Saturday, October 11, 2008

A Call to Action: Bail Out the People, Not the Bankers!--National Coordinated Local Demonstrations, Oct. 24-27

OCTOBER 24-27: BAIL OUT THE PEOPLE, NOT THE BANKERS!

A CALL TO ACTION
Nationally Coordinated, Local Mass Actions

The stock markets are crashing, the world economy is headed into a deep recession or even depression, and the U.S. government and its top bankers, along with their counterparts around the world, are giving what’s going to amount to trillions of dollars to bailout the richest 1 percent of the people WHILE DOING NOTHING TO RESCUE ORDINARY WORKING AND POOR PEOPLE!

We must stand up and say no to this injustice! NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT.

With that in mind, we are calling for Nationally Coordinated Local Days of Action on the weekend of October 24-27.

Endorse - http://stopforeclosuresandevictions.org/stopforeclosuresendorseo27.shtml

Volunteer/list local activity - http://stopforeclosuresandevictions.org/stopforeclosuresvolunteero27.shtml

Donate - http://www.stopforeclosuresandevictions.org/donate.shtml

Contact Us - http://www.stopforeclosuresandevictions.org/cmnt.shtml

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PLANNING MEETING IN NYC
6:30 P.M. WEDS. OCTOBER 15
SOLIDARITY CENTER
55 WEST 17 ST, 5TH FLOOR
MAIN AGENDA POINT: BUILDING A “BAIL THE PEOPLE OUT” RALLY ON WALL ST., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
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* During October 24-27, organize marches and demonstrations in front of banks, especially JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citibank, or at your local Federal Reserve Bank. Organize a teach-in or a public hearing on the Wall Street crisis, etc.

IT’S TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE AN ECONOMIC STATE OF EMERGENCY AND GIVE DIRECT HELP TO THE PEOPLE--NOT THE BANKS

The following are some of the growing list of emergency measures that people across the country will be raising at protests during the Days of Action:
--Emergency moratorium on home foreclosures and evictions
--No budget cuts in education, healthcare and all social services
--No layoffs, extend unemployment benefits
--No utility shut-offs
--Debt relief for students, poor and working people
--Protect public and private pensions
--Jobs at a living wage

We are asking for grassroots, community and youth organizations, trade unionists, anti-racist forces, the anti-war movement and everyone who's just mad as hell about the "bailout" to both endorse this call, and take ownership of it. Plan actions during this period of time in your cities across the country.

Partial List of Initiators:

Ad-hoc National Network to Stop Foreclosures and Evictions
Moratorium Now Coalition To Stop Foreclosures and Evictions (Michigan)
Labor/Community Coalition to Stop Foreclosures and Evictions (L.A.)
Service Employees International Union, Local 721
Latino Caucus, SEIU Local 721
Gloria Saucedo, Hermandad Mexicana Nacional
BAYAN USA
NY May 1 Coalition For Immigrant and Workers Rights
Chris Silvera, Secretary Treasurer, Teamster local 808
Brenda Stokely, New York Solidarity Coalition with Katrina/Rita Survivors
La Peña Del Bronz
Trabahadores Por La Paz
Rebel Diaz
Queers for Peace and Justice
Women's Fightback Network (Massachusetts)
Frantz Mendes, President, USW local 8751 (Boston School Bus Union)
Action Center for Justice (North Carolina)
FIST (Fight Imperialism, Stand Together)
Troops Out Now Coalition

Endorse - http://stopforeclosuresandevictions.org/stopforeclosuresendorseo27.shtml

Volunteer/list local activity - http://stopforeclosuresandevictions.org/stopforeclosuresvolunteero27.shtml

Donate - http://www.stopforeclosuresandevictions.org/donate.shtml

Contact Us - http://www.stopforeclosuresandevictions.org/cmnt.shtml

National Network to Stop Foreclosures and Evictions
c/o Solidarity Center
55 W 17th St #5C
New York, NY 10011
617-522-6626
http://www.stopforeclosuresandevictions.org
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