[Bank] Fwd: Bank Working Group meeting on proposed April 14 Teach-in - report
Linda Jenkins
lindajenkins177 at yahoo.com
Thu Feb 16 19:04:59 EST 2012
Thanks Ridgely. When will this WG meet again, & where?
Linda
"Our goal is a society that prioritizes the needs of all before the profits of the few." Passed by Occupy Boston General Assembly, 11/29/11.
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On Feb 16, 2012, at 5:58 PM, Ridgely Fuller <ridgelyfuller at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: David Oscar Knuttunen <oscar at knutdav.com>
> Date: Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 5:11 PM
> Subject: Bank Working Group meeting on proposed April 14 Teach-in - report
> To: FSU List OB <fsu at lists.occupyboston.org>, Ridgely Fuller <ridgelyfuller at gmail.com>, Paul Shannon <PShannon at afsc.org>
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> Report from the Bank Working Group meeting attached and pasted in below.
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> David Kn.
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> Bank Working Group meeting on proposed April 14 Teach-in
> 2/15/12
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> Present: David Kn., Ridgely, Paul Shannon
> Scribe: David Kn.
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> After considerable discussion, we agreed on the following preliminary,
> three-part schema for the teach-in, with the understanding that this is a
> WORKING DOCUMENT.
>
> 1. A left economist (maybe two) to give background and overview: How
> the banking system works and it's role in the economy. How this has changed
> over time, and how this led/contributed to the problems to be discussed in
> Part 2. Include discussion of Federal Reserve, Shadow Banking...
>
> 2. A panel of knowledgeable activists to speak on a series of
> problems/issues created (either entirely or in large part) by the banks:
> - foreclosures
> - student debt
> - consumer debt
> - state budget crisis/cutbacks/austerity
> - political influence (of banks)/campaign finance/citizens united
>
> 3. Progressive alternatives/solutions:
> - Glass-Steagall/better regulation
> - cooperative banks (democratic credit unions?)
> - public (e.g., state) banks
> - writing down mortgages
> - restructuring credit card debt, student debt
> - free public higher education (as addressing student debt)
>
> We discussed that we might put some of the "solutions" into the Part 2
> discussion - particularly short-term solutions that specifically dealt with
> the problem being addressed, and reserve the separate Part 3 for bigger
> scale, or longer term solutions.
>
> Other stuff we thought ought to be fit in:
> - Obama's foreclosure deal
> - MBTA solution(?)
>
> We also want to include some specific activist component, e.g. a tax-day
> action against the banks (this assumes that research will show they don't
> pay taxes, or at least not their fair share).
>
> We are undecided on the length of the teach-in. Three hours? Four hours?
> Much to cover, but how much patience will people have?
>
> Attachment:
> Bank Teach-in Mtg 12-02-15.doc
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> <Bank Teach-in Mtg 12-02-15.doc>
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