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DESCRIPTION:PROTEST: "Cancel the Rents and Mortgages! Make the Banks Pay!"\n\nJoin us 
 in Santa Rosa on May 30 at noon for a demonstration and banner drop at the 
 pedestrian overpass over Highway 101 at Earle Street &; South A Street! 
 Some signs will be available; feel free to bring your own!\n\nWHEN: Sat, 
 May 30 @ 12 PM - 2 PM\n\nWHERE: Pedestrian overpass over Highway 101 near 
 Earle Street & South A Street.\n\nHEALTH & SAFETY RULES: We will adhere to 
 social distancing guidelines, wear masks, and conform to all requirements 
 that have been established in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. 
 \n_____________________________________________________________\n\nThis 
 protest will be part of a Day of Action along with street demonstrations 
 and and car caravan protests to demand the cancellation of rents and 
 mortgages for tenants, homeowners, small landlords and small businesses for 
 the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. \n\nThe effect on the people has 
 been devastating. Nearly 100,000 people in the United States have died and 
 more than 1.72 million have gotten sick as of May 26.  An estimated 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 us on Saturday, May 30 at 12pm at the pedestrian overpass 
 over Highway 101 near Earle Street & South A Street in Santa Rosa!\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/26/18833294.php
SUMMARY:Santa Rosa Protest Demonstration: "Cancel the Rents & Mortgages!"
LOCATION:Demonstration on pedestrian overpass over Highway 101 near Earle Street & 
 South A Street.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/26/18833294.php
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