Webcast live from Cleveland:
The Fighting Foreclosure and Abandonment Forum A dialogue about solutions between the Presidential campaigns and one of America's hardest-hit communities... six days before the decisive Ohio primary, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10 am to 1 pm Hosted by Cleveland, Ohio City Council A part of the Breaking the Cycle of Abandonment Initiative with the sponsorship and participation of numerous Cleveland leaders, agencies and community organizations and invited representatives of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. The City of Cleveland and the surrounding region is currently at the epicenter of a foreclosure crisis with the 44105 zip code, inside Cleveland, being at times ranked number one in the nation for foreclosures. Though the crisis is most extreme in Cleveland and other rust belt cities, the foreclosure epidemic is a national one. With the March 4, 2008 presidential primary at hand, Cleveland City Council took the opportunity to share Cleveland's concerns with those that aspire to lead our nation as the next president of the United States. Cleveland City Council Foreclosure Forum page |