MASSACHUSETTS is in an ECONOMIC STATE OF EMERGENCY!
Heat, Housing, Jobs, Food and Fuel are a Human Right!
On Sept. 20th protestors took to the streets of Boston to demand that Governor Deval Patrick, Declare a State of Emergency, Now!
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The Winter of 2008 is predicted to be very severe. This will be no natural disaster, but a life-threatening crisis made in government and corporate boardrooms. We will not stand by as people freeze or go without lights, while NSTAR ($7.8B in assets), National Grid and the Oil Companies make $$ billions more in profits. $150 million more a day goes to the Iraq war. We need to bring this money back to our communities, now!
The government has just taken over the largest mortgage banks in the world, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have overseen millions of families evicted from their homes. The government must not be in the business of foreclosing and evicting us from our homes. Responsible government must now use its power to declare a State of Emergency, and immediately halt all foreclosures and evictions!
This economic crisis brings with it a rise in violence against people of color, women, and lesbian/gay/bi/trans people who are scapegoated in an attempt to divert attention away from greedy corporations and banks. Poor and working families are struggling with housing, jobs, gas prices, healthcare, and feeding our children. Youth need education and good union jobs, not police roundups and more jails. Discrimination against people with CORI should be outlawed.
Heat, Housing, Jobs, Food and Fuel are a Human Right! Together we have the power to build a movement to turn this unnatural disaster around!
For more info: 617.522.6626 wfn@iacboston.org