[Marxism] Anti-foreclosure action in SF

[Aaron Aarons]

While this may well be a worthwhile protest demo, I think it's misleading to call it an anti-foreclosure "action", since it doesn't do anything to interfere with a single foreclosure or eviction.

Also, I think our emphasis should be on stopping evictions, which are physical actions that can be blocked, rather than foreclosures, which are transfers of property titles. Of course, I'm including in "evictions" those of people whose homes have been "foreclosed".

 - Aaron

>From: Eli Stephens <elishastephens at hotmail.com>
>Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:50:41 -0700
>
>Bailout the Workers, Not the Rich!
>Demonstration against bailout for Wall Street, Sept. 2008
>NO WALL ST. BAILOUT!
>
>PROTEST at the Mortgage Bankers Associates Annual Conference
>Moscone West, 4th and Howard Sts., SF
>
>     * Sun. Oct. 19, 3 p.m.
>       Protest during the Opening Ceremony of Conference
>     * Mon. Oct. 20, 8 a.m.
>       Protest during the Opening General Session where Fannie Mae and Freddie
>Mac Chairmen will speak from 8:30am-10:30am.
>
>       NO foreclosures!
>       NO evictions!
>       NO bank bailouts!
>       Housing is a right!
>       Money for People's Needs-Not War!
>
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