Eviction Blockade of the Home of George Douglass in Rochester, NY
Channel: Rochester Indymedia
Date: 2015-04-03

Homelessness, poverty and 1000's of vacant homes plague the city of Rochester, NY, meanwhile the foreclosures and evictions continue.  As city, county and state officials form a committee to discuss the problem, a home owner, George Douglass, with the assistance of Take Back the Land Rochester and other community members are taking direct action to stop this growing problem by starting a non-violent eviction blockade to keep George Douglass in his home.  This is the second time that Wells Fargo has threatened eviction despite Douglass's attempts to renegotiate his mortgage.