Occupy Our Homes ATL

This home belongs to Mildred! Sign the petition!

by occupyhomesatl on Mar 20, 2013 • No Comments

This home belongs to Mildred Garrison-Obi. Community members, Occupy Our Homes Atlanta, and Ms. Obi have taken back her home from the bank, and taken a step towards ending homelessness. This house is now meeting a direct need instead of sitting empty and inviting crime. Ms. Obi needs this home...

Figaro Family / Residents

Justice for the Figaro Family

by occupyhomesatl on Feb 20, 2013 • No Comments

Mike Figaro’s Story: A few years ago I moved to Atlanta from California. My family and I had saved money and commissioned a house to be built by John Wieland Homes. Because my wife is disabled we had it built with full handicapped access and an elevator so my wife could...

Residents

Stop Citizens Tri-County Bank From Putting An 86 Year Old On The Street

by occupyhomesatl on Jan 19, 2013 • No Comments

Terry Horn is fighting to save his mother’s home in Tennessee from the bank. Read their story: Many times as we reflect back on our lives, we think, “if we could have done something different, maybe we could have changed someones life or even saved them.” I Iknow you can’t...

Home Liberation / News

Homes Are For People, Not Banks! Stand With Reneka & Michelene!

by occupyhomesatl on Dec 6, 2012 • No Comments

The home at 1043 Windsor Street sits in the center of the Pittsburgh community, a neighborhood in SW Atlanta that is one of the hardest hit in the nation by the foreclosure crisis. In the years leading up to the crisis, the neighborhood was aggressively targeted with predatory lending practices...

Mark Harris / Residents / Updates

No More Homeless Veterans! Stand With Mark Harris!

by occupyhomesatl on Dec 4, 2012 • No Comments

Mark’s Story: I have worked hard and tried to do the right thing my whole life. I joined the Army in 1982 just out of High School, and served a year in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. After transitioning from active duty I got a job with UPS and was...

Parkwood Farms / Residents

Stand With Parkwood Farms!!

by occupyhomesatl on Dec 4, 2012 • No Comments

Stop the Eviction of Parkwood Farms! Parkwood Farms is dedicated to enriching the lives of physically, emotionally, and mentally challenged children and adults by offering a spectrum of therapeutic services in one, safe, and loving environment. Our community simply can’t afford to lose Parkwood Farms. Please stand with Parkwood Farms...

Joself Freeman / Residents

Bank of America: Don’t Evict Joself Freeman!!

by occupyhomesatl on Dec 2, 2012 • No Comments

JoSelf Freeman bought his home from Bank of America in 2007. Like millions of Americans, JoSelf had no idea that the very financial institutions that claimed to help him secure housing were also betting against his ability to stay in the home. After the big banks’ irresponsible behavior caused our...

Jacqueline Barber / Residents

Retired Police Detective & Cancer Patient Jacqueline Barber Fights For Her Home!

by occupyhomesatl on Dec 2, 2012 • No Comments

Jacqueline’s Story: I spent 20 years working as an officer and detective for the Atlanta Police Department. In 1998, I was struck by a car while on the job, causing spinal injuries that left me unable to work. Forced into early retirement, I spent the next few years recovering and...

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OOHA Fights for Justice at the Department of Justice

by occupyhomesatl on May 21, 2013 • No Comments

On Monday May 20th 500 residents and activists took to the streets in our nation’s capital to demand that Eric Holder hold Wall Street accountable and the Department of Justice actually serve justice to the bankers that are taking our homes. Our march blocked the main door of the Department of Justice as we demanded an audience...

Events / News

Wasted Wealth: Atlanta, GA

by occupyhomesatl on May 16, 2013 • No Comments

Occupy Our Homes Atlanta joined with groups around the nation to complete a study of homeowner housing wealth lost in 2012. Keep in mind that 2012 was not the height of the crisis. In fact many bill it as the year the housing recovery finally arrived. However, millions of homeowners remain underwater, and on average...

News / Updates

VICTORY: Obama nominates Mel Watt to #DumpDeMarco!

by occupyhomesatl on May 1, 2013 • No Comments

In the first step towards the ultimate victory of massive principal reduction and the firing of FHFA acting head Edward DeMarco, President Obama nominated NC Rep. Mel Watt to head the FHFA. Our hopes are that the nomination will succeed and Rep. Watt will enact a principal reduction program to help millions of struggling Americans....

