Community activist Louis Beverly was arrested on February 23, 2009, after he broke into a foreclosed home in Baltimore, Maryland, in protest over the ongoing U.S. mortgage crisis. Beverly is an activist with ACORN— the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Beverly has called the break-in an act of civil disobedience. Baltimore police said Beverly would be charged with fourth-degree burglary.FOX News: Arrest Made in Home Foreclosure Civil Disobedience Program YouTube Video: ACORN Breaks Into Baltimore Homes...
Breaking the Lock
Louis Beverly turned himself in to police after the break-in on Thursday, February 19, 2009. According to reports, Beverly broke the padlock on Donna Hanks' foreclosed home with bolt cutters, saying "This is our house now."FOX News: Arrest Made in Home Foreclosure Civil Disobedience Program
Hanks lost her home in September 2008, when she was unable to make her mortgage payments. Hanks says the payments had increased $300 per month.YouTube Video: ACORN Breaks Into Baltimore Homes...
Civil Disobedience
In February 2009, members of the community activist organization ACORN staged "coordinated nationwide civil disobedience" protests in several U.S. cities hit hard in the foreclosure crisis. The teams of so-called "Home Defenders" hope to help foreclosed homeowners stay in their homes using "peaceful strategies." ACORN is also calling for a one-year moratorium on foreclosures.Daily News: ACORN digs in to keep owners in their homes (February 20, 2009)
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ACORN has launched a program encouraging acts of civil disobedience by activists and foreclosed homeownersACORN: Refusing to Leave: ACORN Members Step up Fight to Stay in Homes
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Says he's hoping to draw attention to the plight of foreclosed homeownersYouTube Video: ACORN Breaks Into Baltimore Homes...
