Occupy Homes MN; EVICTION BLOCKADE 10/8 9:30AM FOR JAYMIE KELLY vs Chase/Freddie Mac

[annm4peace]

"The United Nations charter states that housing is a human right. I will NOT allow the greed of JPMorgan Chase and Freddie Mac to remove me from my community!

Today I got word that sheriffs are coming tomorrow to evict me from my home of 30 years. They have scheduled my eviction for 10:30 am.

Rally with me at 9:30 am as we prepare a community blockade to prevent the sheriffs from carrying out the eviction.

I’ve lived in the Powderhorn neighborhood my entire life and paid for my home five times over. I’ve seen my community defend residents in the Eviction Free Zone, like Sergio and Jonathan Ceballos, and the strength of a neighborhood defense has kept the Ceballos in their home.

Please join me and my community to turn back the sheriffs. My neighbors stand with me and we have power in our numbers.

-- Jaymie Kelly


I've watched my daughter grow up in the same neighborhood where I played when I was a girl. I refuse to pack up my life and move away from my Powderhorn community.
I paid my mortgage for 28 years, in total around $425,000 for a house I originally bought for $75,000. Had I not run into a predatory lender after my husband died, my house would be fully paid off this August. When JP Morgan Chase foreclosed on me, they were still demanding an additional $255,000. Chase bought my house at the sheriff's sale for the current market value, that's $81,000--a deal they said they couldn't afford to offer me, even though they pay their CEO that amount every day of the year.

I have paid for my house more than five times over. I demand a renegotiation with principal reduction to reflect the fair market value of my home of $81,000. Chase and Freddie Mac say they won't work with me, and are pushing to evict. I am not moving.

The United Nations charter states that "housing is a human right." I will not allow the greed of JP Morgan Chase and Freddie Mac to remove me from my home. My neighborhood has declared itself an "Eviction Free Zone." Together, we are building a movement of families who defy Wall Street's dictates. We are making a stand for a better world, where homes are shelter for human beings, not commodities on the market. All over the country, families like mine are standing up against the injustices of the banking system. With the support of our communities, they can't evict us all. We shall not be moved!

www.occupyhomesmn.org
www.twitter.com/occupyhomesmn



More info: http://start2.occupyourhomes.org/petitions/jp-morgan-chase-negotiate-with-jaymie-kelly

Letter Showing Eviction Scheduled: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxT6_9p1G1SSSzRfSkxCVmUtb2M/edit?usp=drive_web

[blue14u]

1. I'm behind you all

all the way to the bank Jaymie!!!!

Don't let them win!!!

OMG I so dislike these thieves from JP Morgan Chase and

Freddie Mac..

We have got to do more to stop this from ever happening

again to anyone!!

Stand strong!

[pam4water]

2. K&R

[fasttense]

3. Eviction is capitalism at it's best

Empty houses and homeless people. Starving people and obesity. People without transportation while cars and trucks sit idle. Capitalism has Never been efficient or effective. It is merely good at creating inequality and one very super rich person while everyone else starves.

[annm4peace]

4. Call Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to negotiate with Jaymie in Minneapolis

My neighbors in the Eviction Free Zone support me, and people from all over the Twin Cities are planning to come out to my house to stand their ground and prevent the sheriffs from taking my home. If you're in the Twin Cities, please join us this morning for an eviction blockade.
Meanwhile, please help me keep the pressure on Chase Bank so we can finally reach an agreement.
Call CEO Jamie Dimon at 212-270-1111 and say:
"Hi, my name is ________ and I'm calling from __(city, state)__. I'm calling on behalf of Jaymie Kelly at 3753 11th Avenue South in Minneapolis, whose eviction is scheduled for today--but her neighbors in the Eviction Free Zone are standing with her, and she is not leaving. Jaymie has lived in her home for 30 years and has paid for it five times over. I urge Chase to negotiate with Jaymie so that she can receive a loan modification to stay in her home."
Thank you so much for your support - we'll let you know how it goes!
Jaymie Kelly

[annm4peace]

5. Incredible update from today's rally before the scheduled eviction

http://www.occupyhomesmn.org/jaymie_blockade

Neighbors block eviction for homeowner who paid for house five times

*** 150 neighbors and community supporters successfully prevented the scheduled eviction of Jaymie Kelly, a Powderhorn homeowner who has lived in her home 30 years, this morning.

(amazing,, 150 people were able to come to the rally at 9:30am.. )

Jaymie, who has paid the value of her home five times over, was scheduled to be evicted by Freddie Mac and the Hennepin County sheriff's department at 10:30 this morning, on her daughter Sinead's 23rd birthday--but a rapid community response forced the sheriffs' deputies to reschedule.
"The government is shut down, but Freddie Mac evictions are still considered an essential service. But the power of community is too big to fail," said Jaymie. "Today's blocked eviction is the greatest birthday present I could give my daughter. I am not moving, and my neighbors stand with me."




Freddie Mac, which operates under the federal agency FHFA, is continuing its evictions of Jaymie and others in spite of the government shutdown.

"Sheriff Stanek and the big banks don't want to do their dirty work in front of 150 community members," said Nick Espinosa, an organizer with Occupy Homes MN whose family successfully fought off foreclosure last year. "But we will be ready for them at any hour of the day or night. Jaymie's not going anywhere, and neither are we."



The sheriff's department is legally required to carry out Jaymie's eviction by Friday, October 11. Community members are prepared to respond to an eviction attempt 24/7.
Jaymie is a resident of south Minneapolis' Eviction Free Zone, where residents resist unjust evictions. An eviction blockade July 24 at the home of her neighbor, Sergio Ceballos, successfully kept his family in their home. Two months later, Sergio’s family is still in their home and in negotiations with Chase Bank.




(Now.. if we could get a community centered Sheriff instead of the racists neo-conned Sheriff, we might get a halt on the evictions)

[annm4peace]

6. Local news station covers rally

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1041764/391/Protesters-converge-for-home-foreclosure-showdown

MINNEAPOLIS - Dozens of protesters are bracing for a showdown with Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies Tuesday, as they attempt to stop foreclosure proceedings against a homeowner in south Minneapolis.

Jaymie Kelly says she's owned the home at 3753 11th Avenue South for 30 years, but claims she was the victim of a predatory lender when her husband died in the early 2000s and now is in a vicious cycle of financial failure.

Kelly says she's ponied up $425,000 in mortgage payments over three decades and should not be in this position.

"I've already paid for my home five times over and this is the crisis situation right now, there's many people who are in similar situations throughout the world," Kelly said.

[annm4peace]

7. update. In Minneapolis and metro We are on high alert till 10/10 noon

After 150 people showed up to halt Jaymie's scheduled eviction yesterday on less than 24 hours notice we're still here!

Sheriffs now have 50 hours left to carry out the eviction. LIKE and SHARE if you're not going to let that happen!

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Here are some ways you can help:

1) Text @occupyhomes to 23559 or click www.cel.ly/c/occupyhomes to sign up for eviction alerts and be prepared to show up at the house when you get the text.

2) Call Jamie Dimon, CEO of Chase Bank at his office: 212-270-1111

3) Call Sheriff Stanek [phone]

Tell them not to evict Jaymie who has lived in her home for 30 years and paid for it 5 times over:

4) Sign Jaymie's petition: http://start2.occupyourhomes.org/petitions/jp-morgan-chase-negotiate-with-jaymie-kelly

More info: http://www.occupyhomesmn.org/jay