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