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Support for Crispina & Candido's Eviction Battle!

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The Northeast L.A. Local (NELo) of the Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU) is fundraising to support our dear members, Crispina Ortiz, Candido Ramirez and their daughter Bella who lost their court case, facing eviction, and likely have to leave their home.

Crispina and Candido are well known in the community of Highland Park, having lived here for 30 years, and 12 years in their current house where they have raised children and grandchildren. Crispina Ortiz is a beloved street vendor, whos pupusas are famous in the area, and Crispina and Candido are also pillars of support within the network of vendors in HLP. Bella just started her freshman year at Franklin HS, is an incredibly talented artist and intelligent student -- and now wondering if she will be finishing the school year in the neighborhood she grew up in.

This family has also been a permanent fixture for the Northeast Local, in both our Highland Park and Cypress Park solidarity groups, having supported and defended many of our other members in their housing cases. Their resilience, persistence, beautiful attitudes and spirits to fight -- in having battled harassment and not just one but TWO eviction cases -- is in itself a victory and inspiration to hundreds of tenants in NELA to fight their own cases.

Please help us raise funds to pay for Crispina and Candido’s legal fees, as well as funds to support in their relocation. Anything you can donate will be of tremendous help and assistance. Organizers from the Northeast Local Chapter of the LA Tenants Union are posting this GoFundMe on their behalf, and will be disbursing all the funds to them. We appreciate your time and attention.

- My name is Bijan Ghaemi, and I'm a friend and advocate of Crispina and Candido, who I volunteered to help make this gofundme page. We both belong to the same local chapter of the Los Angeles Tenants Union.
- These funds will be used to cover legal costs ($2,500).
- I'll be making sure Crispina and Candido, as beneficiaries of this GoFundMe, can input their own bank account info so they can receive the funds.

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El Northeast L.A. Local (NELo) del Sindicato de Inquilinos de Los Angeles (LATU) esta recaudando fondos para apoyar a nuestros queridos miembros, Crispina Ortiz, Candido Ramirez y su hija Bella quienes perdieron su caso en la corte, enfrentando desalojo, y probablemente tengan que dejar su casa.

Crispina y Candido son bien conocidos en la comunidad de Highland Park, habiendo vivido en esta comunidad por 30 años, y 12 años en su casa actual donde han criado hijos y nietos. Crispina Ortiz es una querida vendedora ambulante, cuyas pupusas son famosas en la zona, y Crispina y Candido son también pilares de apoyo dentro de la red de vendedores en HLP. Bella acaba de empezar su primer año en Franklin HS, es una artista increíblemente talentosa y estudiante inteligente -- y ahora se pregunta si va a terminar el año escolar en el barrio en el que creció.

Esta familia también ha sido un elemento permanente para el Local Noreste, tanto en nuestros grupos de solidaridad de Highland Park como de Cypress Park, habiendo apoyado y defendido a muchos de nuestros otros miembros en sus casos de vivienda. Su resistencia, persistencia, hermosas actitudes y espíritus de lucha -- al haber luchado contra el acoso y no sólo uno sino DOS casos de desalojo -- es en sí misma una victoria e inspiración para cientos de inquilinos en NELA para luchar sus propios casos.

Por favor ayúdenos a recaudar fondos para pagar los honorarios legales de Crispina y Candido, así como fondos para apoyar en su reubicación. Cualquier cosa que puedas donar será de gran ayuda y asistencia. Organizadores del Northeast Local Chapter of the LA Tenants Union están publicando este GoFundMe en su nombre, y desembolsarán todos los fondos a ellos. Agradecemos su tiempo y atención.
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