Please come by and support the First They Came for the Homeless intentional tent collective on the steps of the city hall as they continue their ongoing protest amidst wind, rain, living challenges and violent militarized police raids.
The City Manager estimated in his recent report to the City Council that some $5.6M is spent yearly by the Berkeley Police on dealing with the homeless. Each of the ongoing raids on the First They Came for the Homeless protest encampments is estimated to cost between $30,000 and $50,000. At the November 4th 5 AM raid, Barbara Brust, a disabled 65 year old woman and founder of “Consider The Homeless” who cooks and brings food to Berkeley’s homeless, District 2 candidate Nanci Armstrong-Temple, and Michelle, a communications organizer, were violently arrested and injured.
Like Barbara, Nanci and Michelle, neighbors and many others donate time, food, cooking, and resources and work with members of the encampment for well being and sustainability in the face of dire economic, political, health, housing and environmental difficulty.
Community advocacy for housing justice, humane treatment of people living on the streets and opposition to misuse and privatization of public commons has fallen on deaf ears at city council meetings. Instead of helping the city has made the situation much worse – already resulting in deaths of homeless people.
A recent ordinance makes it illegal to take up more than a 2 x 2 foot space for belongings on the street although council members promote big development projects that block off whole sections of sidewalks for high rent, high rise, high profit constructions. Does anybody want those? The city is failing to address the housing needs for the people here and there is a significant rise in the number of homeless students. Please help us create an intentional tent encampment with water and sanitation access on a designated city property.
Please contact the city manager, city council members and the mayor and tell them to
STOP THE RAIDS!
All phone numbers below begin with (510)
City Manager Administration
981-7000
Anderson, Maxwell, City Council District 3
981-7130 MAnderson@cityofberkeley.info
Arreguin, Jesse, City Council District 4
981-7140 JArreguin@cityofberkeley.info
Capitelli, Laurie, City Council District 5
981-7150 lcapitelli@cityofberkeley.info
Droste, Lori, City Council District 8
981-7180 LDroste@cityofberkeley.info
Maio, Linda City Council District 1
981-7110 lmaio@cityofberkeley.info
Moore, Darryl City Council District 2
981-7120 DAM1@cityofberkeley.info
Wengraf, Susan, City Council District 6
981-7160 SWengraf@cityofberkeley.info
Worthington, Kriss, City Council District 7
981-7170 KWorthington@cityofberkeley.info
Mayor
Bates, Tom, Mayor
981-7100 Mayor@cityofberkeley.info
***If you can come at 2pm, please be prepared to do so even if you can’t be there in the morning.***
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Calls to action:
*Follow the Facebook event page for updates and information (www.facebook.com/events/
*Show up at the 8am rally on Monday, November 7, 2016 at courthouse (661 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607)
*Pack the court (Arraignment is scheduled for 9am. Please note that we are showing support, not asking for direct action at this time. Please be respectful of the families of other impacted folks that may need access to the courtroom.)
*Contribute to the bail and legal fund (www.paypal.com, send to aptpinfo@gmail.com)
Court Support Details:
We will meet at 8:00 AM for a rally in front of the Wiley Manuel Courthouse. The court arraignment starts at 9:00 AM in Department 112 at Wiley Manuel (661 Washington St in downtown oakland) They may not have a decision on the charges and may have us come back at 2 PM.
The tone for this court support action is RESPECTFUL and COURTEOUS. When there’s a time to turn up in the future, we will let you know, but today is not that day. Please be mindful that multiple systems-impacted families will be in the court to support their loved ones. If you are asked to leave to make room for any of these folks, please politely do so.
If you can’t make it out on Monday, you can also support Nanci Armstrong-Temple and Michelle Lot’s ongoing legal expenses with a PayPal donation. The PayPal email is aptpinfo@gmail.com.
