Peaceful Protest Penned Like Animals and maced with pepper gas at OCCUPY WALL STREET
Mother and Child Maced By New York Police. NYPD used Pepper Spray at Occupy Wall Street
Big demontration protest rally arround Wall Street New York
Broadway People Pushed to Sidewalk
Protests Around Wall Street
Police blocking street with a line
New York Police making arrests at occupy Wall Street Protests
Cops forming line some with clubs out
Army police with nets at Union Square
Arrest at Union Square
Mass arrest at 13th near 5th Avenue New York
Peaceful protestors are penned in like animals then arrested for not dispersing on Wall Street in New York City. They are using excessive force as well as chemical agents to illegally suppress people's right to protest peacefully. The night before a undercover provocateur was sent in and was trying to start fights with protestors. After he was called out he left and went right to the police line.
#USWDOR Unite States Day of Rage #OccupyWallStreet #OccupyAmerica #OccupyUSA World Revolution
Why we Occupy Wall Street? protesters speak. Wall Street Topless Protest Video New York Occupy Wall Street HIGHLIGHTS of FULL DAY Video march around Wall Street #OccupyUSA
The anti-capitalist protesters #OccupyWallStreet #AntiBanks movement who have set up tent camp in lower Manhattan are becoming a reference of the area, and a reference for America and for the World.
organizing demonstrations in Dallas, TX and in Austin, TX simultaneously, it's so amazing to be a part of something so big
Casey O'Neill had no regrets. He had travelled thousands of miles across the country – and gave up a well-paying job as a data manager in California – to sleep rough in a downtown Manhattan public square, enduring rain and increasingly chilly nights. Police keep a close eye on him every day.
But O'Neill was happy to be part of the "Occupy Wall Street" that have transformed New York's Zuccotti Park from a spot where Wall Streeters grab a lunchtime sandwich into an informal camp of revolutionaries, socialists, anarchists and quite a lot of the just-plain-annoyed.
"Regrets? No. God, no," said O'Neill, 34. "It is a little scary for sure. Somebody had to make a stand to do this. It is kind of amazing right now." O'Neill is even happy to sleep on the park's concrete benches. "It's OK, actually," he said.
O'Neill is part of an encampment in the square that looks ramshackle but in fact is highly organised, and looks rapidly on the way to becoming a fixture of downtown Manhattan life – if the police let the protesters stay there.
That looked unlikely on Tuesday when several protesters were forcibly arrested and taken away, including one woman who ended up in hospital. But for now the protest continues after beginning last weekend with a march on Wall Street.
The protest has morphed into a wide-ranging anti-capitalist demonstration that has attracted attention – and support – from around the world. Bemused bankers, construction workers and other downtown workers pass by every day, stopping to gawp and take pictures. Sometimes there is a lot to look at. Today, for example, Zuni Tikka, 37, was engaged in a topless protest along with several friends.
Wall Street protesters go topless
The protesters' camp in Zucoti Park Lower Manhattan
Standing bare-breasted behind a poster that proclaimed "Capitalism Isn't Working", she happily posed for interested bystanders. The lack of clothing, she explained, was a metaphor. "I can't afford a shirt. Wall Street has stolen the shirts from our backs," she said.
That carnival atmosphere is typical of the protest. Anyone hoping (or fearing) for a violent assault on the bastions of American capitalism will be sorely disappointed. Instead, several hundred protesters each morning and evening set off to march by the New York stock exchange.
They blow trumpets, bang drums and chant slogans while holding placards that read "Free Market My Ass" and "Too Big Has Failed". They go back and forth down Wall Street, behind barricades lined with police, and then return to the camp in Zuccotti Park.
New York Occupy Wall Street HIGHLIGHTS of FULL DAY - YouTube
The daily march around Wall Street
End MEDIA BLACKOUT Occupy Wallstreet
They then spend the day holding workshops, informal concerts and various protest stunts (such as the nude demonstration). They welcome visitors and tourists and try to obey the demands made by the police.
