Senator Fort and Community Activists Demand Action From Legislators on Foreclosures

WHAT:           State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will join community leaders to protest home foreclosures and predatory lending at noon on Feb. 23rd at the Georgia State Capitol. Protestors will encourage lawmakers to pass legislation that ends predatory lending, and encourages banks to modify loans. 

WHO:             State Senator Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta)

American Federation of State

County and Municipal Employees

AFSCME Local1644

American Friends Service Committee

Amnesty International Southeastern Regional Office

Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment (ABLE)

Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council

Communication Workers of America Local 3204

Concerned Black Clergy

Georgia Citizens’ Coalition on Hunger

Georgia Coalition for a Peoples’ Agenda

Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR)

Georgia NAACP

Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition-Atlanta

Georgia Rural Urban Summit

Georgia State AFL-CIO

Grady Coalition

International Action Center

Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America

Metro Fair Housing Services

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDF)

Open Door Community

Task Force for the Homeless

Teamsters Local 728

WRFG-FM

WHEN:           Tuesday, February 23

                        Noon

                       

WHERE:        Georgia State Capitol

                        Washington Street

                        Atlanta, Ga.

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Sen. Vincent Fort represents the 39th Senate District which includes a portion of Fulton County.  He may be reached at his office at the Capitol at 404.656.5091, by cell phone at 404.287.7116.
Advisory:
For Planning Purposes Only
February 22, 2010
Jennifer Kitt, Press Office Coordinator
Jennifer.Kitt@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028