Thank you to Jerrie Dean for heads up on this article. I wish we had more stand up politicians like this!
"“We’re going to stand together to change America,” said Rep. Filner. “We have a president who talked about hope. We have to give him strength. The banks have taken over both parties.” He called for changes in the law to protect those victimized by predatory lending practices.
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The rally drew widespread media attention; at least three major TV stations as well as print and online media reporters were on hand to cover the event.
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Filner was willing to risk arrest to halt the foreclosure. �The Congressman knows first-hand the effectiveness of civil disobedience to right a wrong; in the1960s he rode the Freedom Train to Mississippi, where he was arrested in a Civil Rights protest and jailed for several weeks after standing up for rights of African-Americans.
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Although Villanueva attained a temporary stay when Union Bank called off the Sheriff� today, the order could be reissued, Filner warned those present. “We got them to back down, but we need you to be on call.”
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The crowd responded by chanting, “Stop Union Bank! Stop taking our homes!”
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Members of the public who want to be notified of upcoming 'stop foreclosure' rallies may follow Rep. Filner's Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/CongBobFilner.�" >>>>>> KEEP READING
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