Protestors try to stop Iraq veteran from losing her home

Occupy Atlanta takes over another home


Posted: Dec 07, 2011 1:37 PM EST
Updated: Dec 08, 2011 8:11 AM EST
By Sonia Moghe - email
By Jocelyn Connell

RIVERDALE, GA (CBS ATLANTA) -
Occupy Atlanta protesters camped-out in below-freezing temperatures Thursday morning to make a statement. They want to save people's home from foreclosure.

They scheduled a press conference for Thursday afternoon at a home in Atlanta on Glen Iris Drive where the family faces eviction. About half-a-dozen tents filled the front yard. Protesters said the family was a victim of predatory lending.

They also remained at a home in Riverdale where a war veteran will soon lose her home.

Brigitte Walker said she bought the Riverdale home in 2004 and three years later was discharged from the military because of medical reasons.
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