12M / Meet the 1% / Global Spring
May 12, 2012 13:00
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April 23, 2012 23:19
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Meet 1pm: St Paul's Cathedral BRING A TENT!
Starting at 1pm, St Paul's Cathedral, with a teach-out organised by the Tent City University before we visit those who:
- Gambled with our pensions and savings,
- Created financial nonsense to make money out of thin air,
- Brought the global economy to the brink of ruin and forced ordinary people to pay for their mess,
- Paid hundreds of thousands to wine and dine with our ‘elected' representatives,
- Have taken more than £1tn in bailouts from the taxpayer and continue to pay themselves exorbitant bonuses, evaded billions in taxes,
- Determine economic policy, despite the catastrophic failures their policies have produced and continue to produce, and...
- Are benefiting by the crisis by grabbing fat privatisation contracts of our public services
- See http://may2012.occupylondon.org.uk
- Make sure you follow on https://twitter.com/#!/occupylondon and https://www.facebook.com/occupylondon
- To receive updates for important news about 12 May via sms text follow @occupymay to 86444
Our city has lost its pride. It’s been stolen. Our politicians, regulators and those who were meant to be looking after things sold us out. Who is benefiting?
‘We are all in this together’ never rang so hollow. There is no ‘together’ and they are not part of ‘we’. They want us to pay for their crisis … So let’s pay them a visit, one by one.
On 12 May people around the world will rise up again responding to the global call for action that marks the birth of the indignados movement.
It’s time to meet the 1 per cent. And guess what? They are right here in London!
Let’s visit those who gambled with our pensions and savings, created financial nonsense to make money out of thin air, paid hundreds of thousands to wine and dine with our ‘elected’ representatives, were bailed out, evaded billions in taxes and secured 40% of the world’s wealth for themselves.
They are doing everything they can to keep the status quo. But it’s time for an economy that puts people’s well-being and the environment we live in before corporate profits. And they are in our way.
On Saturday 12 May, we’ll deliver our very own personal messages to them. Be creative: come dressed as your least favorite banker, tax evader, corporate tycoon, politician, vampire squid, and company CEO. Bring stickers, monopoly money, caution tape, placards, faux awards, pots, pans, bullhorns, conches, tents, stereos, war horns or any other “random acts of kindness” you like.
More details to be announced. Location, timings and a map will be made available before 12 May.
*** How to get involved ***
- Any ideas or contributions, get in touch us so we can plan the day with you! Want to put on some guerilla theatre or an supporting action? Go for it! Want to make a huge puppet? Just get in touch so we can help.- Facebook event page http://www.facebook.com/events/327612820626082
- Make sure you follow on https://twitter.com/#!/occupylondon and https://www.facebook.com/occupylondon
- To receive updates for important news about 12 May via sms text follow @occupymay to 86444
- See http://may2012.occupylondon.org.uk
Contact email: general@occupylsx.org
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