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Mike Figaro confronts John Wieland Homes local executives

by occupyhomesatl on May 1, 2013 • No Comments

On a cloudy May Day Mike Figaro and about 10 supporters walked into the Smyrna office of John Wieland Homes with a letter to deliver and grievances to air. They walked into the office, representative of the suburban sprawl trademarked by John Wieland Homes, and asked to speak to someone in charge of securing permits...

Jacqueline Barber / News / Photos / Residents / Updates

Action for Jacqueline Barber in Minneapolis, MN

by occupyhomesatl on Apr 29, 2013 • No Comments

On Monday April 29th activists from Occupy Homes Minnesota (OHMN) took to a local GMAC office and held a banner reading “Jacqueline Barber’s blood will be on your hands / GMAC Don’t Evict.” After disturbing the work, and hopefully the moral sensibilities, of many GMAC employees, a representative spoke with the folks from OHMN. GMAC...

Jacqueline Barber / News / Residents / Updates

Jacqueline Barber fights for her life as US Bank and GMAC fight to evict

by occupyhomesatl on Apr 18, 2013 • No Comments

As I write this Jacqueline Barber is in the hospital, and under immediate threat of eviction. A writ of possession has been issued for her home, meaning that law enforcement officers could roll up at any moment. All of this despite the fact that Jacqueline and her family have saved enough to make a 15%...

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Sherrye Calhoun Wins Her Home: Video Update

by occupyhomesatl on Apr 18, 2013 • No Comments

Mark Harris / News / Photos / Residents / Updates / Videos

Dump DeMarco: Keep Mark Harris in His Home

by occupyhomesatl on Apr 15, 2013 • No Comments

The week of April 8th was a busy one for Mark Harris and Occupy Our Homes Atlanta (OOHA). On Monday April 8th anonymous activists dropped two banners over the downtown connector during morning rush hour. They read “#DumpDeMarco” and “Fannie Mae Settle with Mark Today”. They hung over the side of the 5th street bridge...

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Mike and Patrice Figaro hold contentious meeting with Bill Edwards

by occupyhomesatl on Apr 15, 2013 • No Comments

On Thursday April 11th Mike and Patrice Figaro had a scheduled meeting with Fulton County Commissioner Bill Edwards. They had told the commissioner that it would not be a one-on-one meeting and that they would be bringing a few community advocates for support and solidarity. Mike, Patrice, and their supporters entered the South Fulton County...

Home Liberation / Photos / Updates

Mildred’s Truce with the Bank

by occupyhomesatl on Apr 15, 2013 • No Comments

On March 18th, nearly a month ago today, Ms. Mildred Garrison-Obi and Occupy Our Homes Atlanta liberated the home Ms. Obi had been evicted from in November of 2012. Ms. Obi moved back in and OOHA immediately began preparing for the possibility of eviction by the police and Bank of America. After holding one action...

Events / Mark Harris / News / Updates / Videos

Mark Harris: Week of Action

by occupyhomesatl on Apr 14, 2013 • No Comments

Home Liberation / News / Residents / Updates

Sherrye Calhoun Wins Her Home!!

by occupyhomesatl on Apr 10, 2013 • No Comments

Around 8:30 AM on Friday August 5th 2012 Sherrye Calhoun woke to Dekalb County Sheriff’s Deputies knocking on her door. They demanded that she leave her home immediately. Over the course of the morning Sheriff Thomas Brown’s deputies supervised her eviction. They had no dispossessory warrant or writ of possession filed with the court. She...

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This home belongs to Mildred! Sign the petition!

Justice for the Figaro Family

Stop Citizens Tri-County Bank From Putting An 86 Year Old On The Street

Homes Are For People, Not Banks! Stand With Reneka & Michelene!

No More Homeless Veterans! Stand With Mark Harris!

Stand With Parkwood Farms!!

Bank of America: Don’t Evict Joself Freeman!!

Retired Police Detective & Cancer Patient Jacqueline Barber Fights For Her Home!

OOHA Fights for Justice at the Department of Justice

Wasted Wealth: Atlanta, GA

VICTORY: Obama nominates Mel Watt to #DumpDeMarco!

Mike Figaro confronts John Wieland Homes local executives

Action for Jacqueline Barber in Minneapolis, MN

Jacqueline Barber fights for her life as US Bank and GMAC fight to evict

Sherrye Calhoun Wins Her Home: Video Update

Dump DeMarco: Keep Mark Harris in His Home

Mike and Patrice Figaro hold contentious meeting with Bill Edwards

Mildred’s Truce with the Bank

Mark Harris: Week of Action

Sherrye Calhoun Wins Her Home!!

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