JUNE IS NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH.
1. WHAT WILL MINNEAPOLIS DO DURING THIS MONTH? --How many homeownership opportunities will Minneapolis announce it is creating to commemorate the month? --How many families will be stabilized and lifted out of poverty by homeownership? --Will Minneapolis tap the economic power of low interest rates and our Banking Institutions to revitalize the City, while revitalizing the lives of hundreds of its poor families? >>Fifth Annual Event In Washington Continues to Promote Homeownership as Economic and Social Benefit to America's Families.<< June is once again national Homeownership Month, a celebration of the American Dream for millions of Americans and the commitment to open the door for millions more. The Homeownership Alliance has planned an exciting and educational month of activities to celebrate the American Dream. Homeownership Month has become the foundation for Homeownership Alliance activities. The month-long celebration promotes homeownership and its many social and economic benefits. Homeownership Month focuses attention on homeownership issues and the information people need to achieve the American Dream. The events also serve to build support for the policies that have made homeownership a national priority in the United States. Homeownership Month activities in Washington are listed below, what activities are planned in Minneapolis? Will additional details be forthcoming for Minneapolis? For more information about the history of Homeownership Month or Homeownership Month activities, go to www.homeownershipalliance.com. Week One -- Kick-off Activities EventReception to announce new Chairman and Homeownership Hero Award winners, including members of Congress Date:Wednesday, June 2, 2004 Time:5:30 PM- 7:30 PM EDT Location: Senate Commerce Committee Hearing Room 253 Russell Senate Office Building Delaware and Constitution Avenues, NW Washington, DC Week Two -- Minority Housing Event:Release of report on minority housing and the impact of immigration on homeownership Date:Wednesday, June 9, 2004 Week Three -- Banking the Unbanked Event:Release of a study on banking the unbanked Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 Time:9:30 AM EDT Location:National Press Club 529 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20045 Week Four -- Social Benefits of Homeownership Event:Examination of the social benefits of homeownership Date:Wednesday, June 23 Time: 10:00 AM EDT Dial-in information will be posted on the Homeownership Alliance web site: www.homeownershipalliance.com.< It has been argued that he greatest "Economic Development" project ever conceived and then implemented in the United States was the G.I. Bill. After WWII millions of houses were built and millions of families who had never had an opportunity to own a home rose out of poverty through homeownership. Even more millions of people were put to work building those houses. U.S. industry was revitalized that employed even more millions of people to supply the needs of those "Homes". That "Greatest of Generations" charged and jump started an economy suffering from both the worst depression and the worst war in our Nation's history with their "G.I. Bill". The poor families in Minneapolis need that same stability and economic development in their lives, and the City of Minneapolis needs that same vision and vitality today. It is time the "Children of the Greatest Generation" remembered the wisdom of their mothers and fathers. It is now "OUR TIME" American Indian Community Development Corporation in partnership with Minneapolis, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, and the Ventura Village Neighborhood is beginning construction of many quality homes for this very purpose. Perhaps we should have other neighborhoods and developers post what similar efforts they will be making to create affordable homeownership opportunities this month. Such efforts both stabilize the lives of our families' children and the City of Minneapolis as a whole. For further information on how the City of Minneapolis will be, or can be, duplicating any of these efforts please call your City Council Member and the Mayor's office. Ask what they are personally doing to implement affordable homeownership. Also give them your own ideas about what direction we should be going. It is now "OUR TIME" Jim Graham, Ventura Village, Phillips Community, in the Sixth Ward of Minneapolis REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
