No Foreclosure protest at Wells Fargo in Oakland California

I went down to a  small protest today that I heard about that ended up inside a Wells Fargo bank in Oakland California. At the peak there were about 60 or so noisily protesting inside the bank.  The protest was organized jointly by SEIU Local 1021 and ACCE which as far as I can figure out is a reconstructed ACORN of California, certainly some of the same people are in it.  SEIU Local 1021 is the Local whose members that work for the city of San Francisco voted down a concessionary contract in May 2009 only to have it shoved down their throats by their leadership who claimed their members were "confused" according to reports in the press.

The protesters included community members and supporters  including some who were facing foreclosure as well as members of OEA, the Oakland teachers Union and city workers.

It was a spirited protest and certainly surprised the bank personnel and the customers who were overwhelmingly supportive.  What this coalition is demanding is that the Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Chase and all California banks "suspend all foreclosures in California until they can prove they are following all the relevant laws."  This leaves a lot to be desired as we should demand an end to all foreclosures regardless.  All foreclosures should be illegal and housing should not be something that bankers and investors profit from and deny us whenever it suits them.

Still, it was worth going along to support the homeowners and I shot a little video that folks might find interesting. I'm no expert at this and can't edit too well but it'll give you some idea of how it went.