Causa Justa :: Just Cause

Across the country fallout from the outrage at Big Banks bailouts, the foreclosure crisis and mounting attacks on the working class have awoken many who once lived comfortably and thought the American Dream was theirs. A growing number are now coming to an understanding that there is no dream after all.

In Boston, thousands of people gathered outside Bank of America offices to protest the bank’s foreclosure policies. It was part of a series of ongoing actions organized by the Right to the City Alliance. Causa Justa :: Just Cause was there.

“When you have 3,000 people gathered and surrounding the bank demanding to be recognized and respected, then for each individual inside that bank, they are forced to ask themselves: ‘What am I doing? What role am I playing in this?’ That’s how the policies change,” said Nell Myhand, Oakland Homeower Clinic Coordinator for CJJC and someone personally fighting a foreclosure Continue reading →