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George Douglass evicted! Shame on Wells Fargo!

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Submitted by T. Forsyth / Susan Galloway on Wed, 2015-04-08 13:18

On April 1, 2015, George Douglass was forcibly evicted from his home by the Rochester Police Department under the orders of Wells Fargo bank.

An eviction of this magnitude & force, utilizing 10+ police cars and 20 or so officers plus marshal Sande Macaluso and a subcontractor diving a truck with plates from Michigan, hasn't been seen since the eviction of Virginia Henry and before her
Catherine Lennon in 2011.

"I feel violated, I really do. I feel terrible, but I'm going to hold on" said Mr. Douglass.

Community members and Take Back The Land Rochester arrived on the scene to bear witness and support George.

"I just want to thank every one for coming out here, and everything," said Mr. Douglass.

George Douglass evicted! Shame on Wells Fargo!

George Douglass evicted! Shame on Wells Fargo!

George Douglass EVICTED! an interview

George Douglass EVICTED! an interview

On March 30, 2015, Take Back The Land Rochester held an eviction defense rally after Mr. Douglass received notice of the impending eviction. Susan Galloway was at the rally and took the video below.

Eviction Blockade of the Home of George Douglass in Rochester, NY

The Facebook call to action read:

With your help we successfully headed off the eviction of George Douglass from his home at 95 Roxborough in the 19th Ward last December. Wells Fargo is coming back for round 2, and has asked the city to evict George this Monday, March 30.

Wells Fargo is banking on vacancies. They know the FHA will pay them with tax-payer money fo
r foreclosed homes if they can scare homeowners out. George is not leaving! And we will be there with an eviction blockade. We need your backing to awaken Wells Fargo to this news. Come out and join us Monday at 11am.

When we fight, we win!

Mr. Douglass has not only vowed to get back into his house, but to fight the bank into giving his home to a community land trust.

"It is my intention--it is my stated intention--to come back to my home," said Mr. Douglass. "I will be back occupying this home before the year is out."

Housing is a human right.

Related: Eviction Protest and Blockade of the Home of George Douglass | Stories of Survival & Resistance: a night with Cheri Honkala | Day one of the eviction defense for Joe Woods' house | Mary Smith Pledges to Stay in Her Rochester Home Resisting Foreclosure by American Tax Funding | Fannie Mae Calls Off Eviction of Renee Madison in Rochester, Amid Community Pressure | Renee Madison at 612 Brooks Ave. Pledges to Stay in Her Home | Victory on Barlett Street: Windom Bey Family Get Back their Home for the Holidays after 18 year Struggle and Several Protests | Victory for the Windom Bey Family; Mayor Intervenes and Halts Eviction! | Community Groups Join Family In Protest at City Hall to Defend Their Home | Amid Protests, City Marshal Grants 10-Day Stay on Eviction of Windom Bey Family | Facing Foreclosure, Leonard Spears Pledges to Stay in His Home | Virginia Henry and Take Back The Land--an interview from 2011 | Take Back the Land's Catherine Lennon Seals Historic Foreclosure Fight Victory | Cathy Lennon is Still in Her House! Nearly 2-Week Old Eviction Blockade Working! The Struggle Continues! | Community Groups Demand Justice for the Lennon-Griffin Family; Lennon Livid Over Fannie Mae "Offer" | Community Groups Demand Justice for the Lennon-Griffin Family | 'This Is Not America': SWAT Team Evicts Grandmother, Community Fights Back (Video) | 7 Arrested in Eviction Defense at 9 Ravenwood Ave. | Cathy Lennon is Still in Her House! Nearly 2-Week Old Eviction Blockade Working! The Struggle Continues! | Local Family and Take Back the Land Announce Eviction Defense | Woman Arrested in Her Front Lawn for "Trespassing" | "We got sold out; they got bailed out!" Anti-Eviction Rally on S. Goodman Street | Take Back the Land Rochester Liberates a Home on CNN

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