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The Anti Police-Terror Project, together with the Nanci for Berkeley Campaign, faith leaders, and allies, urges the Bay Area community to come out on Monday and rally around our most vulnerable neighbors. We will take a stand against the City of Berkeley’s coordinated campaign to criminalize homelessness which has manifested as the criminalization of life itself. The Berkeley Police continue to mercilessly carry out their role as the shock troops of gentrification, selectively enforcing unjust laws against unhoused persons.
Residents of all our cities, regardless of housing situation, have a right to self-determination and dignity. All people, and especially our elders, deserve to live free and safe from state-sanctioned terror and abuse. Nobody should have to sleep with one eye open, hoping a police officer will not drag them out of their home in the middle of the night, barking at them to hurry up and ordering them not to dare try to set up a new home down the street.
That is precisely what happened at 5:00 AM – under the cover of night and away from the general public’s eyes – on November 4, 2016. Witnesses say the Berkeley Police Department violently raided an encampment of community members residing in tents at the corner of Fairview and Adeline Streets. Police forced residents out of bed and into the streets, seizing their property and arresting four people. The encampment had served as a safe place for those seeking shelter from the rain and cold.
Among those arrested Friday was District 2 City Council candidate and Anti Police-Terror Project member Nanci Armstrong-Temple, who responded to calls for help. Armstrong-Temple implored the police to stop the eviction, to treat the homeless residents with care and to provide reasonable accommodations to those with visible disabilities. Instead, the police used force and threats to clear the encampment. When the police dragged away an elderly woman who was pleading for her cane, Armstrong-Temple verbally demanded to know what they were doing. Without warning or cause, Armstrong-Temple was slammed to the ground by Berkeley police. She was arrested and faces two false charges: one charge of felony “lynching” and one charge of resisting arrest.
The use of the word lynching is a form of psychological abuse that is being employed to torture activists in the movement for black lives. White supremacists have historically used lynching as a method of criminalizing and terrorizing Black people into submission after the the 13th Amendment gave birth to a new kind of slavery – forced labor by those convicted of a crime. The pointed use of this charge against a Black woman verbally objecting to elder abuse highlights the continued enslavement of Black and Brown bodies. This is the third recent case of a prominent black woman activist being accused of this act when protesting wrongdoing by law enforcement.
Berkeley Police Department’s violent terrorizing of sick and elderly people at the tent city and the apparent endorsement of their conduct from Gregory Daniels of the City Manager’s office is disgraceful. This was a strategic act to do on a Friday, as many of the affected individuals would likely have had to spend at least the entire weekend in jail.
Please visit the following links for statements on the matter:
https://www.periscope.tv/
https://www.periscope.tv/
#APTP #BPDGuiltyAsCharged #HomesNotHandcuffs #FreeEmAll
Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!!
Occupy Forum is an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue
on all sides of these critically important issues!
A History of the Conflict between the City of Philadelphia
and the Black Liberation Organization MOVE
On May 13, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial radical urban group MOVE came to a deadly climax. By order of local authorities, police dropped military-grade explosives onto a MOVE-occupied row house. TV cameras captured the conflagration that quickly escalated—and resulted in the tragic deaths of eleven people (incluuding five children) and the destruction of 61 homes. It was only later discovered that authorities decided to “…let the fire burn.” Using only archival news coverage and interviews, first-time filmmaker Jason Osder has brought to life one of the most tumultuous and largely forgotten clashes between government and citizens in modern American history.
This dramatic tragedy unfolds through an extraordinary visual record previously withheld from the public. It is a graphic illustration of how prejudice, intolerance and fear can lead to unthinkable acts of violence.
Trailer and Film
Announcements will follow. Donations to OccupyForum
to cover our costs are encouraged; no one turned away.
Rally to Protest Against Extreme Rent and Fee Hikes at Trailer Haven, and all around San Leandro
Monday 11/7/16
6 pm in front of City Hall (835 East 14th St.) to tell our stories.
Bring signs, and since they have not been listening, bring pots to make some joyful noise!
