Like in that Doobie Brothers song ‘Takin it to the Streets,’ the grassroots organization Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, an organization that assists homeowners in avoiding foreclosure, took their grievances directly to the source of their frustration….Wall Street executives.  Almost 400 members of the group of potential foreclosure victims protested outside the homes of several CEO’s of Wall Street firms who refuse to renegotiate loans on behalf of NACA homeowners.  One particular manager, William Frey of Greenwich Financial Services, was targeted because he is currently suing Bank of America on behalf of two of BofA’s primary investors because BofA moved to modify several hundred mortgages to make them more affordable the homeowners.  Monikered “the Predators tour,” the group has mounted an all out “accountability campaign” against the excesses of Wall Street executives and their obliviousness to the pain and distress of Main Street, i.e., their fellow man and woman.  NACA confronted the executives on their own turf  by showing up outside their homes and placing furniture on the lawns to demonstrate what it might feel like to be displaced.  The protesters also stood on the street in front of the executive’s homes holding signs reading “Stop the Loan Sharks.”  That’s another way of getting accountability.  See full story here.

Given the situation, this little melody is particularly pertinent. For those not familiar with the song it was recorded in the 70′s (video above) and in this case is a message to all those who, in the name of greed, were willing to exploit the desperation of the oppressed and disenfranchised simply trying to achieve the American dream.

Takin’ It To The Streets

You don’t know me but I’m your brother
I was raised here in this living hell
You don’t know my kind in your world
Fairly soon the time will tell
You, telling me the things you’re gonna do for me
I ain’t blind and I don’t like what I think I see

Takin’ it to the streets
Takin’ it to the streets
Takin’ it to the streets
Takin’ it to the streets

Take this message to my brother
You will find him everywhere
Wherever people live together
Tied in poverty’s despair
You, telling me the things you’re gonna do for me
I ain’t blind and I don’t like what I think I see

Takin’ it to the streets
Takin’ it to the streets
Takin’ it to the streets
Takin’ it to the streets