This post is to remind everyone of the outreach event and changes to the General Assemblies that will occur this weekend. First off, tomorrow (Nov. 12th) we will be doing educational outreach in front of Chase bank urging members of the community to divest from the big banks and join local credit unions. Please come out and participate! (Extra points for dressing up like a banker while you do it!).
Secondly, at the Nov. 7th General Assembly two important changes were made in regards to future Saturday and Sunday GAs. On Saturday the GA time has been moved to 2 PM at Civic Center Park. This is a change from 6 PM at Civic Center Park. So grab some lunch from the farmer’s market next door and join the discussion! On Sunday, we will be be doing our first run at a completely different type of GA. Instead of normal GA format, there will be an informal, open-forum discussion on whatever Occupy Berkeley members are interested in discussing. This will give us all an opportunity to get to know each other better, build a sense of community, and discuss whatever topics are of interest (whether that be the direction of the movement, general politics, heated debate over just how cute this video is, etc.). This is a great time for members of the community to come and see how they can get involved and to discuss concerns with the occupation as well. We really hope to see all supporters out there on Sunday night, especially those who we haven’t seen in awhile!
We are praying for or all this- Have TV rolling on you at all times-Ask for
Gov. Brown to meet with you – to address your concerns- Get Newspapers and NBC involved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Occupy Wall Street is long overdue. The big banks think they own everything, and it’s up to us to show them who has control of our money. learnmore.asmarterchoice.org has videos showing just how the 1% views the 99%. Also, great info on credit unions, if you’re thinking of making the switch.
I thought you guys might enjoy this:
I called my credit card’s customer service line to do some negotiating. Having a bit of leverage, I thought it presented a great opportunity to mess with them a little and make a few points about the unfairness of the credit card lending system. I made video of the call and posted it on my blog and Youtube. It is quite funny even if you are pro-megabank. Since it’s a protest at home, I called it my kitchen counterstrike against Bank of America. http://www.ragingwisdom.com/?p=508