7 pm City Council meeting
5:30 Trailer Haven residents can meet at Space 24. We’ll be carpooling
Let’s remind them we’re people, families, we have beloved pets, we have neighbors who are too ill to be able to join us, and others who would become homeless if this is not stopped. We own our homes; yet, we are held ransom to a group of corporate investors that sees us only as a means to their quick wealth. Not only have the new owners made dramatic rent hikes, but our home values have dropped overnight $10,000 for each $100 raise in rent/fees, according to the Golden State Manufactured Owners League. The greed we’re seeing here, of over 30% hikes in rent and fees, has to be stopped but no City, County, State, or Federal politician has agreed to help. Not one. Our City Council Member Deborah Cox has NEVER responded since a first letter 7/25. To top it off, since a month ago we’re having sewer backups and overflows on the West side of the park because of the owners not paying to have the needed work to clean out the pipes correctly. Then, when a water pipe burst 1-1/2 weeks after we got the rent hike letter, the pipe was not replaced; only a band-aid job was done. WE DESERVE BETTER!
Info: Max Ventura 510-895-2312
Please help get the word out. And if you come fragrance-free you’ll be helping to make this event more accessible to more people. Thank you!
Twice a month, Liberated Lens provides a screening and space to explore socially relevant issues.
Free popcorn forever!
Are you ready for election day?! IF NOT, then prepare yourself by joining us to watch this popular political satire:
Bulworth
Directed by Warren Beatty (1998)
Facing financial ruin and believing that his career as a politician is over, Senator Jay Bulworth (Warren Beatty) purchases a bulky insurance policy and hires an assassin to take his own life. But his impending death causes an intense desire to break the rules and tell the public the truth about American politics. He suddenly begins spouting raw, unfiltered speeches to shocked audiences in the form of rap and hip-hop music. His frank, politically offensive remarks make him an instant media darling and re-energize his campaign, while he falls madly in love with Nina (Halle Berry), a beautiful, young activist. Now that Bulworth has found a new reason to live, he is pursued by the paparazzi, his insurance company, his campaign managers, and an increasingly adoring public, all the while fearful of his impending assassination.
Doors open at 7, film at 7:30. Free snacks and popcorn!
Gather with us in solidarity with the indigenous people and allies blocking construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We will come together in three days of peaceful ceremony at the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank, one of the major funders of the pipeline. We will deliver a letter to Tim Sloan, Wells Fargo CEO, demanding that Wells Fargo immediately stop any activity connected to the pipeline. We will attempt to hand-deliver the letter every day of the event. We will also have letters ready to be signed by local supporters, which we will send directly to Wells Fargo.
Please bring signs, friends and family.
The San Francisco event is one of many being organized across the county by Healing Revolution
In their national call to action, the group writes:
“As construction of Dakota Access Pipeline barrels toward the Missouri River — destroying the sacred sites of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and threatening the drinking water of millions — there are no rooms in America more desperate for purification and positive energy right now than the bank lobbies of Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, US Bank, and other major banks investing in DAPL.
From November 9th to 12th, the days after the 2016 United States presidential election, we call on indigenous people and allies to smudge down banks in solidarity with Standing Rock and frontline water protectors. Demonstrate that whoever wins the election, the #NoDAPL movement standing with #StandingRock is here to stay!”
Wed, Nov 9, 3:30- 5:30 p.m.
Thurs, Nov 10, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Fri, Nov 11, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
More info and RSVP here
RSVP on Facebook & Invite Your Friends
– Fight racism, sexism, and Islamophobia!
– Tax rich millionaires like Trump — fund healthcare for all and make college free!
– No Border Wall! Stop the deportations of undocumented immigrants!
– Black Lives Matter!
– End rape culture — #PussyGrabsBack
– Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline — Green Jobs now! — #NoDAPL
The Democratic Party has proven they are incapable of stopping Trump. The Democratic Party has failed. This is the result of the Democratic Party leadership backing Hillary Clinton instead of Bernie Sanders. It is time to build a new party of the 99%.
