NCLR’s Home Rescue Fair: Feeling the Pain

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Aug 02

The number of US households threatened with the loss of their homes increased 15 percent over the first half of 2009.
That’s according to CA-based RealtyTrac, which tracks foreclosure filings nationwide. In Illinois, more than 63,500 foreclosures were filed in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metropolitan area from January through June, 30 percent higher than the same period last [...]

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The “Latino Debit” Explained Part I: Paying To Play

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Feb 12

The is a two part series on the home foreclosure crises affecting the Latino community.
In 2008, more than 2.3 million American homeowners who thought they had attained the “American Dream,” saw it shatter into a nightmare once they began defaulting on their loans. In American society, home ownership has always symbolized the triumph of moving [...]

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America’s Xmas Present to the Poor and the Victims of Hurricane Katrina

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Dec 21

The New Orleans Police used tasers and tear gas to repress protesters who were trying to enter a City Council meeting where a plan was approved to demolish thousands of low-income homes in that city affected by Hurricane Katrina.
By a 7-0 vote, City Council voted unanimously for a plan which will demolish the four [...]

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Justicia ⇒ “Because we have suffered, and we are not afraid to suffer in order to survive, we are ready to give up everything - even our lives - in our struggle for justice.” — César Chávez

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Libertad ⇒ “Ignorance and obscurantism have never produced anything other than flocks of slaves for tyranny.” — (Emiliano Zapata's letter to Pancho Villa)

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