October 9-15, 2011
No doubt most of you are aware of the protest movements sweeping the US. Known as the Occupy Wall Street Movement in NY city, it has now spread to many cities around the country. Protesting big corporations, banks and their outrageous profits, corruption in our government due to influence from these corporations, inequity in our society-taxation of the 99% with little or no taxation of the wealthiest 1% (CEO's paying less tax than their secretaries). Environmental corruption. The list goes on and on.....
Well, we have our very own occupy movement going on here in B-town. I have been out to the very first meeting at our Peoples Park and to the Chase Bank protest that was a national day of protest. I will hold back on any of my own thoughts on what I believe about the movement at this time as I will be attending a protest in Washington DC on Nov. 6. Stay tuned for much more on this after that date. Here are some of the photos/movies of what was going on locally in early October. The first gathering:
So, about a week or so after this opening event for the local occupy movement , there was a march down to Chase Bank (which coincided with the national protest of the bank). Folks were going into the bank and withdrawing all of their money. Imagine that! We bail them out and then they continue to screw us all with their greed. I'd take my money out too!
Here is the camp in our 'peoples park'. There are a few local businesses who are supporting the group with food, facilities, donations. etc. Many local folks are also supporting the group.
These are very exciting times. Stay tuned for news from Washington DC.
No doubt most of you are aware of the protest movements sweeping the US. Known as the Occupy Wall Street Movement in NY city, it has now spread to many cities around the country. Protesting big corporations, banks and their outrageous profits, corruption in our government due to influence from these corporations, inequity in our society-taxation of the 99% with little or no taxation of the wealthiest 1% (CEO's paying less tax than their secretaries). Environmental corruption. The list goes on and on.....
Well, we have our very own occupy movement going on here in B-town. I have been out to the very first meeting at our Peoples Park and to the Chase Bank protest that was a national day of protest. I will hold back on any of my own thoughts on what I believe about the movement at this time as I will be attending a protest in Washington DC on Nov. 6. Stay tuned for much more on this after that date. Here are some of the photos/movies of what was going on locally in early October. The first gathering:
As people started to gather
By far my favorite sign at the event. Ironic that the DC car license plate has "taxation without representation' inscribed on it (the citizens of Washington DC have no representatives in our government).
So, about a week or so after this opening event for the local occupy movement , there was a march down to Chase Bank (which coincided with the national protest of the bank). Folks were going into the bank and withdrawing all of their money. Imagine that! We bail them out and then they continue to screw us all with their greed. I'd take my money out too!
Here is the camp in our 'peoples park'. There are a few local businesses who are supporting the group with food, facilities, donations. etc. Many local folks are also supporting the group.
Occupy Your Heart
The community kitchen set up in the camp.
You can take the old girl out of Berkeley, but you can't take Berkeley out of the girl!
These are very exciting times. Stay tuned for news from Washington DC.
