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For more information contact:
Cleveland City Council
Katherine Samsa, Communications Director
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Obama Campaign confirms National Policy Director’s attendance at the
Fighting Foreclosure and Abandonment Forum |
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On Wednesday, February 27, 2008 from 10 am to 1 pm, Cleveland City Council will host the Fighting Foreclosure and Abandonment Forum: A part of the Breaking the Cycle of Abandonment Initiative. The Forum, held in Cleveland City Council Chambers, will serve as a platform for local activists from within government as well as the public and private sector to present testimony to the top presidential campaigns that highlights their efforts and specifies what action is needed from Washington to effectively fight foreclosure and abandonment.
The Obama Campaign has confirmed the attendance of their National Policy Director Mark Alexander at the Forum. Due to positive communication with the Clinton and McCain campaigns, seats have been reserved for Clinton and McCain representatives.
The City of Cleveland and the surrounding region is currently at the epicenter of a foreclosure crisis with the 44105 zip code, inside Cleveland, being at times ranked number one in the nation for foreclosures. Though the crisis is most extreme in Cleveland and other rust belt cities, the foreclosure epidemic is a national one. With the March 4, 2008 presidential primary nearing and presidential candidates expected to be in Ohio at the end of February, Cleveland City Council is taking the opportunity to share Cleveland’s concerns with those that aspire to lead our nation as the next president of the United States. |
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Cleveland City Council
601 Lakeside Avenue
Room 220
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 664-2840
(216) 664-3837 fax
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