The recently passed proposal to support the SHut DOwn The Corporations day on February 29th will have its first assembly meeting this Sunday, February 12, at noon at 19th and Telegraph to begin talking about what kind of actions people would like to organize for this day.
This action has been ratified by 46 other cities across the United States, and was originally called for by Occupy Portland.
This day of autonomous action could reconvene at night for a previously organized event in solidarity with the call by Portland, and could resemble the Nov. 2nd General Strike in that actions could originate from the plaza and return at night after doing many different kinds of things during the day.
A major target of this action is the American Legislative and Exchange Council, a proponent of neoliberal and austerity policies that has had a direct hand in creating the circumstances we find ourselves in today.
The website by Portland, with flyers: http://www.shutdownthecorporations.org/
There is already one action planned: http://www.facebook.com/events/332708153425176/
A funeral for Capitalism – eulogy, procession through the streets with brass band, burial – dancing on the grave to follow
Gather for a funeral procession through the streets to a gravesite.
Funeral attire suggested.
Use your extra day to bid farewell to a system that brings us meaningless jobs, billionaires, shopping
malls, structural poverty, and ecological collapse. May it roast in hell or rot in peace. Let’s resurrect
a world of cooperation, justice, pleasure and beauty from its moldy bones. Don’t mourn – Organize!
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Did you also know that this couple, fired their head ski instructor who was trying to unionize the workers and get more than 10 dollars an hour for them when the couple was charging rich elites like the Obama’s 600 dollars per hour for the same service????http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/01/lee-mulcahy-fired-by-aspe_n_817141.html
Not that any of you care, but look who taxpayers are paying for Michelle Obama to hobnob with this weekend in Aspen. James S. Crown
AKA James Schine Crown
Born: 25-Jun-1953
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Democratic
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Henry Crown and Company
Father: Lester Crown (billionarie, b. 1926)
Mother: Renee Schine
Brother: Steven
Sister: Patricia
Brother: Daniel
Sister: Susan Crown (VP at Henry Crown & Co.)
Sister: Sara
Sister: Janet
Wife: Paula Ann Hannaway (m. 27-Jul-1985, two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Victoria
Daughter: Hayley
Son: Andrew
University: BA Political Science, Hampshire College (1976)
Law School: JD, Stanford University Law School (1980)
Administrator: Trustee Chairman, University of Chicago
Henry Crown and Company President (2003-)
Henry Crown and Company VP (1985-2003)
Henry Crown and Company General Partner (1985-)
Salomon Brothers VP (1980-85)
Member of the Board of Bank One (1991-2004)
Member of the Board of General Dynamics (1987-)
Member of the Board of JP Morgan Chase (2004-)
Member of the Board of Sara Lee (1998-)
Bill Bradley for President
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Trustee
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Trustee
Commercial Club of Chicago
Dean for America
Economic Club of Chicago
Executives’ Club of Chicago
Friends of Joe Lieberman
Hillary Rodham Clinton for US Senate Committee
Joe Lieberman for President
Obama for America
Obama for Illinois
Straight Talk America
Illinois State Bar Association 1980