Category Archives: Milwaukee Rising
Common Ground went to Madison to support bill AB 816
April 13, 2010
Fifty Common Ground leaders traveled to the State Capitol on April 7 to attend a hearing of the Committee of Financial Institutions in support of Rep. Jon Richards Foreclosure Accountability Bill (AB 816). The bill, developed in response to the … Continue reading
March Updates
March 8, 2010
Foreclosure Campaign For information concerning our Foreclosure Campaign please go to our Faces of Foreclosure website. Faces of Foreclosure Health Care Plans are still underway for the roll out of the Common Ground sponsored Health Insurance cooperative for small businesses, … Continue reading
Madison Day Update
February 19, 2010
Sixty Common Ground leaders packed onto a bus and into cars for a trip to Madison, where we met with over 30 Assembly and Senate representatives and aides to: 1. Enlist support for Representative Richards’ bill that prohibits the State … Continue reading
More News Coverage
January 26, 2010
Once again this month, Common Ground received news coverage regarding the Faces of Foreclosure campaign. This time from WISN ABC 12 and WITI FOX 6. Articles were also in the Marquette Tribune, Biz Times , Daily Reporter and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1/27/2010.
Common Ground Launches Foreclosure Campaign and Website
On January 25, 2010 0ver 300 Common Ground leaders and members gathered to launch the Faces of Foreclosure Campaign at Marquette University in Milwaukee. The goal is to work with 3 banks – Deutsche Bank, US Bank and Wells Fargo … Continue reading
Faces of Foreclosure Media Coverage
January 20, 2010
Common Ground is receiving a significant amount of media coverage from newspapers, radio and television with the release of it’s Foreclosure Research and Action Report. Read the January 20th Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article by Georgia Pabst here Listen to the … Continue reading
Common Ground Releases Foreclosure Report
January 19, 2010
On January 19, 2010 Common Ground released it’s Foreclosure Research and Action Report. The report identifies the need for three banks – Deutsche Bank, US Bank, Wells Fargo – to take responsibility for their part in the foreclosure crisis and … Continue reading
Foreclosure Article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
November 24, 2009
Georgia Pabst of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel brings exposure to the foreclosure battle in an article published November 24, 2009. Click the photo to link to the article.
Abandoned Foreclosed Homes Photographic Survey
September 28, 2009
On Saturday, September 26, 2009, 100 Common Ground members spread out across the city as part of a photographic survey of bank owned foreclosed houses in Milwaukee. The nearly 500 photographs gathered speak graphically to the blighting effect on our … Continue reading