Raleigh Foreclosure Home Defense Occupation! First in North Carolina

Updated 4:30pm, April 10, 2012: Video recap of yesterday’s action posted on YouTube. Links to press stories below press release.
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UPDATED 2:30pm, April 9: Press conference moved to Magistrates office in downtown Raleigh due to arrests. Will take place at 3:30pm.

UPDATED 2:20pm, April 9: Nonviolent demonstrators have been arrested in Raleigh after defending against an illegal, fraudulent eviction. More information to come.

For Immediate Release

Contact: Todd Warren, 336-554-5370, toddafwarren@gmail.com

Occupy Greensboro joins Occupy Raleigh to reclaim an evicted family’s foreclosed home

A family in Raleigh has been evicted and forced from their home through an illegal foreclosure. They have been ordered to remove all personal property from their home by Sunday April 8, 2012. The family has bravely chosen to fight eviction and foreclosure and is requesting community support. Evidence of robo-signing by the bank, which is a fraud, has been uncovered and the entire foreclosure process is under attorney review.

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