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Chris White | 07.25.2008
Elimination of Affordable Housing Loophole Will Degentrify Wealthy New Jersey Communities.  The Ethel Lawrence Homes are named after an African American native of Mt.
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Community Leadership Institute | 06.03.2008
The Community Leadership Institute is calling a meeting to discuss what has been and continues to happen in our neighborhood--the forced migration of our community. Come and let's figure out a plan together because: We Chose to Stay Here!  Many of us know of friends and family who have been forced to move because they can no longer afford the mortgage, can't afford their taxes, have been forced out through eminent domain, etc.
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Rachel Goffe, Media Mobilizing Project | 04.29.2008
A community meeting with Philadelphia Mural Arts Program was held this past Monday April 21 at Songhai Cultural Center. Jane Golden, director of the Mural Arts Program, and other program staff and artists were there to listen to the concerns of the city’s residents at large. The meeting was well attended, with residents from all over the city including Norris Square, Center City, Brewerytown, West Philly, and others. Listen to the Audio Interview with Bonita Cummings from Strawberry Mansion Community Concern on the meeting with Mural Arts: Part I | Part II   MAP Director Jane Golden and AABRA's Al Alston check in after the meeting.  Members of the Haddington Residents Association attend the meeting.  AABRA's Al Alston presents cosponsors' feedback on what could be improved in MAP's work. The meeting was facilitated and framed with the intention of getting constructive criticism that Mural Arts can implement. Ms.
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Stewart A. Alexander | 04.15.2008
Socialists across the nation are rejecting a U.S. Senate housing bill that offers little help to struggling homeowners facing foreclosure, while providing tens of billions for banks, financial institutions and big corporations. The bill (Foreclosure Prevention Act) passed in the Senate this past week by a vote of 84-12 and has been sent to the House. The vote was clearly a major setback for millions of homeowners and a big win for banks and big businesses.
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