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DESCRIPTION:Join thousands of people across the country in car caravan protests on 
 Saturday, May 30 to demand the cancellation of rents and mortgages for 
 tenants, homeowners, small landlords and small businesses for the duration 
 of the COVID-19 pandemic. Protesters will adhere to social distancing 
 guidelines and requirements, including wearing mask that have been 
 established to respond to the Coronavirus outbreak.\n\nThe effect on the 
 people has been devastating. Nearly 90,000 people in the United States have 
 died and more than 1.5 million have gotten sick as of May 18.  37 million 
 people have lost their jobs since March with millions more jobless to come. 
 We are in worst depression since the 1930s, and it’s getting worse.\n\nAs 
 a result of the economic crisis, at least 30 percent of renters will be 
 unable to pay their rent on June 1. No one should lose their housing for 
 any reason in this crisis! The rents and mortgages must be cancelled!\n\nA 
 short-term suspension of evictions is not enough to save people's homes. 
 And the meager rescue stimulus payments the government provided are long 
 gone for most people. Even if there is another one, it will be needed for 
 food, healthcare and other necessities.\n\nCanceling rents and mortgage 
 payments for the duration of the crisis can be won! Since the start of the 
 pandemic in the U.S., the federal government has pumped at least 5 trillion 
 dollars into the big banks and the largest corporations. Only $249 billion 
 was allocated for unemployment funding. This massive gift to the banks — 
 the 1% at the top, compared to the 160 million U.S. workers — is 20 times 
 the amount allotted for the unemployed. The money is there, it is simply a 
 question of whether it is used to bail out Wall Street or to protect the 
 homes of poor and working people. This wealth and the vast number of vacant 
 housing units can be used to provide shelter for the homeless as 
 well.\n\nThe government has the authority to cancel the rent. In fact, a 
 bill has already been introduced in Congress, the Rent and Mortgage 
 Cancellation Act. But this will be bitterly opposed by the landlords and 
 big banks. The mobilization of the people, done in a socially responsible 
 way, is urgently needed to ensure housing for all.\n\nIf you agree with the 
 call to Cancel the Rents and Mortgage Payments for tenants, homeowners, 
 small landlords and small businesses, join or organize a Car Caravan in 
 your area on Saturday, May 30!\n\nInitiated by: 
 www.CanceltheRents.org\n\nSat., May 30 schedule\n10 am: Gather \n10:30 am: 
 Press Briefing\n11 am: Caravan Begins\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/19/18833132.php
SUMMARY:Nat'l Day of Car Protests "Cancel the Rents & Mortgages! Make the Banks Pay!
LOCATION:gather at 1875 Marin St. at Evans Ave.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/19/18833132.php
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