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Jamie Dimon confronted by Occupy Our Homes DC


By Kevin Zeese - Posted on 13 June 2012

 

Victim of Foreclosure by JPMorgan Confronts Dimon         

 
Occupy Our Homes DC- Wednesday June 13th, five members of Occupy Our Homes DC temporarily silenced former J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon while he stood in front of a Congressional hearing.
 
Deborah Harris, a disabled former paramedic who lost the title to her home due to J.P. Morgan’s unethical business practices and is now facing eviction, confronted Mr. Dimon over a microphone, asking him to face the thousands of homeowners like herself that are loosing their homes because of his work. She was quickly dragged away while fellow Occupy Our Homes members chanted and loudly accused Mr. Diamond of being a crook.
 
The protesters, including Ms. Harris, were held in jail for most of the day and by 6:00pm all had been released.
 
“I told him to face up to the little people, like me, who had saved up for years only to have their homes taken by giants. When they slapped the handcuffs on me, I felt very proud that I was a voice who stood-up.” Deborah Harris, an Organizer with Occupy Our Homes who is facing eviction
 
“I found it shocking that Jamie Diamond a billionaire who is responsible for taking thousands of people’s homes can go before a congressional committee, just apologize and walk away. While those of us who are standing for those that lost their homes are hand-cuffed and thrown in jail.” said, Micah Bales, an Organizer with Occupy Our Homes-DC
 
Links to Video Coverage:
MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/ns/NBCNightlyNews/#47805703
C-Span: Action begins around 4:00:
http://www.c-span.org/Events/Banking-CEO-James-Dimon-Details-JPMorgan-Chase-Loss/10737431430-1/
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