JOIN CODEPINK, WORLD CAN’T WAIT, OCCUPYSF Action Council and others at the huge PEACE banner
Theme this week is: “REFUGEES…”
Feel free to bring your own signage, photos, flyers, …Additional signs and flyers provided.
Stand (or sit) with us and the huge PEACE banner.
Join the Oakland Privacy Working Group to organize against the surveillance state, against Urban Shield, and to advocate for privacy and surveillance regulation ordinances to be passed around the Bay Area, including the Alameda and San Francisco County Boards of Supervisors, the BART Board of Directors, and by the Oakland and Berkeley City Councils.
We are also engaged in the fight against Predictive Policing and other “pre-crime” and “thought-crime” abominations, drones, improper use of police body cameras, ALPRs, requirements for “backdoors” to your cellphone and against other invasions of privacy by our benighted City, County, State and Federal Governments.
OPWG originally came together to fight against the Domain Awareness Center (DAC), Oakland’s citywide networked mass surveillance hub. OPWG was instrumental in stopping the DAC from becoming a city-wide spying network; its members helped draft the Privacy Policy that puts further restrictions on the now Port-restricted DAC, and made Oakland’s new Privacy Advisory Commission to the City Council happen. We were also the lead in having Alameda County pass the most comprehensive privacy and usage policy in the country for deployment of “Stingray” technology (cell phone interceptors).
We have presented our work at the recent RightsCon in San Francisco and at Left Forum and HOPE in New York City.
If you would like to attend our meeting and would like a quick introduction to what we’re doing before we dive right into the thick of our agenda, send email to contact@oaklandprivacy.org and one of us will show up twenty minutes early to give you some background on our work.
Stop by and learn how you can help guard our right not to be spied on by the government.
If you are interested in joining the Oakland Privacy Working Group email listserv, send an email to:
oaklandprivacyworkinggroup-subscribe AT lists.riseup.net
or send a request to contact@oaklandprivacy.org
For more information on the DAC check out
ONE DAY DYNAMIC TRAINING FOR ACTIVISTS, EDUCATORS, ORGANIZERS,
AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Strong organizations, communities, schools and social movements depend on our capacity to work effectively together across lines of difference and cultivate trusting relationships of mutual support and solidarity.
In this training, we will share creative tools to explore issues of social identity and privilege; develop capacity for deep listening, empathy, and solidarity; and resource ourselves to take effective action as an ally – in our schools, neighborhood and organizations.
Grounded in an anti-oppression framework of collective liberation, you will learn a variety of dynamic modalities including poetry, visual art, story sharing, listening practices and Theater of the Oppressed techniques.
Facilitated by Aryeh Shell and Cherine Badawi
To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-tools-for-effective-allyship-tickets-27908556243
Some partial work trades available. For more event information:
http://creativeactioninstitute.org/news-an…
Join fellow union members as we stand with the Land and Water Protectors at Standing Rock and call on the banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline to pull their money from the project.
The $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, if completed, would move 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day across four states, deepening already catastrophic climate change and threatening the water supply and sacred sites of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Thousands of people, including members of over 200 tribes, have camped at the site for months to prevent construction of the pipeline, facing intense surveillance, arrests, pepper spray, and attack dogs. They have called on supporters to challenge the banks financing the pipeline.
A total of 17 financial institutions have loaned Energy Transfer Partners, which is building the Dakota Access Pipeline, a total of $2.5billion, including $467million from Wells Fargo. In addition to bankrolling the pipeline, Wells Fargo is behind the massive eviction and foreclosure crises, profits from private prisons and immigrant detention centers, funds payday lenders, engages in discriminatory lending, extracts wealth from black and brown communities, supports police foundations, and backs anti-worker, union-busting initiatives.