Each day a "general assembly" is held where topics and events are discussed in a free-for-all of debate and discussion. "It is a leaderless situation," said Thorin Caristo, 37, who nonetheless is part of a small core group of people who try to keep things organised.
Occupy Wall Street - Jam Protest Drum Circle with Freestyle Rapping
Why OCCUPY Wall Street activist protesetr Thorin Caristo Explains
One of the protesters, Thorin Caristo, explains why he is there
The protest has attracted wide support and has a sophisticated social media operation. There is a live steaming video TV feed onto the internet and a huge presence on Twitter. Supporters around the world have even been sending in orders to a local pizza shop to keep the protesters fed. So much so, in fact, that some organisers have asked them to stop ordering pizza as they had more than they could eat. Now most help comes in the form of money or – most importantly – more people coming.
"People are donating from all over the world. There are car pools of people arriving from Wisconsin, California and Florida. They told us: 'Hang on, we're coming!' One woman who has travelled a long way is Becky Wartell, 24, a massage therapist from Maine. "I am a small business owner!" she laughed. She had just returned from the latest march down Wall Street.
Wall Street activist protester Becky Wartell point of view
Anti-capitalist protester Becky Wartell explains why she has joined the protests at Wall Street
"What everybody's here protesting is that fact that 1% of the population controls so much wealth. We are the rest of society. We are the 99%," she said.
There is a broad range of opinion on display. Some are travellers who have made protesting into a lifestyle. Some are students. Others are working people, like O'Neill and Wartell, who have taken time off to join in. No one knows how long they are going to be in Zuccotti Park.
As with much of the protest, things appear likely to just evolve as they go along. The same goes for the protesters' aims too. "We don't have a precise goal. We want to stay a month. That's a loose goal. Or maybe longer. We want to be here until we have entered a worldwide dialogue about transparency and accountability in the financial system," said Caristo.
One thing many of the protesters do know is their facts and figures. For every hippy talking about world peace or traveller wanting to heal the world, another will mention the exact tax rates that rich Americans pay, or that 20% of the US population now control 84% of the wealth. Or that the richest 400 families have the same net worth as the bottom 50% of the entire nation.
Even Tikka, as she posed topless before a gaggle of fascinated construction workers, was protesting deliberately next to a sign that read: "I didn't say look, I said listen."
#USDOR #OccupyAmerica American Revolution Global #AntiBanks Resistance Movement #OccupyWallStreet Solidarity Action: Seattle Activists in Front of Chase Bank; 11 Arrested
In solidarity with #OccupyWallStreet, Pay US Back big bank fall actions launch in Seattle as activists shut down the corner of 3rd and University Avenues in front of JP Morgan Chase Headquarters for 45 minutes. 11 people were arrested.
Pay US Bank: Big Bank Fall Actions Launch This Week. Join the Fight! By
The New Bottom Line
So let OUR roar begin. September 20 in Seattle, and rolling for weeks thereafter, that anger will reverberate in cities across the country, where everyday people confront the big banks directly.
We know where the money is to keep our communities strong and healthy. It’s not in Grandma’s pension. It’s not in the homes of families fighting foreclosure. And it’s not in the pockets of American schoolchildren or schoolteachers. It’s not in cuts to what we care about most. The money is on Wall Street.
Everyday people from all walks of life will come together throughout the next few weeks to demand that the big banks “Pay US Back.” They’ll organize and participate in innovative protests, shut down buildings, hold prayer vigils and more.
They’ll go to J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and demand the big banks “Pay US Back.”
