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Frazer Family Supporters "Evict" DeKalb Co. Sheriff

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 12:55pm

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One week after Chris Frazer and her family was evicted, at 3:00 a.m., at gun point, by DeKalb Co. Sheriff Deputy's, supporters rallied at the Head Quarters of DeKalb County Sheriff, Thomas Brown. About 50 people from groups including local clergy, Occupy Atlanta, Peace and Justice groups, Anti Foreclosure groups, local politicians, and Occupy The Hood, stood along Memorial Dr. in Decatur, Ga. demanding justice for the Frazer family and an end to "Midnight Evictions". About half way through the rally, a van drove up and protesters dumped some of the many belongings of the Frazer family on the door step of Sheriff Brown. These were the same items that had been tossed into the street a week earlier. There was one arrest and one person ticketed for littering. This video report runs 23 minutes.

 

Evicting The American Dream

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 7:19pm

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 At 3:00 AM on May 2nd, 2012, between 20 and 25 DeKalb County deputy's raided a home in a quite neighborhood in South East DeKalb County. Was it a raid on a major drug dealer? Was it a manhunt for a wanted felon? Or was this the location of a local criminal gang? No no and no. It was the home of 63 year old Chris Frazer, her 83 year old mother, her daughter and 4 year old grandson. DeKalb County Sheriff Deputy's had arrived at 3:00 AM to evict this family from the home they had lived in for over 15 years. Even though Ms. Frazer had a lawsuit in federal court alleging fraud against Investors One Corp., the company claiming to hold her mortgage, none of that mattered. Someone had convinced a judge to sign eviction papers, and the Frazer family was being put out.

Communique for demonstration against eviction of Troy Davis Park 4/11/12

Submitted by earthworm on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 11:33am

This is to accompany a demonstration against the producers of a show called Necessary Roughness that caused the eviction of the encampment at Troy Davis Park today.  The demonstration is to meet at the corner of Edgewood and Peachtree at 1:00 pm today, April 11. 

 

On Wednesday, April 11th, around 6am, the Atlanta Police Department evicted an encampment of people from the sidewalk of Troy Davis Park (formerly known as Woodruff Park). These people have been living in tents at the park since October 2011 as part of a demonstration against the corruption and greed that caused the economic crisis and put many of them in their current desperate positions.

LOCATION for MONDAY 4/2, 6PM: Occupy Atlanta Focus Group for Youth Organizers

Submitted by yvonnegraphy on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 3:56am
Date/Time: 
Mon, 04/02/2012 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: 
American Friends Service Committee
60 Walton St. NW
Atlanta, GA
United States
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LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR 4/1 & 4/2 FOCUS GROUPS

Got ideas about Occupy Atlanta?

RSVP for Applied Research Center & ColorLines Magazine's focus groups with youth organizers (under age 30) on either:

LOCATION for SUNDAY 4/1, 3PM: Occupy Atlanta Focus Group for Youth Organizers

Submitted by yvonnegraphy on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 3:54am
Date/Time: 
Sun, 04/01/2012 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: 
Pittman Home Occupation
404 Glen Iris Dr. NE
Atlanta, GA
United States
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LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR 4/1 & 4/2 FOCUS GROUPS

Got ideas about Occupy Atlanta?

RSVP for Applied Research Center & ColorLines Magazine's focus groups with youth organizers (under age 30) on either:

LOCATIONS FOR OCCUPY ATLANTA Focus Groups 4/1 & 4/2 with Youth Organizers

Submitted by yvonnegraphy on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 3:49am

LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR 4/1 & 4/2 FOCUS GROUPS

Got ideas about Occupy Atlanta?

RSVP for Applied Research Center & ColorLines Magazine's focus groups with youth organizers (under age 30) on either:

  • Sunday, 4/1, 3:00-4:30pm at Pittman Home Occupation, 404 Glen Iris Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 or
  • Monday, 4/2, 6:00-7:30pm at American Friends Service Committee, 60 Walton St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

By filling out a short RSVP form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/occupyatlanta

4/1 & 4/2: OCCUPY ATLANTA FOCUS GROUPS with Youth Organizers

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 12:17am
Got ideas about Occupy Atlanta? 

RSVP for Applied Research Center & ColorLines Magazine's focus groups with youth organizers (under age 30) on either:
Sunday 3:00-4:30pm or 
Monday 6:00-7:30pm

By filling out a short RSVP form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/occupyatlanta 

We Are Georgia! Mass Rally at State Capital March 17th Part 2

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 12:34am

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Welcome to part two of our coverage of the "We Are Georgia" rally held on Saturday, March 17th, 2012. As the Georgia Legislature prepares to pass a wide variety a mean spirited and dubious bills, a coalition of organizations came together to demand law makers instead focus on creating jobs and assist families in hard economic times, not attack them. On the top of the list of radical bills is SB 469, the anti Free Speech, anti Union bill. If passed, events like the one held on the 17th would become criminal offenses. This film brings you all the people who spoke on Saturday, including union organizers and members, an undocumented Georgia student, a young woman fighting home foreclosure, and some of the Georgia law makers fighting these bills on the inside. This film runs 79 minutes.

Occupy Atlanta Defends Home In Decatur

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:12pm

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Meet Ms. Chris Frazer. Ms. Frazer has paid the mortgage on her home for 15 years. But when she lost her job, and couldn't find another one in a stagnant economy, she started to fall behind in her payments. Now, like millions of other struggling American's, Ms. Frazer is facing foreclosure and eviction. But her case isn't that clear cut. Because her mortgage and title has been bundled and sold, and re-sold, it's hard to determine who owns the mortgage, and if the foreclosure is even legal. That's when she reached out to Occupy Atlanta, who is now helping her stop this foreclosure from moving forward. This film gives Ms. Frazer a chance to tell her story in her own words, a story that is all to common across the U.S. It runs 29 minutes.

 

[VIDEO] Chase Sit In - Take Back the Block / Glen Iris Occupation

Submitted by vincenz0h on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 12:07pm

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This is a video of the mic-check and sit in executed at a Chase bank branch on February 10th, 2012 in defense of the Pittman Home.

Other articles on this event:

"8 Occupiers Arrested at Chase Bank"

http://atlanta.indymedia.org/local/occupy-atlanta-and-take-back-block-sh...

 

"Brian Allen Solidarity: The Noise Demo"

http://atlanta.indymedia.org/local/brian-allen-solidarity-noise-demo

 

"#F10: by Carmen Pittman"

http://atlanta.indymedia.org/local/f10-carmen-pittman

 

"The Pittman Family Needs Support!"

http://atlanta.indymedia.org/local/pittman-family-needs-support

 

permanent link to video:

http://www.archive.org/details/20120210-chasesitin2

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