Our website was created for us by Richard Zombeck to whom we are grateful for his hours of work and for his committment to supporting the grassroots movement to stop foreclosures and REclaim an economy that works for the people. You can visit his blog or check out his website for web design and blogging tools for social change. 

(RE)conomy Web Resources 

Groups and resources to create an economy that works for our communities:

The McKenzie River Gathering Foundation

Funding social change in Oregon. Project REconomy is honored to be a current grantee of MRG. To learn more about The McKenzie River Gathering Foundation or other groups they fund, visit them on the web:

http://www.mrgfoundation.org/

TheWorkSite

Visit this great online resource center for grassroots education and organizing. Find your topic. Download useful tools. Adapt them for your organization. It’s free!

http://www.theworksite.org/

The Rural Organizing Project (ROP)

The Rural Organizing Project (ROP) is an Oregon statewide organization of locally-based groups that work to create communities accountable to a standard of human dignity: the belief in the equal worth of all people, the need for equal access to justice and the right to self-determination. Starting in 1992, ROP’s challenges to the anti-democratic right have earned ROP a national reputation for being an effective grassroots organization that takes on the hard issues.

http://www.rop.org/

 Economic Fairness Oregon

A key ally in the statewide fight to stop foreclosures and REclaim an economy that works for the people, not just Wall Street and the top 1%. EFO was a key member of the coalition that pushed foreclosure reform legislation to passage during the 2012 legislative session.

www.economicfairnessoregon.org/

Disabled United in Direct Empowerment (DUDE)

Southern Oregon non profit  dedicated to successful advocacy by and for the disabled. Project REconomy coalition partner.

http://www.dudesrus.org/

Oregon Strong Voice

"Working together for the middle class"

http://oregonstrongvoice.org/index.html

Oregon Action

Statewide multi-issue social justice organization and Project REconomy coalition partner. 

OregonAction.org/

 Jobs with Justice 

National network of local coalitions fighting for working people. 

http://www.jwj.org/

Online Media Allies

The Huffington Post has been a wonderful ally in telling the real story of foreclosure in America - who is behind it, who profits from it, and the real impacts. They also have a great team of bloggers who are asking tough questions and telling the stories of "the little guy." One of our favorites is Richard Zombeck. You can check out his blog, follow him on twitter, and visit his website, The Home Preservation Network that he started to help people push back against the big banks. He is a true hero of the people.

Other blogs we love: Mandleman Matters and the Matt Weider Law Blog. These are great resources for keeping up on the latest national news on pushing back against the Banks and Foreclosure Fraud.

Foreclosure Resources and Groups

The Home Preservation Network and the Foreclosure Hamlet website offer online communities of support and a wealth of information for homeowners facing foreclosure.

These websites are set up more like a blog, offering the latest news and rulings on foreclosure and the many issues surrounding it.

• Find a HUD Mortgage Counsellor
• Mortgage Law Network
• Stop Foreclosure Fraud
  
• ForeclosureFraud.org
• Being Middle Class
  
• Fraud Digest

Research Links

• Oregon Department of Justice Website - Reach the office of the Oregon Attorney General, read recent scam alerts, file a consumer complaint.
• Track the National Attorney General Settlement on the official Mortgage Settlement Oversight Website
• Fannie Mae Loan Lookup
• Freddy Mac: Official Page
• For a more humorous, though perhaps more accurate, look at MERS: What is MERS really?

Sustainable Solutions:

Thrive - brings community members and locally-owned, independent businesses together to create a more socially, environmentally and financially sustainable economy in the Rogue Valley. Vote with your dollar, Buy Local - Buy Rogue!

BuyLocalRogue.org or follow them on Facebook

Recorded Calls

• Attorney Call General Info10.26.10
• Nancie Interview on news Disector 11.12.10
• KCMX interview with Russ Batzer
• KMED interview with Bill Meyer