Welcome to the Los Angeles Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street chat
Friday, 9/23 5P.M. @ Pershing Square
Operatiuon: The Stand, Los Angeles
Los Angeles. Calling all concerned citizens of Los Angeles and surrounding areas to Los Angeles to Occupy L.A. OWSLosAngeles! Our country has a massive income gap. USA is classist, sexist, racist, ruled by corporation and criminal Banker and we're sick of it. We're currently in the process of GROWING NUMBERS and organizing around an already-existing event this weekend at Hollywood Vine Los Angeles
On the weekend of September 23, 24 & 25 ANONYMOUS will be sponsoring a peaceful world-wide protest to express the frustration and disappointment of it's citizens. We encourage all people in the Los Angeles area to come to the corner of Hollywood Blvd & N Highland Ave with fliers, signs and any other forms of educational expression, for the public, of current world events. This will be the 2nd phase in "The Plan" and it is intended to flex the muscle of the American people, by showing the government how so many of us are unhappy with current events. With this we try to prevent a revolution and instead achieve the peaceful and forward thinking change we the people so desperately need .
Please put your information and answers to the 4 questions in the document at the right top corner of the Tinychat Window
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Calling all concerned citizens of Illinois and surrounding areas to Chicago! Our country has a massive income gap. USA is classist, sexist, and racist, and we're sick of it.
use tags on here and twitter: #occupychi #occupywallstreet
These are the CURRENT route plans
Please give me tips, watch for changes:
THIS FRIDAY, the 23rd, Rally - 9am Sears Tower (Willis Tower)
March 12pm - West Adams to Michigan, Michigan to Monroe, south on LaSalle
Rally - outside of Federal Reserve Bank on Jackson/Lasalle
General Assembly 3pm
- the purpose of the General Assembly to the OccupyWallStreet movement is one of discussion. Assemblies are held to learn about each other’s views and talk about what our demands should be for our country.
March ? LaSalle to Monroe to Michigan
Rally and overnight - Michigan/Millenium Park
Statement from the Occupiers of Wall Street
via occupywallst.org
Occupy Wall Street: Talking with an #OccupyWallStreet Organizer
Anonymous Occupy Wall Street Sep19 Review Day #3 (incl. arrestings)
Statement from the Occupiers of Wall Street
Third Communiqué: A Message From Occupied Wall Street
Published 2011-09-20 12:50:30 UTC by OccupyWallSt
We're still here. We intend to stay until we see movements toward real change in our country and the world. This is the third communiqué from the 99 percent.
Today, we occupied Wall Street from the heart of the Financial District. Starting at 8:00 AM, we began a march through the Wall Street area, rolling through the blocks around the New York Stock Exchange. At 9:30 AM, we rang our own "morning bell" to start a "people's exchange," which we brought back to Liberty Plaza. Two more marches occurred during the day around the Wall Street district, each drawing more supporters to us.
Hundreds of us have been occupying One Liberty Plaza, a park in the heart of the Wall Street district, since Saturday afternoon. We have marched on the Financial District, held a candlelight vigil to honor the fallen victims of Wall Street, and filled the plaza with song, dance, and spontaneous acts of liberation.
Food has been donated to the plaza from supporters all over the world. Online donations for pizza, falafels, and other food are coming in from supporters in Omaha, Madrid, Montreal, and other cities, and have exceeded $8,660. (Link to donate: www.wepay.com/donate/99275)
On Saturday we held a general assembly, two thousand strong, based on a consensus-driven decision-making process. Decisions were made for the group to occupy Liberty Plaza in the Wall Street corridor, bedding down in sleeping bags and donated blankets. By 8:00 PM on Monday we still held the plaza, despite constant police presence.
We speak as one. All of our decisions, from our choices to march on Wall Street to our decision to camp at Liberty Plaza were decided through a consensus process by the group, for the group. We are building the world that we want to see, based on human need and sustainability, not corporate greed.
Planned and spontaneous actions will continue throughout the coming days. Expect us.
Occupy Wall Street: Talking with an #OccupyWallStreet Organizer
Talk with Justin Wedes (@OccupyWallStNYC on Twitter) of the NYC General Assembly LIVE from Occupy Wall Street. #OccupyWallStreet
Day no. 3: To compress the filesize, the video has only 360p but it's still nicely to watch, enjoy.
