Elizabeth McGriff is one big step closer to buying back her Cedarwood Terrace house from the bank that foreclosed on it. And City Roots Community Land Trust is crucially close to a step that’ll advance its work in affordable housing. City Roots started a fundraising campaign to help McGriff with her purchase, and the morning […]
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Eviction fight draws national attention
Elizabeth McGriff is back in her house on Cedarwood Terrace, though the law is not on her side. She was evicted from the property in April. McGriff says that she has no idea how long she’ll be able to stay in the house, which is in foreclosure by her mortgage lender, MidFirst Bank. The advocacy […]
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Mayor talks homelessness ahead of activists’ march
Rochester Mayor Tom Richards and leaders of human service agencies in the city and county held a press conference this morning to explain everything the city does for the area’s homeless. It can’t be a coincidence that members of many social-justice groups, including Take Back the Land-Rochester and Metro Justice, will hold a housing march […]
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Housing march planned
Local social justice and political groups are joining forces to promote the concept of housing as a human right, and to get the City of Rochester to make tackling homelessness a priority. The groups, including Take Back the Land – Rochester, Metro Justice, Band of Rebels, Rochester Against War, and the Green and Working Families […]
