How spreading the wealth rescued a mother thanks to CODEPINK and ANP

by Linda MilazzoCommon Dreams
October 20th, 2008

"So who is Jocelyne Voltaire, and why is her story more relevant to America's current crisis than that of plumber Joe? 

Jocelyn Voltaire is an emigre from Haiti who has lived in this country for 45 years.  She's a United States citizen, a college graduate, and the mother of four.  She recently suffered the unbearable loss of her eldest son - a Marine who had served in the Gulf.  Atop the unthinkable pain of losing a child, Jocelyne's Queens, New York home of twenty years was set to be auctioned on Friday (October 17th), due to a predatory lender scam."

Common Dreams: How spreading the wealth rescued a mother thanks to CODEPINK and ANP