As union members, we believe in the fundamental right of all workers to a safe and dignified livelihood. But we need not just jobs and paychecks, but clean air, water, and soil for ourselves and for our children’s children. We believe that the costs of a just transition should be funded by billionaire banks, not by workers’ wallets. We believe in a labor movement that can lead with a vision of our skills being put to use repairing ecological damage, not causing it. We believe in a labor movement grounded in workers justice, climate justice and racial justice. We believe in the sovereignty, leadership, and traditional ecological knowledge of indigenous peoples. We stand with Standing Rock.
Sponsored by Climate Workers. If your organization would like to co-sponsor, please complete the form here: http://bit.ly/2eNroyM.
Join us for planning meetings on Tues, Nov. 1st at 6PM and Saturday, Nov. 5th at 4PM, locations TBA. For more information, contact Brooke Anderson at brooke@movementgeneration.
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#NoDAPL: Trabajador@s sindicalizad@s bloquean el oleoducto de dinero sucio
Jueves, 10 de noviembre a las 3:30PM
Wells Fargo, 1221 Broadway en el Centro de Oakland
Únete a tus compañer@s del movimiento laboral – ¡mostremos nuestra solidaridad con l@s Protector@s del Agua y de La Tierra en Standing Rock! ¡Exigamos que los bancos que financian el oleoducto Dakota Access saquen su dinero del proyecto!
El oleoducto Dakota Access Pipeline, que vale $3.8 mil millones de dolares, movería 500.000 barriles de petróleo crudo por día por cuatro estados si se completa, profundizando el cambio climático a un nivel catastrófico y amenazando el suministro de agua y los sitios sagrados de la Reserva de los Standing Rock Sioux. Miles de personas, incluyendo miembr@s de más de 200 tribus, han estado acampados en Standing Rock durante meses para evitar que la construcción del oleoducto continue. Estas personas se han enfrentado a una intensa vigilancia, detenciones, ataques de gas lacrimógeno, y de perros policiales. Ahora L@s Protector@s están pidiendo que sus aliad@s tomen acción contra los bancos que financian el oleoducto.
Un total de 17 instituciones financieras han prestado dinero a Energy Transfer Partners, que está construyendo el oleoducto Dakota Access Pipeline, por un total de $2.5 mil millones de dolares. , Esto incluye $467 millones de Wells Fargo. Además de financiar el oleoducto, Wells Fargo está detrás de la crisis masiva de desalojo y de ejecución hipotecaria, saca ganancia de las prisiones privadas y centros de detención de inmigrantes, provee fondos a los préstamistas que hacen “pay day lending”, se dedica a los préstamos discriminatorios, extrae la riqueza de las comunidades de color, apoya a las organizaciones policíales, y da su respaldo a iniciativas anti-obreras y anti-unión.
Como miembr@s de sindicatos, creemos en el derecho fundamental de tod@s l@s trabajador@s a sustentos seguros y dignos. Sin embargo, necesitamos no sólo trabajos y sueldos, pero también aire, agua y suelo limpio para nosotr@s hij@s y niet@s. Creemos que los costos de una transición justa deben ser financiados por los bancos multimillonarios, no por las carteras de l@s trabajador@s.
Creemos en un movimiento laboral donde nuestras habilidades son utilizad@s para reparar los daños ecológicos, y no para hacerle más daño al medio ambiente. Creemos en un movimiento laboral basado en la justicia económica, la justicia climática y la justicia racial. Creemos en la soberanía, el liderazgo y el conocimiento ecológico tradicional de los pueblos indígenas. Estamos con Standing Rock. Tod@s somos Standing Rock.
Si tu sindicato u organización desea patrocinar la acción, por favor complete el formulario aquí. La dirección de las reuniones se anunciara prontamente. Para obtener más información, póngase en contacto con Brooke Anderson en brooke@movementgeneration.
Gather with us in solidarity with the indigenous people and allies blocking construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We will come together in three days of peaceful ceremony at the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank, one of the major funders of the pipeline. We will deliver a letter to Tim Sloan, Wells Fargo CEO, demanding that Wells Fargo immediately stop any activity connected to the pipeline. We will attempt to hand-deliver the letter every day of the event. We will also have letters ready to be signed by local supporters, which we will send directly to Wells Fargo.
