May 8, 2009

Minneapolis, Minnesota 

Contact 

Cheri Honkala, 267-439-8419

Manuel Levins Holden, 612-919-1064

Mothers Vow To Resist Evictions  

On Mothers day May 10^th at 2:00 pm a press conference will be held to announce that several south side residents are pledging to fight to keep their homes, and resist evictions brought on by the current foreclosure crisis. 

With the support of Minnesota Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign

These families are committed to the prevention of their children becoming homeless. Together they are demanding the opportunity to re-negotiate the terms of their mortgages, with their mortgage companies. 

Where: 3221 Bloomington Ave S. 

Those fighting for their homes include:

• Marsha Myhre
• Leslie Parks
• Essie Jenkins
• Ann Patterson
• James Blair
• Sheila Nelson
• Donna Fletcher
• Rosemary Williams
• Others…

"What's happening in our neighborhood and in our city is just morally wrong, we need to keep our families off the streets."

• Pastor Charles Graham

Macedonia Baptist Church