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The way to occupy a bank is to own one
January 19, 2012
The campaign to “move your money” has gotten a groundswell of support. Having greater impact would be to “move our money” — move our local government revenues out of Wall Street banks into our own publicly-owned banks. The San Francisco bank proposal is sponsored by city Supervisor John Avalos.
Santa Rosa: Protesting Wells Fargo profit in private prisons and predatory lending
January 10, 2012
On Friday, a coalition of immigrant rights and Occupy activists temporarily shut down two branches of Wells Fargo Bank in Santa Rosa and distributed a flyer charging that Wells Fargo profits from the private prison business now booming on increased immigrant detention.
Saving Oakland schools: Fighting for the future of Oakland
November 14, 2011
The struggle against school closures is far from over. Now is the time to stand up and speak out against this attack on public education – an attack designed by those who should be defending it, Superintendent Tony Smith and the OUSD School Board. You can call Superintendent Smith at (510) 879-8200.
Boycott big banks! Bank Transfer Day is Nov. 5
November 3, 2011
On Nov. 5, thousands have vowed to close their accounts at big banks and transfer their money to credit unions — banking institutions owned by their customers and known to provide more personalized customer service. How about you? If you have an account at a mega bank, are you planning to take your business elsewhere on Nov. 5? To find a credit union in the U.S., go to http://www.findacreditunion.com/. It’s time to pool our money and invest in creating a thriving, self-sufficient community in every hood!
Mayoral campaigns ask the Justice Department to protect San Franciscans from Interim Mayor Ed Lee
October 24, 2011
Seven San Francisco mayoral candidates have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to send in election observers and monitors and federal investigators to protect San Franciscans’ voting rights from the official mayoral campaign of Interim Mayor Ed Lee and from the “independent expenditure committee” also trying to elect him outside the campaign spending confines of the official campaign.
Common cents for San Francisco: Avalos schedules public hearing on a municipal bank
October 21, 2011
A municipal bank is finally on the table, and Supervisor and mayoral candidate John Avalos has scheduled a public hearing at San Francisco City Hall for Oct. 24, 10 a.m., in Room 250. There will be time for public comment. At least four mayoral candidates are outspoken advocates for a municipal bank: Supervisor Avalos, Public Defender Jeff Adachi, Terry Baum of the Green Party and state Sen. Leland Yee.
Civil rights hero Ray Dones dies
April 3, 2011
The nation has lost one of its unsung civil rights heroes: Ray Dones was the Martin Luther King of the construction industry. We lost Ray at a time when his kind of leadership is most needed. We all recognize now that the best way to fight violent crime is with a well paying job.
Cynthia McKinney on President Obama and Libya, Japan and 9/11 truth
April 1, 2011
I am pleased to stand with my colleagues today who are outraged at Nobel Peace Laureate President Obama’s decision to wage war on Africa in Libya. At the outset, let me state that Libya is home to tens of thousands of foreign students and guest workers. The students come from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. The messages I have received from concerned Africans state that these young, innocent people, inaccurately labeled by the U.S. press as “Black mercenaries,” have been trapped in hostile territory and are hated by the U.S.-allied Al Qaeda insurgents.
Shock therapy for Wall Street: JPMorgan suspends 56,000 foreclosures; GMAC and BoA many more
October 2, 2010
The original owner of the home is sitting in the catbird seat and doesn’t know it. Millions of people who THINK they have lost their homes still own them. If we the people pick up the tab for more Wall Street bankruptcies, we should insist on owning the banks.
Taking back homes from the banks: Exercising the human right to housing
June 5, 2010
Foreclosures are soaring. Some housing experts say 4 million foreclosures are possible in 2010. To fight back, organizations across the U.S. are engaging in “housing liberation” and “housing defense” to exercise their human rights to housing. Here are a few examples.
Time for a U.S. revolution: 15 reasons
March 7, 2010
It is time for a revolution. Government does not work for regular people. It appears to work quite well for big corporations, banks, insurance companies, military contractors, lobbyists, and for the rich and powerful. But it does not work for people.
This bailout’s for Lennar
January 5, 2010
At the close of 2008 and throughout 2009, Americans watched our federal government reward the reckless multinational financial sector with trillions of dollars for causing the worst hardship since the Great Depression. San Franciscans and Californians joined in the agony but few understood that both San Francisco and California have come up with their own bailout for one of the major players in the meltdown, the South Florida based Lennar Corp.
Foreclosed and evicted in West Oakland
July 30, 2009
At 8 a.m. July 20, 10 sheriff’s deputies arrived at Tasha and James Alberti’s West Oakland home after they had left for work, forced their children and grandchildren out and left them on the sidewalk. The grassroots movement to stop unfair foreclosure evictions is heating up. ACORN is helping the Albertis reclaim their home from B of A. Just Cause Oakland invites the community to a press conference at Karen Mims’ home of 42 years at 9401 Cherry St., East Oakland, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 12 noon, to announce a temporary stay of her eviction.
The California Foreclosure Prevention Fraud of 2009
July 29, 2009
The California Legislature is now actively collaborating in the bankers’ coup d’état led by Government Sachs. Here are the details:
Chicago workers: ‘Don’t let it die!’
December 16, 2008
“This is the start of something,” urges Republic Windows worker Raul Flores. “Don’t let it die. Learn something from it.”
Victory at Republic Windows & Doors
December 11, 2008
After six days occupying the plant, workers at Republic Window & Doors in Chicago voted to accept a settlement late last night.
Four San Francisco labor activists arrested at BofA in support of Chicago factory occupation
December 10, 2008
A sit-in and protest was held in San Francisco on Dec. 9 as an act of solidarity with workers who have been sitting in since Dec. 5 at the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago. Four people were arrested at a downtown San Francisco office of Bank of America.
Chicago workers occupy their factory
December 8, 2008
A factory occupation in Chicago that began as a show of defiance by 250 workers has been transformed into a focus of international labor solidarity. Suddenly, something usually relegated to dusty labor history books about the 1930s is a reality.