Please bring signs, friends and family.
The San Francisco event is one of many being organized across the county by Healing Revolution
In their national call to action, the group writes:
“As construction of Dakota Access Pipeline barrels toward the Missouri River — destroying the sacred sites of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and threatening the drinking water of millions — there are no rooms in America more desperate for purification and positive energy right now than the bank lobbies of Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, US Bank, and other major banks investing in DAPL.
From November 9th to 12th, the days after the 2016 United States presidential election, we call on indigenous people and allies to smudge down banks in solidarity with Standing Rock and frontline water protectors. Demonstrate that whoever wins the election, the #NoDAPL movement standing with #StandingRock is here to stay!”
Wed, Nov 9, 3:30- 5:30 p.m.
Thurs, Nov 10, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Fri, Nov 11, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
More info and RSVP here
This is a free event w/ priority seating to students. Post-film discussion- Point No.5 of the BPP 10-Pt Platform pic.twitter.com/Wak9o3XySm
— Elaine Brown (@sistaelaine) November 6, 2016
Another protest called for 5PM tomorrow. Families & elderly leaving before cops crack down again. Others remaining. #NotMyPresident #Oakland pic.twitter.com/zpHB9oV24j
— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) November 10, 2016
Want to support the folks at Standing Rock but can’t go all the way to North Dakota? Join the Permaculture Action Network & PLACE for Sustainable Living for a benefit show where we will be collecting much-needed donations for the water protectors at the Standing Rock Sioux resistance camps.
Join us for a delicious organic dinner from 6:30-7:15.
Show begins PROMPTLY at 7:15 pm and ends at 10pm with an acoustic jam by the fire from 10-11pm
** proceeds will go directly to Standing Rock Oceti Sakowin Camp
(http://standingrock.org/)
Live Performances by:
CLN: Creative Liberation Network – The Lion Truth AsenDance Music
Jasmine Fuego– Pop for your soul
Tatu Vision– Inspirational Hip Hop
Eli Marienthal– Poetic Spoken Word
Balamcoatl- Musical Prayer (Directional Opening)
7:00-7:15- arrival /dinner
7:20-7:30-Welcoming & Introduction
7:30-7:50-Balamcoatl (water blessing & prayer)
7:55-8:20- Tatu Vision
8:30-9:00- Jasmine Fuego & Pop up Band
9:05-9:15- Eli Marienthal
9:20-10:00pm- Creative Liberation Network
10:00-11:00- Fire Side Acoustic Party & Clean uP
For several months the people of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and thousands of Allies from all over the world have been working day and night to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (a pipeline that will carry more than a million tons of crude oil just under the Missouri River). Hundreds of Native Americans and allies of all ages and races from around the world have come to Cannon Ball, South Dakota where the reservation is standing to stop this pipeline. The fierce Dakota winters are steadily approaching and these Protectors will need support and supplies to continue the resistance against the pipeline.
Please help us by buying & sending some of these supplies:
https://www.amazon.com/
donating here:
Oceti Sakowin Camp
www.paypal.me/
Red Warrior Camp
https://www.gofundme.com/
Standing Rock Medic & Healer Council
www.cash.me/
www.holisticlivingschool.o
https://www.gofundme.com/
or bringing any of the following items to send with one of the artists who will be driving the items out the following day!
Extreme Winter Gear
( https://www.google.com/
Dry herbs:
Marshmallow
Licorice
Turmeric
Rose Buds/petals
Yarrow
Oatstraw
Red Clover
Lemon Balm
Golden Rod
Red Root
Elder Berries & flowers
Echinecea root & powder
Reishi
OGR powder
Honey
Fire Cider
Alfalfa
Fennel
Osha/Bear root
Kava
Cramp Bark
Jamaican Dogwood
Anemone
Ghost pipe
Red Cedar
Black walnut
Hawthorn berries & flowers
Solomon’s seal
In Fluid Solidarity
Come stand with the mothers of murdered children and family members from 12:00 – 2:00 every Friday
to pressure District Atty George Gascon to charge killer SFPD cops with murder
who executed Mario Woods, Jessica Nelson, Luis Gongora Pat, Alex Nieto, and all the rest.
