Care to 'Occupy Portland'?
Here's how:
7PM on Friday September 30th on the north end of Tom McCall Waterfront Park, 1020 Southwest Naito Parkway in Portland, OR.occupyportland.org/
"No more federal stimulation for banks at the expense of citizens.
"No more bank lobbyists buying the politicians we voted for.
"No more government subsidies to make big banks bigger.
"No more dumping their risk and losses on the global population while banks accumulate profits.
"No more zero percent money from the Fed to banks that don't help borrowers restructure mortgages to avoid foreclosure.
"No more secret loans to banks when they face 'emergencies' while individuals get hosed and go bankrupt.
"No more mega-banks -- break them up a la Glass-Steagall. Let failed ones burn in the financial ashes of their own risk.
"No more kid-gloves on prosecutions and BS little fines -- prosecute banks and bank leaders to the fullest extent of the law for securities fraud and grand larceny.
"No more job cuts because banks won't lend to small businesses.
"No more banks parking $1.6 trillion of excess reserves at the Fed doing nothing productive for the economy.
"No more business as usual on Wall Street."
And Don't Foregt:
Elliot State Forest's Defenders are launching a mass campaign to hit Salem this October 11th bringing the message: We cannot afford to lose any more of our forests. Wild lan is in crisi, humangenerated crisis, and this may be our last chance to impact decisions made by people blinded by the p[ower that lies in their clean white hands. Here'sa the website where you can find yoiur way to Friends of Oregon's Forests, and their Facebook page: www.forestdefensenow.com/
- KBOO