Rosemary Williams

8:15PM Update: Free food and music have arrived and the atmosphere is festive as some people plan to stay the night.  Reports are that councilwoman Glidden spoke to a city inspector who claimed that no action would be taken tonight; however, Glidden was also told that no eviction attempt would occur today, just one hour before the sheriffs came.  Rosemary Williams is apparently staying at a neighbor's house tonight; beginning early Saturday, help is needed particularly in the form of vans and people to help move belongings.

6:30PM Update: Police squad cars have been doing drive-bys at Rosemary's house; many supporters still remain there.

4PM Friday: Approximately eight Hennepin County sheriff's deputies unexpectedly arrived at Rosemary Williams' home at 3128 Clinton Avenue around 2pm this afternoon, accompanied by four men presumably representing GMAC Mortgage.  All took photos of the inside of the house and garage; deputies installed a new lock on the garage and posted "no trespassing" notices on all doors.  They ordered supporters to leave the property, but did not enforce their order.  After some activists sat down on the front porch locking arms, one deputy pulled out his can of chemical spray.  Soon thereafter, however, all the sheriffs and GMAC representatives left the property in their unmarked vehicles, leaving the gathered supporters to wonder what will happen next.

BE PREPARED TO MOBILIZE QUICKLY TO ROSEMARY'S HOME IF THE SHERIFFS RETURN!

Currently, friends, family and supporters are moving some belongings from the house to a safer location.  Councilwoman Elizabeth Glidden, legal observers, major and independent media are at the house. | PPEHRC press release

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Victory for Rosemary Williams!

"Today was supposed to be a very sad day," said a member of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC) to begin the press conference at Rosemary Williams's house this afternoon.  The sheriff had arrived at nine in the morning with an eviction notice.  Ms. Wiliams was packing.  Her son, his wife and their two small children had gone to their other grandmother's house.  Plans had been made for emergency foreclosure resistance.  "We were ready to go to jail," said Cheri Honkala of PPEHRC.  But twenty minutes before the press conference was to begin, one phone call changed everything.

 
EMERGENCY ALERT. Save Rosemary’s Home! Rosemary's Eviction Notice Likely Today.

Today, Thursday July 23, at about 11:00 a.m., Judge Zimmerman issued a “Writ of Recovery” on behalf of GMAC. This means GMAC can seize Rosemary Williams’s home as soon as Friday (TOMORROW). The sheriff could post the eviction notice as soon as TODAY. Then the sheriff wants the house vacated in 24 hours.

Here is the plan:

After winning a writ of eviction from the courts to force Rosemary Williams from her home - but faced with planned civil disobedience and protest that would put GMAC’s inhuman actions into the news - GMAC has temporarily backed off from the eviction and offered to significantly lower the price at which they will sell to Rosemary her home (GMAC bought her home at a sheriff’s sale). However, they will not finance the mortgage. Instead, they are giving Rosemary until July 10^th to find a bank that will.