Bring signs! STOP POLICE MURDER!
We have signs that say “Mario Woods is our Son”, and signs for each one murdered.
Please find the box of signs and “Say Their Names” for the Media.
Gather with us in solidarity with the indigenous people and allies blocking construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We will come together in three days of peaceful ceremony at the headquarters of Wells Fargo Bank, one of the major funders of the pipeline. We will deliver a letter to Tim Sloan, Wells Fargo CEO, demanding that Wells Fargo immediately stop any activity connected to the pipeline. We will attempt to hand-deliver the letter every day of the event. We will also have letters ready to be signed by local supporters, which we will send directly to Wells Fargo.
Please bring signs, friends and family.
The San Francisco event is one of many being organized across the county by Healing Revolution
In their national call to action, the group writes:
“As construction of Dakota Access Pipeline barrels toward the Missouri River — destroying the sacred sites of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and threatening the drinking water of millions — there are no rooms in America more desperate for purification and positive energy right now than the bank lobbies of Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, US Bank, and other major banks investing in DAPL.
From November 9th to 12th, the days after the 2016 United States presidential election, we call on indigenous people and allies to smudge down banks in solidarity with Standing Rock and frontline water protectors. Demonstrate that whoever wins the election, the #NoDAPL movement standing with #StandingRock is here to stay!”
Wed, Nov 9, 3:30- 5:30 p.m.
Thurs, Nov 10, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Fri, Nov 11, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
More info and RSVP here
To All Hold Wells Fargo Accountable Supporters,
By answering my call to action, we have spread awareness to millions of Americans in less than 2 weeks! My Open Letter to Wells Fargo has gone VIRAL after being shared over 51,000 times: http://bit.ly/2coRQvi. This led to National media outlets such as Forbes and CNN picking up the story: http://bit.ly/2dViK32.
Now is the time to back up our words with action. Join me and millions of your fellow Americans, as we unite to hold Wells Fargo accountable for victimizing millions of Americans by voting with our money and CLOSING OUR ACCOUNTS on NOVEMBER 12th!
***BACKGROUND***
The recent Wells Fargo Fraudulent Account Scandal is the latest in a long line of financial crimes committed by Too Big To Fail Banks against the American People dating back to 2008. Each time, Bank executives walked away unscathed with multi-million dollar paydays.
In this instance, despite the best efforts of regulators and politicans, CEO John Stumpf and Head of “Community” Banking, Carrie Tolstedt, are expected to walk away with hundreds of millions in compensation.
The only way to stop this is as a consumer is to VOTE WITH YOUR MONEY. Money is the only language these Bankers understand.
By closing your accounts and moving your money to more local and ethical financial institutions, you will be sending a resounding message to all Big Banks, that this behavior will no longer be tolerated by the American People.
However, in order to force management’s hand, we need to rally MILLIONS. I’m only one man, I can’t do this alone. This is where you come in.
I need your help with the following:
1. Spreading the word by inviting any potential victims or supporters of the movement to the event.
2. Educating yourself and others about local and ethical financial institutions you can move your money to.
3. Coordinating local Close Your Account Demonstations in your community and getting your local news to cover it.
4. Post a picture or video of yourself with some type of document that proved you closed your account. Explain why you did it and challenge your friends using the hashtags: #closeyouraccount #closeyouraccountchallenge #holdWFaccountable
Remember, as individuals we are powerless. But together, one small act multiplied millions of times can change the course of human history.
Let’s let November 12th, go down as the day the American people decided to take back control of the country from the Big Banks and ended the reign of terror that “Too Big To Fail” once and for all.
It’s a pleasure to fight alongside you,
Kevin Pham