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  • Foreclosed homes, empty lots are next 'Occupy' targets

    12/02/2011 3:35:25 PM PST · by ColdOne · 16 replies
    MSNBC.com ^ | 12/2/11 | Miranda Leitsinger
    ‘Occupy’ protesters and housing rights activists are planning to help families resist eviction from foreclosed homes and take control of vacant properties in some 25 U.S. cities on Tuesday, an effort aimed at focusing attention on the ongoing housing crisis and giving the movement a new focus after the dismantling of many of its encampments. The protesters have been crafting proposals – often quietly to prevent police from learning about their intentions beforehand -- to defend families facing eviction or return others home. In Minneapolis, for example, they plan to help a Vietnam War veteran stay in his home, in...