May 30th, 2012
NEWS
We have received word that Patrick O’Donnell, Chair of the
“County/State Legislative Standing Council Committee has cancelled the
meeting scheduled tonight until after the June 5 election.
The Committee was to consider the City Council Resolution to approve
the Homeowner Bill of Rights which was referred to it by the full
Council on May 8. We will inform you when it is rescheduled. All
Committee meetings are public and people may speak for 3 minutes.
Note when the Council agreed to send it to Committee it was stressed
by several Council members that “time is of the essence” because of
the legislation right now in the CA State Assembly. Chairman O’Donnell
even said we’ll get it scheduled “I hear that there is a real urgency
in the room . . .”
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REMINDER: OLB GAs CHANGED TO THURSDAYS
GAs were changed to Thursdays at 6:30PM at Bixby Park at the same spot
in order for OLB to participate in the weekly Occupy national
conference call on Foreclosures.
JOIN THE NATIONAL OCCUPY OUR HOMES WEEKLY NATIONAL CALLS, WEDS
For the next 2 or 3 weeks several of us will meet on Wed at 6:20PM and
listen to the conference call on our cell phones in case someone comes
for GA. Join us. Bring others interested. We need many more involved
in order to build effective work to help with this avalanche of
unjust, often illegal foreclosures. Feel free to forward this email.
You can sign on for these calls at or join the google group
Foreclosure/OWS Action Planning; homepage:
http://groups.google.com/group/foreclosure-ows-day-of-action?hl=en
Email this group: foreclosure-ows-day-of-action@googlegroups.com
Most calls are archived and are accessible at the web site OccupyOurHomes.org
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VIEW THE VIDEO; HEAR THE COUNCIL, SEVEN OLB SPEAKERS AND A BANKER, CEO
OF FARMERS & MERCHANTS; I URGE YOU TO VIEW AND LISTEN TO HIM as well
as Gerrie’s remarks. Hear Councilwoman Gaeblich thank OLB for being
concerned to help the people suffering with these horrible foreclosures.
This link below takes you to the City Council Agenda for the May 8, meeting.
Scroll down to Agenda Item #6; click on the wording right behind the number and the video will start.
http://longbeach.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=12&clip_id=5685
You can read a partial transcription of the Bankers’ remarks an the
only real press coverage of the issue at LBReport; I suggest that you
also read the readers’ comments: “F&M Bank CEO Walker Opposes
“Homeowners Bill of Rights” Sought By CA Att’y Gen’l, Tells Council
Foreclosure Process “Works Very Well,” Says Homeowners Had Rights When
They Signed Notes & To Interfere w/ Contractual Obligations “I Almost
Think It’s Un-American” http://www.lbreport.com/news/may12/homerts.htm
Contrast the Grunion Gazette’s coverage: inaccurate and reporting only
the testimony of the Banker: http://www.longbeach.gov/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=5688&targetid=58
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SAVE OUR LONG BEACH HOMES
website recently established by Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske. Full of
info on Foreclosures and has a direct feed from CA Attorney General
Kamala Harris. LB also has a Foreclosure Registry. I don’t know when
it was established or how it works but it appears on the website:
www.savelongbeachhomes.com
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, June 3rd @ Noon – 9PM
Park Jam
401 North Golden Avenue, Long Beach
Join Occupy LB and most of Long Beach’s music lovers this Sunday
at the happening, very popular “Park Jam” (held the 1st Sunday of each of the summer months)
for music, food & community fellowship. We will be there to have fun & connect
with our neighbors as opposed to our normal Bixby Park location due to the immense popularity
of this local event. We will be giving out Occupy LB patches & offering the chance for attendees
to make their own. We will also be working on Creative Reuse projects for event #2 listed below.
We hear The Really Really Free Market will be there, too!
Saturday, June 9th @ 11AM – 8PM
Green Long Beach’s 4th annual summer festival, “Change is in the Air!”
Marina Green, Shoreline Dr
Join Occupy Long Beach’s Arts Committee at this popular family friendly event.
We will have a booth where we will share relevant art & creative reuse projects
and help attendees see the prevalent environmental & other “green” issues through
an Occupy “lens.” Anyone interested in participating in any way (contributing art,
suggestions or advice…helping staff the booth & out reaching to our neighbors, etc),
please e-mail occupylbart@gmail.com or come to GA on Thursday or Park Jam on Sunday.
http://www.lbsurfrider.org/green-festival-in-long-beach/
www.GreenLongBeach.org
Saturday, June 16th @ 9AM – 2PM
OCCUPY FIGHT FORECLOSURE COMMITTEE HOST:
Occupy San Pedro. Help homebuyers become proactive in saving their homes.
