!
Leslie’s day in court has been postponed. It was to be Wednesday, Dec. 16. Please help spread the word.
Finally, after a long day, Leslie Parks is back in her home!
This morning, we went to Housing Court and filed papers against IndyMac/One West for doing an unlawful lockout. In a preliminary order, the judge ruled that IndyMac must let Leslie back in her home.
Next we met with Leslie’s lawyer who is eager to take her case, particularly since the bank did this to her before. Meanwhile, THE CEO of IndyMac, Terry Laughlin, CALLED LESLIE PERSONALLY, leaving a message that included an apology!!! Later on the phone, through her lawyer, Terry Laughlin explained that they were taking full responsibility for the lockout, and again he wished to offer great apologies to the Parks family. “I want to become personally involved in this” he added. He also said that locksmiths had been standing by outside Leslie’s house for hours, waiting for us.
It took the locksmiths over two hours to fix all the locks at Leslie’s house. In all eight locks had to be replaced – including padlocked closet doors in the basement and interior of the house – there was a lot of senseless damage done to wrench open locked doors.
NEXT LEGAL STEP:
Housing Court Hearing regarding the illegal lockout.
Wednesday, Dec. 16
8:30 a.m.
Hennepin County Government Center
Third floor
Thanks to everyone who spread the word and did calls so we were able to get this outcome. We will never stop the pressure until Leslie gets her house back at terms she can afford!