Anonymous Occupy Wall Street Sep19 Review Day #3 (incl. arrestings)
'A big THANK you' to all live protesters and twitter supporter who are joining/joined the revolution.
Keep protesting peacefully and keep suppporting hard on twitter the revolution #occupywallstreet #takewallstreet #sep17 #ows #ourwallstreet
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Breaking news: US Uncut Organizer, Justin brutaly arrested by NYPD at Wall Street protests #OccupyWallStreet while speaching.
Inocent people arrested for no reason by the USA New World Order Fascist NAZI Police State, criminal Bankers puppets.
There was no coverage on the corporate media: CBS, CNN, FOX, BBC, ABC, RTP, SIC, TVI, TVE, GLOBO, RTL, TELE 5...
Fascist State Police arrests this morning 20th sep 2011 OCCUPY WALL STREET
NYPD has arrested this morning innocent people violently with no reason in Liberty Plaza.
OCCUPY WALL STREET!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please come and join us! We need you here!
The more people we are, the stronger we get!!!!!
IT'S TIME TO DEMAND OUR RIGHTS BACK!!!!!
This kind of fascist criminal actions taken by the police (Bank Bankers Banksters Gangsters Mafia puppets paid with citizens money), against peaceful people, are appenning everywhere: Siria, Egipt, France, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Angola, Mozambique, Morocco, Argel, Saudi Arabia, Israel, India, Philippines, Brasil, Mexico, Chile, All South America...
This must stop and reclaims a Global awakening and a call to Action to join forces together to Rage Against The Machine.
Its, Us Or Them!
So, We must join forces, join all Freedom Fighters, Uncut, Real Democracy Now, Deemocracia Real Ya, Democracia Verdadeira Já, 15M, 15O, Spanish Revolution Portuguese Revolution, Greek Revolution, Italian Revolution, Arab Spring, J14, Anon, Lulz and mobilize thogheter at October 15, Iceland Revolution Style, Global World Revolution Against Banksters and Make Them Pay Their Crisis.
Power to The People!
Greetings and Take The Square, Take Wall Street, Crack Down Wall Street, Abolish the FED, Crack the Empire.
Rage Against The Machine #OccupyWallStreet #TakeWallStreet #MarchaBruselas #MarchToBrussels #Indignado #outraged #Indignant #Indignati #Indigna-Te
this is the result of neocorporate fascism, look at how all our "public servants" here ignore the people, throwing them around like ragdolls that they have to be. This kind of thing won't last very long, the middle ground is vanishing quickly between we the people and the government... The constitution must be preserved at all costs.^
The Occupation of Wall Street Rev. Billy Preaches, 9/17/2011 forever!
Debating the finer points of the 1st Amendment with the NYPD
Police Arrest Protester for Drawing with Sidewalk Chalk @ Occupy Wall Street 9/19/11
New York NYPD American Fascist New World Order NAZI Police Brutality Against Peacefull Protesters on Wall Street Occupation
Breaking occupy wall street news
Not Seen on FOX, CNN, NBC, BBC
#OccupyWallStreet Yahoo Censorship in action
LoudMouthRadio LoudMouth Radio
RT @Anon_Central: Mayor Bloomberg office number is 212-772-1081 ext 12006 ask him 2 support the ppl at #occupywallstreet #takewallstreet
youtube.com #occupywallstreet #ourwallstreet --> police brutality, protesting in a tyranny, TAKE YOUR COUNTRY AND FREEDOM BACK!
Protestors start chanting "the whole world is watching"- cops slink away
Roseanne Barr Speaks to Wall Street Protesters...#occupywallstreet
Block the censorship, Promote #occupywallstreet
With thousands after pitching tents in response to greed and corruption on wall street, Anonymous and other groups have set up a Tahir Square style revolution and even thou thousands of protesters have gathered the media outlets are blocking the word from getting out.
