[Street] OB Actions
kinetictheorist at hushmail.me
kinetictheorist at hushmail.me
Wed Jan 11 00:44:06 EST 2012
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I think that this might be a useful time to try PDtag. It would
give us a outlet, and bring ppl in to the street together with a
purpose. i think it might help OB more than just a single event bc
it could something that gathers a varied group regularly without a
agenda (other than to take resources from the police and pave the
way for a new camp). it would also allow us to talk to outsiders
and do outreach again.
On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:17:02 -0500 Eli Cohen
<elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu> wrote:
>I like it! Reading this
>story<http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/01/05/wild-old-women-
>close-san-francisco-bank-of-america-branch/>gave
>me a similar idea, since it showed just how quick they are to
>close
>their doors. Every BoA action Occupy has done, they've shut the
>doors on
>us... and as far as I'm concerned, that's fine! If they want to
>close the
>doors, that's a win for us (it stops us from closing our accounts,
>but
>prevents them from doing business). I know some people will be
>uncomfortable discussing details here (security culture, etc.),
>but I could
>see some kind of sustained action at a couple banks, or closing a
>different
>bank every day, or a coordinated action at every big bank in the
>city, or
>something else I'm not even thinking of right now. Who knows!?
>Let's work
>on it.
>
>-Eli
>
>On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:06 AM, Kevin Maley
><kevinmaley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> So a few of us have been having some conversations about a
>focused and
>> sustained campaign on the financial institutions, specifically
>the
>> mega-banks. This would include actions like today's at BNY
>Mellon and the
>> BofA action we did during the Day of Action. It would also
>include
>> informing the public about things they can do (transfer to
>credit unions)
>> and the egregious things the big banks do; such as basically
>taking over
>> public policy, making huge investments in dirty coal and
>mountain top
>> removal, and foreclosing on millions of Americans, often
>illegally.
>>
>> We were going to do it as either a subset of street or probably
>a separate
>> working group, since its focused on a specific target, but would
>involve
>> street action and so wanted to collaborate and get people aboard
>who wanted
>> to join. I think we are looking to meet next weekend (the one
>after MLK)
>> but times not sure. So if you want in let me know
>>
>> Also thinking back to the Day of Action/Unity Rally, it was a
>really
>> unique thing that really brought everyone together. With recent
>events at
>> OB getting really ugly internally, I think it would help us as a
>movement
>> to try something like that again soon, or otherwise plan some
>big action
>> that can help us look outward and keep moving. Maybe a bank
>action, maybe
>> something separate, maybe a lot of separate actions like the
>DofA. Not sure
>> what it would look like but just wanted throw that out there as
>I think it
>> would be good for people at Occupy Boston
>>
>> keep on truckin'
>> Kev
>>
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