SEE below for more info.
Sunday, June 17th @ 11AM – 1PM
3rd Sunday of the Month Beach Clean up.
Cherry beach (beach parking lot at the end of Junipero, to the right,towards the lifeguard shack)
Enjoy some fresh air and get a little exercise while doing your part in
helping the community rid our beaches and our waters of trash and debris.
SEE below for more info.
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DETAILS FOR EVENTS
Ninth Annual Long Beach Park Jam details:
PARK JAM IS A POTLUCK SO PLEASE
BRING FOOD TO SHARE OR MEAT TO HAVE BBQ’d!
ENJOY A DAY IN THE PARK WITH DJS, LIVE ART, YOUTH CRAFTS, FREE YOGA
AND MUCH MORE. YOUTH FRIENDLY
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING AT MAKING PARK JAM AS GREEN AS POSSIBLE SO WE
APPRECIATE IF YOU BRING YOUR OWN PLATES, CUPS, AND UTENSILS AND TAKE
THEM HOME TO WASH!
The awesome diverse community of Long Beach has been throwing these for 9 years,
every 1st Sunday of each summer month…a community wide potluck to share food,
music, arts and crafts and fun activities under the sun! It’s one of
the reasons I moved to Long Beach and one of my favorite hangouts
during the summer! A taste: http://youtu.be/CsT0btN-Jrg
**At The PlayGround will be hosting all your favorite playground
activities for the day.
**Tetherball, Double Dutch, Potato Sack Races, Hula Hoops and so on.
**There will also be a gaming area for you to enjoy dominoes & card
games, taboo, yahtzee and more.
So, come out and jam at the park.
Info: http://www.facebook.com/events/331637133567941/
http://www.562citylife.com/profiles/blogs/long-beach-park-jam-gets-ready
OCCUPY FIGHT FORECLOSURE COMMITTEE OSP details:
WHO: The Occupy Fight Foreclosure Committee of Occupy San Pedro
WHAT: The Occupy Movement is fighting foreclosures all over the USA – so are we!
WHEN: Saturday, June 16th, 2012, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
WHERE: In the Pre-School Room in the Community Center at Peck Park, San Pedro
WHY: Because we are tired of being the pawns of the 1% who
control the banks, we invite you to join us and others who want the
right information to start taking back our lives.
HOW: By hosting a NO-COST Foreclosure Information Work Shop
to share the honest, correct, and expert information we need. We will
have experts, pamphlets and elected officials to give us information
and to help answer our questions.
Beach Clean up details:
Enjoy some fresh air and get a little exercise while doing your part in
helping the community rid our beaches and our waters of trash and debris.
light snacks and water provided
… There will be a limited number of parking passes available. (Get there
early if you need one!) Or walk or ride your bike if you can or park up on
Ocean and walk down.
Collection bags and gloves are provided by California Coastal Commission
through Parks and Recreation and Marine Department of the City of Long
Beach. Call (562)570-4876 for more information about the City’s Adopt-A-Beach program.
We will be there from 11:00 to 1:00. Feel free to join us for the
duration, or any portion of that time much appreciated.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cherry-Beach-Long-Beach-CA/106011742817873
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THANK YOUS and REPORTS
First off we would like to thank all the folks who came
out and helped out Sunday and supported the teen memorial. If it wasn’t
for Richard Madeira and Jack Finley the idea of a teen memorial would not have
happened. They deserve a lot of credit for their vigilance in making this
memorial a reality and in time for Memorial Day. It was a lot of work, but we
think it was worth it. Every group pitched in and it paid off! Our
message was heard.
Great coverage from the local Press Telegram on the front page.
http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_20728168/nearly-400-teens-killed-iraq-afghanistan-remembered-crosses
Fox 11 news also had coverage on the link below. They were there all day and into the
evening and we were surprised at how it all came out.
http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/do-you-know-the-real-meaning-of-%22memorial-day%3F%22?CMP=201205_emailshare
photos by Motz Kuspov at http://motzkuspov.blogspot.com
Recommended Reading/Viewing:
REALTY VIEWS BY TERRY ROSS
THE HUGE IMPACT OF FORECLOSURES ON CHILDREN
http://lbbusinessjournal.com/realty-views/612-the-huge-impact-of-foreclosures-on-children.html
Around the World Should be Learning from Montreal Student Strikers
http://www.alternet.org/story/155616/why_activists_in_the_us_and_around_the_world_should_be_learning_from_montreal_student_strikers/?page=1
Murals in Portland
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Photos-Southeast-Portlands-love-affair-with-murals-155526845.html?tab=gallery&c=y&img=20