Lets stop the censorship by promoting the protest.
History is knocking, October 2011,#oct6, #october2011, Ray McGovern,
Andy Shallal, Lee Camp, Dennis Trainor Jr, Solomon Comissiong, Kevin Zeese, Dr. Margaret Flowers, Christopher Hedges, Glen Ford, Ted Rall, Maria Allwine, Diane Wittner, David Swanson ,Ellen Davidson, Lynn Petrovich, Lisa Simeone, David Petrovich, Debra Sweet,
Tarak Kauff, Carol Gay, Karen Malpede
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People we are supposed to live in a democracy!
In a democracy people have the right to SAY NO WITHOUT FEAR!!
There actually should be NO NEED TO DEMONSTRATE in a TRUE DEMOCRACY, because the people would be the highest executive ,therefore if any policy was unpopular it would be petitioned against and a referendum held on whether we accept it or not.
IN A TRUE DEMOCRACY THERE IS NO NEED TO FIGHT IN THE STREETS WITH STATE PAID THUGS!!!
WE LIVE IN AN ELECTED DICTATORSHIP!! SAY NO AT YOUR PERIL!!
THE SPAINISH POLICE STATE THUGS HAVE ATTACKED PEACEFUL PROTESTORS!!
People protesting the economic system walk down a sidewalk in the financial district as office workers head to work on September 19, 2011 in New York City. Organizers said the protests, which began Saturday, could last for weeks. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
Occupy Wall Street -- America's own Arab Spring?
De: RTAmerica | 19 de Sep de 2011 | 245 visualizações
Crowds gathered in New York's financial district to protest Wall Street greed, corruption and lack of accountability. RT's Anastasia Churkina dove into the rally to find out whether this could be the beginning of America's own Arab Spring.
(CBS News) NEW YORK - At least five people were arrested on the third day of protests in New York's Financial District, spearheaded by a coalition of groups rallying against the influence of corporate money in politics.
Beginning on Saturday - on what was called a U.S. Day of Rage - several groups of activists vowed to occupy Wall Street, to express their anger over a financial system they say favors the rich and powerful, and about a democratic process they deem to be corrupt.
Organizers of the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration have called for 20,000 people to "flood into lower Manhattan, set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street for a few months."
Channeling the occupation of Cairo's Tahrir Square by Egyptians protesting the rule of Hosni Mubarak, protesters have camped out in lower Manhattan over the weekend, seeking to occupy the center of the financial world. They hope to attract many more.
Protest organizers seek to persuade President Barack Obama to establish a commission that would end "the influence money has over representatives in Washington." Their website is occupywallst.org.
OCCUPYWALLSTREET Wall Street protests
The demonstration's staging area in nearby Zuccotti Park (re-named Liberty Plaza) houses tents and cardboard used by those camping out.
on Monday people marched behind police barricades up and down both sides of Wall Street - clogging the sidewalks as financial firm employees tried to get to work.
One of the demonstrators, Robert Siegel, said that eight years working as a consultant for an investment bank was enough to turn him into a protester.
"I just shuffled other people's money around and took a cut. Nothing was being contributed. A lot was just being taken out," he told Silverman. "[I] watched the silliness compound on itself. At some point, I wanted a lifestyle that didn't consist of going up to computers to deal with angry people."
#Yahoo Mail #blocking emails that mention Occupy Wall Street, #OccupyWallStreet by Anon Central
Here’s something a bit odd. Earlier today we got an email from someone (not sure if he wants his identity revealed here) who claimed that Yahoo Mail blocked him from sending any emails with ‘Occupy Wall Street’ or the occupywallst.org URL in the body of the message. I thought I’d try it out and, guess what, I got the following message:
Suspicious activity has been detected on your account. To protect your account and our users, your message has not been sent.
