Day after day, the media and government ignore an ongoing national tragedy: a tsunami of foreclosures is still sweeping millions of Americans out of their homes. As many as three million American families this year will hear a terrifying knock on the door: a law enforcement officer will tell them to get out, because a bank won't work out a fair deal and allow them to stay.But one remarkable grandmother this month refused to go quietly.
And her brave example -- including her willingness to stand up, along with her neighbors, to a SWAT team -- finally got elected officials to intervene.A modern day Rosa Parks, her courage may well spark a national movement.
Grandmother and longtime Rochester resident Catherine Lennon was evicted from her home on March 28.
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