Disabled Desert Storm Veteran evicted at gunpoint [View all]

This past Friday (August 9, 2013) at 8am, Mark Harris was met by DeKalb County Marshals with guns drawn for a surprise eviction.

Mark had been in good faith negotiations with Fannie Mae, even going so far as to take a trip to Washington DC to meet with top Fannie Mae officials. Instead of working with Mark to find a solution that would keep him in his home, Fannie Mae hired a private enforcement team to join DeKalb Marshals and Avondale Estates police.

Fannie Mae enforcers stood in front of Mark's home, at times pretending to be police, attempting to impede traffic, asking neighbors to prove they lived in the community by showing identification and directing Avondale Estates police on how to enforce Mark's eviction.

Friday afternoon, Occupy Our Homes Atlanta and Mark Harris refused to leave Mark's property, setting up tents in the yard determined to keep Mark in his home. On Saturday, Mark and four others went to jail in an act of civil disobedience.

Right now, Mark, a disabled Desert Storm veteran, is homeless and Fannie Mae has enforcers surrounding Mark's home 24/7 at an estimated cost of 15,000 dollars a month.

Can you help us send a message to Fannie Mae that this is unacceptable? We are asking folks to do three things:

1. Share this video:

(Preview) chronicling Mark's eviction and resistance on all of your social networks.


2. Call Fannie Mae CEO Timothy Mayopoulos at 202-752-7000 and let him know their treatment of Mark Harris at 1164 Dunwick Dr., Avondale Estates, GA is unacceptable. Tell him to rescind the foreclosure and let Mark back in his home now!

3. Send a postcard to Fannie Mae's Southeastern Regional Director Candy Lasher asking her to let Mark Harris back in his home. We have prepared postcards and we are willing to send one for you --- all we need is your address! You can send one yourself to: Candy Lasher, 2041 Breckenridge Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA 30345.

In Solidarity,

Occupy Our Homes Atlanta


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Denechia "Neesha" Powell
Occupy Our Homes Atlanta
Program Organizer