I tested this and played around with it. Every time I put ‘Occupy Wall Street’ or the occupywallst.org URL in the body of a message, I got the same ‘suspicious activity’ warning. I tried using other URL’s to see if it was some kind of anti-spam thing, but they all got through. The only thing that seemed to block emails from getting sent was using this particular combination. Try it yourself and see.
I tried the same thing with Gmail, Hotmail, mail.com and Facebook’s message system. In all those cases, the emails went through just fine. And my Yahoo account is hardly some new, potential spam account. I have had it for longer than I care to remember, and have been happily sending and receiving emails for a very long time with no problems at all.
I sent a query to Yahoo and have heard nothing back so far. I’ll post an update here when / if I do. But it does seem odd that putting ‘Occupy Wall Street’ and occupywallst.org into the body of a message, Yahoo Mail declined to send the ‘suspicious’ message. I’d really like to know why this happened, but I am starting to wonder if I really want to be using Yahoo Mail anymore…
Four men and one woman were taken into custody Monday morning for disorderly conduct. Anon Central
Media Advisory beginning September 20, 2011 Alert for: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and cities TBA Contact: Margot Friedman at 202-332-5550 or mfriedman@dupontcirclecommunications.com www.newbottomline.com twitter: @NBLcampaign
Americans to Wall Street: “Pay US Back” Thousands of Homeowners, Clergy, Congregants & Unions in 10 Cities Demand That Banks Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes, End the Mortgage Crisis and Create Jobs
(Washington, D.C.) Starting on September 20 in Washington State, everyday people fighting to create good jobs, reverse the foreclosure crisis, and build an economy that works for everyone will engage in a series of direct actions in 10 cities targeting big banks that bankrupted the country and drained wealth from American families. The direct actions primarily target JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo and include taking over bank buildings, meetings of corporate officials, civil disobedience, prayer vigils, mass mobilizations, and more.
The first of 10 direct actions will take place on September 20-21 at Suncadia, a mountain resort near Cle Elum, WA, where The Association of Washington Business (the statewide chamber of commerce) will be holding their annual policy summit. Two hundred low- and middle-income people allied with Washington Community Action Network will demand that banks, corporations and wealthy individuals pay their fair share of taxes. On September 21 from 12-1 p.m., protesters calling for an end to corporate tax loopholes will gather at JPMorgan Chase Bank in Seattle after Phyllis Campbell, Northwest Director of Chase Bank, speaks at Suncadia.
The weeks of rolling actions (schedule below) will also publicly launch The New Bottom Line, a new nationwide coalition representing more than 1,000 faith-based and community organizations that seek to hold Wall Street accountable and find solutions for struggling and middle-class families.
“We are struggling with less and less, while the big banks profit more and more. The big banks have done nothing but dodge taxes, throw people out of their homes and choke small business, all the while draining our wealth to pad their bottom line. It’s time for JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo to pay US back,” said George Goehl, Executive Director of National People’s Action, an organizational member of The New Bottom Line. “Weare fighting to build an economy that works for all of us. Our bottom line means good jobs, healthy communities, and a government that fights for everyday people.”
“The nation’s banks are sitting on a historically high level of cash reserves of $1.64 trillion, but they refuse to help the country. It’s downright unpatriotic. It’s time for a new bottom line: banks must pay their fair share of taxes, end the mortgage crisis by agreeing to principal write downs for all underwater homeowners, and help create jobs through small business loans,” said LeeAnn Hall, Executive Director of Alliance for a Just Society, an organizational member of The New Bottom Line.
Each city (schedule below) has a local demand or proposal for making that community whole after years of mortgage fraud, predatory lending, and other wealth-stripping practices.
Nationwide, thousands of people are demanding that the banks “Pay US Back” and they must:
Pay their fair share of taxes: Stop draining government of revenue and pay their statutorily required 35% corporate income tax. Stop gaming the system through off-shore tax shelters and loopholes.
