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January 9, 2012

Occupy Our Homes Action in New York City Enters Second Month 
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In New York City, an occupation of a vacant home has entered its second
month. Community organizations, church groups and Occupy Wall Street
protesters took over the property on December 6 during an Occupy Our
Homes action to reclaim foreclosed homes from bailed-out banks. The home
is located in Brooklyn's East New York neighborhood, which is marked
with high rates of foreclosures and abandoned property. Alfredo
Carrasquillo says he hopes to inspire similar actions across the
country.

Alfredo Carrasquillo: "When I was going through the shelter with my kids
and their mother, and we decided we didn't want to go through that no
more, and that’s why I wounded up couch hopping — because I didn't
want to go through that experience anymore, and I didn't want my kids to
have to go through that experience anymore. I came to this point where I
jumped on this opportunity and I wanted to make it a national movement
to help all the families that are homeless and dealing with the
situation I had to deal with. The next steps are to move in more
families hopefully do a large movement of multiple families into homes
which is the potential next step we are working towards."



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