Neighborhoods Organizing for Change
NOC is a grassroots, member-led nonprofit that builds power in low- and moderate-income Twin Cities neighborhoods through community organizing.
Today, NOC released the following statement:
The national settlement between banks and Attorneys General announced today is stronger than it might have been because of a grassroots campaign and pressure from a handful of state Attorneys General, including Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, who publicly advocated for a tougher deal.
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Monique White and Bobby Hull live in different neighborhoods, but they have one thing in common: The banks who held their mortgage refused to negotiate with them, and then sold their homes for pennies on the dollar to another bank. It's time for this to stop.
Today, on this national...
“I assume you have some ideas about how the district could improve student achievement with $150 million. If not, talk to us after the meeting. NOC has some suggestions."
- Soul Marshall, NOC Member
On Monday October 10, NOC released a study that shows how the foreclosure crisis that is devastating our communities is directly responsible for draining $150 million from the Minneapolis Public Schools. One of the biggest culprits is Wells Fargo who alone is responsible for $28 million (nearly 20%) of that...
Today, NOC released the following statement:
Media Release: For Immediate Release
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
NOC Members Support Attorney General Swanson’s Call for Justice
Minnesotans from hardest-hit neighborhoods still suffering the effects of the financial industry’s reckless foreclosure crisis.
Members of MN Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC), a...
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