East Baltimore Residents take on Goliath (Johns Hopkins)

SMEAC – the resident led group fighting the Johns Hopkins led forced relocations in East Baltimore is having a

RALLY FOR JUSTICE on Saturday October 18th at 1:30 pm
at John Wesley AME Zion Church

We would like your help in promoting this event for the following reasons:

The residents of Middle East Baltimore have been getting the runaround from the City of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins, and their chosen vehicle – East Baltimore Development, Inc. for years. EBDI, whose project will disrupt over 800 families, has promised two things in the past to sweeten the deal for affected residents:

1. That relocated and relocating residents would be able to exchange their home for a FULLY REHABBED HOME within the EBDI project area with NO NEW MORTGAGE created within a program called – HOUSE FOR A HOUSE.

2. That homeowers in the section of the project area that would not be demolished would be allowed to stay – that they would NOT be effected by eminent domain.

EBDI is now in the process of breaking both of these promises.

Consider the following:

1. EBDI has not even hired a construction firm for the HOUSE FOR A HOUSE PROGRAM – they are running nearly 4 months behind in their promises!

2. EBDI has decided that the homeowners on their so-called Preservation Blocks can only stay in the neighborhood if they are able to bring their homes up-to-housing code. EBDI says that they will provide home repair grants. But can be believe a single thing that these people say at this point.

THE SAVE MIDDLE EAST ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. – the organization begun by the residents to fight for Justice have declared that they need to leave negotiations with EBDI behind – they need to take to the streets:

SMEAC RALLYS FOR JUSTICE

JOHN WESLEY AME CHURCH
corner of Washington and Ashland Avenues

We hope that you are able to promote this RALLY thru your networks.
I can be reached by phone on my cell phone at 410-916-0764.

Nathan Sooy, Executive Director
Save Middle East Action Committee, Inc.

on behalf of SMEAC PRESIDENT, Donald Gresham

Related posts:

1. “Questionable” practices continue to hound Baltimore City Government I used to be one of those people that had...
2. Slots coming to Maryland is the Goliath that can’t be beaten At least that’s what “they” want you to think.  Who’s...
3. EBDI takes another bite outta East Bmore Graphic showing phase 2 of Hopkins’ East Baltimore take over...
4. Residents of Middle East Baltimore Meet With EBDI FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Nathan Sooy 410-913-3624 John...
5. After nod from Branch, Vernon Crider begins own chapter of questionable politics in East Baltimore Leave it to the CityPaper to pull back the covers...