Stabilize the housing market and revitalize the economy: Reduce principal for all underwater homeowners to current-market value. This would end the foreclosure crisis, reset the housing market, pump billions of dollars back into the economy and create one million jobs a year.
Invest in American jobs: Stop sitting on trillions in cash reserves that could be invested in small businesses, the main source of jobs in the U.S., and other job-generating investments.
Following the fall actions, grassroots organizations across the country will be putting Wall Street accountability on the 2012 campaign agenda, including ballot initiatives, local, state, and federal legislation and divestment campaigns forcing city and state governments to divest from the big banks that are destroying their communities. New Bottom Line members will advance policies that make candidates choose, “Which side are you on: Wall Street or the people?”
“Wall Street’s big dollars are getting our elected officials to rig the system for Wall Street. So it’s no surprise that politicians talk about cutting our kids’ education and our parents’ health care as though there’s no money. It’s a big lie. We know where the money is to keep our communities strong and healthy. It’s not in Grandma’s pension. It’s not in the homes of families fighting foreclosure. And it’s not in the pockets of American schoolchildren or schoolteachers. It’s not in cuts to what we care about most. The money is on Wall Street,” said Peggy Mears, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, an organizational member of The New Bottom Line.
Schedule of Direct Actions Demanding that Wall Street “Pay US Back”
Seattle
September 20-21
Series of direct actions focusing on closing corporate tax loopholes at the annual policy summit of the Association of Washington Business (the statewide chamber of commerce) and JPMorgan Chase Bank in Seattle, Olympia and Spokane.
San Francisco/Bay Area
September 26-30
Daily actions with mass mobilization on Sept. 30
Boston
September 29 to October 1
Large-scale direct action at a bank focused on foreclosures. Build up of actions at homes and banks throughout September.
Los Angeles
October 3-6
Mass mobilization on Oct. 6
Chicago
October 9-14
Mass mobilization, escalating actions throughout the week. Focus on revenue, jobs, foreclosure, and TIFs
New York City
October 11-14
Range of actions targeting banks, billionaires, state agencies and donors of elected officials against extending millionaires' tax. Tactics include marches, subway turnstile hopping, using moving trucks as props.
Minneapolis
October 10-14
Community groups, faith and labor organizations will confront banks and financial institution from Oct 11 - 14 with demands that they support jobs not budget cuts, repay the public, and reform the worst practices of the industry. Coalition event Fri., Oct 14th at 3 pm, Minneapolis.
Denver
October 25-29
Direct actions targeting Wells Fargo on foreclosures, predatory/payday lending, and private prison divestment.
Honolulu
November 5-7
All-day conference kicking off New Bottom Line campaign in Hawaii, clergy leaders speaking at more than dozen Oahu churches. Holding events/actions during Asian Pacific Economic Conference.
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The New Bottom Line is a new and growing movement fueled by a coalition of community organizations, congregations, labor unions, and individuals working together to challenge established big bank interests on behalf of struggling and middle-class communities. Together, we are working to restructure Wall Street to help American families build wealth, close the country’s growing income gap and advance a vision for how our economy can better serve the many rather than the few. Coalition members include PICO National Network, National People’s Action (NPA), Alliance for a Just Society, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), Industrial Areas Foundation of the Southeast (IAF-SE) and dozens of state and local organizations from around the country. Learn more at www.newbottomline.com
Additional groups organizing events include SEIU locals, Right to the City, and more.
Wall Street Closed Because Protesters Occupy It For Democracy (09/17/2011)
History has proven..when the college students start peacefully protesting, and they have a right to, we ALL do..that its getting close to a revolution, a change. We need these young people to jump start us! they are our future, and they want their rights..what's wrong with that? I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH THEM!!! We need a change. Wake up sheeple!!
Why do people think this nation is a democracy? Democracy is where 51% of the people take away the rights of the other 49%. This nation is a Republic, do your research. When asked what he had given us Benjamin Franklin stated: " A Republic...if you can keep it."
