A crowd chanted, "They got bailed out, we got sold out!" Wednesday's demonstrations were organized by Minnesotans for a Fair Economy, and SEIU's purple shirts were much in evidence. Kevin Whelan of Minnesotans for a Fair Economy said that this week various organizations had organized "a whole lot of events around banks and foreclosures." (Take Action Minnesota had marchers downtownon Tuesday.) Whelan wasn't present at the demonstration I saw, but another spokesperson talked to the camera (video, above.) On October 11, over in St. Paul, ISAIAH, a coalition of more than 100 churches, called a meeting at St. James AME Church "to combat the housing crisis through a platform of policy initiatives around foreclosure mediation, raising vacant home fees, strong zoning policies, and holding banks accountable."
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