The new Alba: a response to all those who try to manipulate us

"The Roman state survived for twelve hundred years (western), another one thousand years in the east..because they had little sense of racial exclusiveness. They gave away Roman citizenship to deserving foreigners - by deserving, they would mean those who had something to offer them in return, if only grateful collaboration...it was even possible for slaves to make the leap from being non-persons to being citizens, simply by a formal ceremony before a magistrate, or by provision in their owner's wills" (Goodman, Rome and Jerusalem, London 2006)

HEY-OYE recently helped Alba Gonzalez with her legal (her file for divorce), financial, tax, health and related "lifestyle" issues. Alba lives in the Columbia Heights neighborhood (site of 68 DC riots now a fun conglomeration of hipsters who can be African-American, Latinos, Vietnamese) and her "story" is what HEY-OYE is all about.  Husband incurred tax liabilities (Alba having, unawares, signed joint-returns also became also responsible); husband also defaulted in a mortgage (after foreclosure Alba was being sued by the Lender for a deficiency judgement), her credit was shot as a result. HEY-OYE negotiated with the IRS "Inocent Spouse Relief" for Alba, and with the Lender for  removal of her name from the default collection proceedings, and a reinstatement of her credit. HEY-OYE has also counseled Alba in navigating the health system, and is co-partnering with her an "Alba's Kitchen" (health food events and nutrition clases) that hopefully with expand so that she can quit her $9 per hr waitress job at a fast food joint and be a "social entreprener".  HEY-OYE considers her story worthy of a response to the ALBA (Alianza LatinoAmericana Boliviana) initiative of the likes of Chaves in Venezuela. She owns her house (was able to kick husband out of the place and title), and "thank you very much" she is well on her way to becoming an self-reliant individual (machista and dictators of the world beware!). HEY-OYE counsels individuals to achieve independence (resisting manipulative ads for health and consumer products, avoiding predatory lending, avoiding misleading counseling for mortgage modifications, foreclosures, immigration, family law, and related issues) and to take control of their own lives.