Wasted Wealth: Atlanta, GA
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...
VICTORY: Obama nominates Mel Watt to #DumpDeMarco!
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....
Mike Figaro confronts John Wieland Homes local executives
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...
Action for Jacqueline Barber in Minneapolis, MN
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...
Dump DeMarco: Keep Mark Harris in His Home
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...
Mike and Patrice Figaro hold contentious meeting with Bill Edwards
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...
Mildred’s Truce with the Bank
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...
Sherrye Calhoun Wins Her Home!!
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...
This home belongs to Mildred! Sign the petition!
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 for shelter far more than...
