New York City Councilman James Sanders Jr. of Queens, who represents one of the hardest hit areas of the state, previously introduced city legislation to curb predatory lending. The law was thrown out after lenders fought it in court. “These are the new robber barons,” Sanders said.
The coalition that sponsored the Wall Street rally also included the NAACP, National Action Network, 1199 SEIU Healthcare Workers East, United for Peace and Justice, Transport Workers Union Local 100, ACORN and United Federation of Teachers. NAACP chapters also organized rallies in 50 other cities.
Rainbow/PUSH urged partici-pants to build a movement to end predatory lending and save the homes of working people. It is hosting a public meeting on foreclosures Jan. 5 here at Trinity Church as part of its Wall Street Project conference. Jackson called for marches around the country that day to protest foreclosures.
Libero DellaPiana, ldellapiana@cpusa.org, is the chair of the New York State Communist Party.
The coalition that sponsored the Wall Street rally also included the NAACP, National Action Network, 1199 SEIU Healthcare Workers East, United for Peace and Justice, Transport Workers Union Local 100, ACORN and United Federation of Teachers. NAACP chapters also organized rallies in 50 other cities.
Rainbow/PUSH urged partici-pants to build a movement to end predatory lending and save the homes of working people. It is hosting a public meeting on foreclosures Jan. 5 here at Trinity Church as part of its Wall Street Project conference. Jackson called for marches around the country that day to protest foreclosures.
Libero DellaPiana, ldellapiana@cpusa.org, is the chair of the New York State Communist Party.
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