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Taking back homes from the banks: exercising the human right to housing

Posted by seumasach on May 13, 2010

Bill Quigley

ICH

12th May, 2010

In Madison Wisconsin, the grass-roots organization Operation Welcome Home helped Desiree Wilson, 24, a mother with small children to move into a vacant house, hook up utilities and change the locks, according to nbc15.com in Madison.  The home was vacant due to foreclosure.  Bank of America owns the home now.   “It’s not against the law, “said Ms. Wilson. “This is above the law.  It’s just so much bigger than me.  Housing is a human right.”

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