Housing is a Human Right March

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Submitted by racuff on Fri, 2012-10-05 16:33
Date/Time: 
Tue, 10/16 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm

WHERE: Washington Square Park and Marching to Rochester City Hall
WHEN: Tuesday, October 16th, 5pm

With hundreds of people homeless every night, in a city that has enough vacant properties to house them all, we know that our communities are in crisis! When thousands of homes have been foreclosed upon by massive banks in our city, we know that housing must be a human right.

Adequate access to housing is the cornerstone on which we build a thriving and vibrant community. At Metro Justice, we’ve taken that seriously and our Housing is a Human Right Campaign is growing. Our campaign makes two requests of the city that we intend to make very clear at our march on October 16th:

1. As a consequence of their awful foreclosure record across New York State and nationally, the City of Rochester should divest all public funds from JP Morgan Chase.2. Due to the widespread fraud in mortgage foreclosures by big banks, the City of Rochester should halt police participation in evictions by those banks for one year.

Co-Sponsors Include:

Band of Rebels, Citizen Action of New York, Coalition for Justice in Education, Green Party of Monroe County, International Socialist Organization – Rochester, National Organization of Women – Greater Rochester Chapter, Rochester Against War, Rochester Red & Black, Social Welfare Action Alliance – Rochester, Students for a Democratic Society – University of Rochester, Take Back the Land – Rochester, Working Families Party, Worker Justice Center of New York, Worker Justice Group

How can you help us spread the word?

  • Get your organization to co-sponsor and commit to bringing some people. Call us at the office if you have any questions about this. Our number is (585)325-2560.
  • Help spread the word on facebook.
  • Download the poster to put up around town.
  • Download the quarter sheet to hand out to others.
  • If you can’t print either of these, contact us to get copies from our office!

WHERE: Washington Square Park and Marching to Rochester City Hall
WHEN: Tuesday, October 16th, 5pm