Over 50 protestors came together on December 15th to call for a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions.  The protestors stood in the rain for over an hour outside of a house on Potters Avenue in Providence that has been foreclosed upon to support the house's tenants.

Tenants in the house have received letters from a real estate agency and a law office representing the bank that currently owns the house, notifying them that they are being asked to vacate the premises, even though the tenants have been paying their rent.  Despite the tenants paying their rent, the homeowner was unable to meet his adjustable rate mortgage and was foreclosed upon by the lending bank.  The tenants have told the bank that they are willing to pay rent to the bank, and do not want to move.

The rally, organized by the RI Bank Tenant and Homeowner Association (RIBTHA), OSA and several of its allies, including Direct Action for Rights and Equality, HOPE, the Housing Action Coalition, Olneyville Neighborhood Association, Providence Students for a Democratic Society, RI Coalition for the Homeless, and RI Jobs with Justice, also called for a People's Economic Bailout that will help struggling families stay in their homes in these challenging economic times.  The RIBTHA also unveiled their Tenants Bill of Rights.

See press release for the rally.

See the ProJo's coverage of the rally here.