San Jose The second day of Site Fighters III continued to pile on the good stuff, sometimes in unexpected ways. We started off the morning with a presentation from Doug Bloch on the Change to Win staff on their ports campaign to improve the condition of port truck drivers in major ports in the USA, …
Month: September 2007
Site Fighters III
San Jose For the 3rd straight year the hard-core marines of the anti-big box, who whoop up on Wal-Mart, gathered to exchange tips, celebrate victories, and strategize for the next year. Sponsored by ACORN, WARN (Wal-Mart Alliance for Reform Now), and the California Health Communities Network (CHCN) more than 60 site fighters came together, this …
Automatic Mods
San Jose In Houston we had an interesting meeting with Larry Litton, Jr., the CEO of Litton Loan Servicing, about the problems everywhere with the subprime market. Litton has been a loud advocate of loan modifications (“mods” in the new world). Tony McElroy, the chair of Texas ACORN and ACORN regional representative, was clear that …