Protest Wall Street, 9/25

Posted September 24, 2008 by k_c_ in Events

When poor and homeless people ask the government for help, they're
told that low-income housing and living wage jobs are not a government
priority because this country is built on "personal responsibility"
and people need to "make better decisions."

When giant banking corporations are on the brink of total collapse
because they have made a systematic series of bad business decisions -
because they can - the government gives them a trillion dollars. The
Administration even wants to include multi-million dollar "golden
parachutes" for the corporate executives who MADE those bad decisions.

When a homeless mother and her children seek shelter from the City and
are they turned away because "they have other housing resources" but
have to sleep in the emergency room at Lincoln Hospital because they
really don't, the City and the media paint her as abusing the system
and their tough stance is spun as encouraging self-sufficiency.

Where is the "personal responsibility" for the rich? Why is democracy
and freedom confused with the free market when we talk about the poor
but the rich get State sponsored corporate bail outs and tax breaks?

Why is it that when WE demand health care, education, housing, and
real jobs, the government is too cash-strapped to help out - but
they've got trillions of dollars for unjust wars and corporate
communism?

On Thursday, September 25, at 4pm, Picture the Homeless will be
joining a giant protest in the Financial District alongside what we
hope to be the thousands of you reading this, against the trillion
dollar buyout of the banking barons. Meet us in the plaza at the
southern end of Bowling Green Park, which is the small triangular park
that has the Wall Street bull at the northern tip.

When: 4pm – ? Thursday, September 25.
Where: Southern end of Bowling Green Park, in the plaza area
What to bring: Banners, noisemakers, signs, leaflets, etc.
Why: To say we won't pay for the Wall Street bailout
Who: Everyone

Hope to see you there!

http://september252008.wordpress.com/

Some real "fun" stuff to read from the other day, if you haven't been following
the most intense economic changes of your lifetime.
Paulson Bailout Plan a Historic Swindle, Salon.com.

Another thing that can't hurt is this:
http://votenobailout.org/

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