<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">City Life/Vida Urbana continues to fight foreclosures and corporate greed. Will you help them beat back the bank attack!</span></div></div><br> <br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">M Griffiths <<a href="mailto:mgriffiths@clvu.org">mgriffiths@clvu.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">February 5, 2011 12:05:59 PM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">M Griffiths <<a href="mailto:mgriffiths@clvu.org">mgriffiths@clvu.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>blockade list - 3 vigils Wed Feb 9</b><br></span></div><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><font face="Times New Roman">3 Vigils, 3 family homes, in 1 evening, around 1 common theme…Come join in the fight!!</font></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Wednesday Feb. 9<sup>th</sup></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><font face="Times New Roman"> (details below)</font></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">What will happen? </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">There will be <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">2</b> vigils at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">5:30.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Half hour vigil in Dorchester: The Rodriguez family</font></span></u></b></div><div style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">52 McLellan St. (off Blue Hill Ave).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>5:30 to 6 pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We leave at 6 pm.<u></u></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Half hour vigil in Mattapan: The Marks Family</font></span></u></b></div><div style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">265 Itasca St. (off Cummins Hwy). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>5:30 to 6 pm. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We leave at 6 pm<u></u></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">We will then gather in Mattapan Sq. at 6</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> </span></u></b><font size="3">(corner of River and Blue Hill) and do a candlelight march at 6:30 pm to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">3<sup>rd</sup> </b>home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Candlelight vigil in Milton:</span></u></b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The Beliard family</b></span></u></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>21-23 Austin St. (off Rt. 138, just outside of Mattapan Sq.)</font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Common theme: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">BCC made offer and the bank wants <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u>more</u>. GREED</b> is no reason to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">EVICT!</b></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Our demands:</font></span></b></div><div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; "><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font size="3">Ø</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Let the families stay and <u>pay rent</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Sell occupied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If someone buys who signs affidavit they want to move in, we will move.</font></div><div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; "><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font size="3">Ø</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">If you can’t get a purchase and sale, then sell to BCC!</font></div><div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in; "><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><font size="3">Ø</font><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">OR, Refinance the loan at the real value and take a share of any increased appreciation.</font></div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">The Rodriguez family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Eligible for a new mortgage. </font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">BCC offered 225 but Greentree wants 275.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">The Marks family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Eligible for new mortgage.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">GMAC took it back at 166, BCC offered 133 and they want 197! (shame on them!)</font></div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">The Beliard family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Eligible for a new mortgage</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">BCC offered Midfirst (US Bank) 300 and they want 375 </font></div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Enough is Enough!! </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">We are determined to stop these evictions. The Beliard’s may face the soonest eviction. We will block this eviction if necessary. </span></font></div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">THIS IS SILLY</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">……<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u>WHY NOT JUST TAKE THE RENT!</u></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Other cases where we did protests in the last few months</font></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Dumerant – vigil in Everett in September</font></font></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>A new owner bought from the bank and began a new eviction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Dumerants have offered to buy out the investor at the price they paid plus a little bit more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We are waiting for the results.</font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Barzola – vigil in Randolph in October</font></font></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Fannie Mae stopped the eviction and was considering taking rent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Fannie has now rejected taking their rent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We may plan further actions against Fannie</font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Lebrun – vigil in Stoughton in November</font></font></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Bank of America originally refused to negotiate with BCC until the Lebrun’s were evicted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>After our vigil, they began negotiating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Lebrun’s are now getting their house back!!</font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Pierre – vigil, several auction protests, march to Sovereign – Nov. to January</font></font></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Sovereign agreed on a price with BCC but attached the condition that the Pierre’s could not rebuy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>After several rallies and protests at FOUR auctions, the auctions have been cancelled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Apparently Sovereign will resume negotiations.</font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">St. Simon – 2 vigils and 2 eviction blockades in Hyde Park</font></font></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>After the last eviction blockade Jan. 27, the eviction was put off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Bank must now go to court to renew their execution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We will oppose</font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u>Other auction protests</u></b> </font></font></div><div style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Other auction protests in the last few months have resulted in (1) postponments of the auction, (2) sale to the bank, or (3) sale to BCC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There have been no sales to investors who would seek eviction.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Thanks in advance for your commitment and support. </font></div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">In solidarity</font><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">,</span></font></div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">-Melonie</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></span></u></b></div> <br clear="all"><br>-- <br>peace, love and unity<br> <br><br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>