New Orleans Based on our experience with several class action suits, ACORN has come to know a little something what is called cy pres money. Cy pres comes from the French expression “cy pres comme possible” meaning “as near as possible.” The derivation comes from the law of charitable trusts and how assets are …
Category: Personal Writings
Mobile Activism
New Orleans We like to keep everyone up to date with the fast moving utilization of mobile phones and cellular technology that not only shrink our world but put people into motion. Several months ago we met with Nokia and Eriksson to explore these issues and now there are more examples popping up everywhere. …
Orange County Footnotes
New Orleans In negotiating with sub-prime companies and mortgage lending servicers and bankers, I have occasionally made the joke about one of the longest weeks of my life was one day in Orange County when several California ACORN leaders, the director of the ACORN Financial Justice Center, the director of counseling for ACORN Housing, …