Moratorium NOW! Coalition

Moratorium NOW! Coalition From foreclosures to bankruptcy the banks destroyed our jobs and neighborhoods. They owe us. Make them pay -- a real jobs program is a start. The Moratorium NOW!

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Michigan and 26 other states enacted a moratorium on all home foreclosures, making it ILLEGAL for the banks to kick families out of their homes when they couldn't pay the mortgage. The courts adjusted loan payment terms to a fair rate for homeowners in hard economic times. In today's hard times, when banks are getting bailed out and the working class is getting hit hard, it's time for a moratorium in Michigan NOW! Coalition to Stop Foreclosures, Evicitions, and Utility Shutoffs is a coalition of grassroots activists and organizations, union and religious leaders, farmers, politicians, and concerned citizens from across Michigan that formed to fight for Michigan legislation that would stop all mortgage foreclosures and evictions for two years. Some of our most committed activists have themselves been foreclosed and evicted from their homes and farms. Foreclosures and evictions are devastating working families around the country. One in nine homeowners nationwide is either behind in their mortgage payments or their family homes are in foreclosure. Over 80,000 homeowners have lost their homes in the Detroit area alone. The vacant home rate in Detroit is 25 percent, second only to New Orleans. Michigan has led the nation in foreclosures caused by the predatory sub-prime lending crisis on top of a severe economic downtown. One in every 137 homes in Michigan is in foreclosure. Michigan leads the country in unemployment and poverty. Since the federal government has now taken over and bailed out the big mortgage firms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at taxpayer expense, it is the government's responsibility to bail out and protect those who need it most -- working people and their families, the elderly and the disabled who are facing foreclosure and eviction!

***Moratorium NOW meetings are held every Monday @ 7 PM, in conjunction with the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War and Injustice. Be a part of the movement!!***

If you are facing foreclosure and need help, contact the Moratorium NOW Coalition!

Fund Medicare for All and Not War at Home and Abroad! These photographs were taken at a public meeting held on Sat. Sept...
09/21/2026

Fund Medicare for All and Not War at Home and Abroad!
These photographs were taken at a public meeting held on Sat. Sept. 19, 2026 at the Historic St. Matthew's-St. Joseph's Episcopal Church on Woodward Avenue in Detroit. The meeting grew out of the renewed push for a national comprehensive healthcare policy in the United States. Several speakers addressed the healthcare funding crisis from various perspectives. We had speakers from the Palestine solidarity movement represented by Huwaida Arraf; Veterans for Peace organizer Steve Friday; Barbara Barefield of Jewish Voice for Peace and Women for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed; Frank Hammer, a retired UAW Local president and environmentalist; Kym Greene of Moratorium NOW! Coalition, the sponsors; along with others. The speakers discussed the historical and contemporary conditions involving healthcare policy in the United States and the efforts to prevent universal medical coverage from the late 19th century through the 21st century. (Photographs taken by Abayomi Azikiwe, Pan-African News Wire).

09/18/2026

A federal court ruling has sparked outrage in Jackson, Mississippi, after residents were told they do not have a constitutional right to clean water.

The majority-Black city has faced years of concerns over its water system, including allegations that officials allowed lead contamination in drinking water. Residents filed a lawsuit arguing their rights were violated, but a federal court upheld the dismissal of the case.

Community leaders and environmental justice advocates are criticizing the decision, calling it a failure to protect residents who rely on safe and reliable public services.

The ruling has reignited a larger conversation about infrastructure, environmental fairness, and whether every community has equal access to basic necessities.

For Jackson residents, the fight for clean water continues.

09/17/2026
09/17/2026

Macklemore said on Instagram he wants to “bring the conversation back where it belongs.”

Address

5920 2nd Avenue
Detroit, MI
48202

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Moratorium NOW! Coalition posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Moratorium NOW! Coalition:

Shortcuts

Share

Category