<div dir="ltr"><p class=""><span class="" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:17px">This is a call from Occupy Wall Street for Occupiers nationwide to organize pickets of Bank of America on May 8th, the day of their shareholders meetings. As of now, there is no local contact. </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">E-mail Wildleaf: </span><a href="mailto:wildleaf@riseup.net" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,73,183)">wildleaf@riseup.net</span></a><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">> to get connected.</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:17px">Here's the story:</span><br></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Many otherwise apathetic American will not cross a picket line; millions of customers not doing bank business on May 8<sup>th</sup> is the beginning of the end of Bank of America—criminal enterprise and leader of the war against the poor. <span> </span></span></p>
<p class=""><span class="" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:17px">OWS organizers in every state are organizing a picket to <b>hit them where they live---$$$$.</b> Nothing has changed, the banks are too big to fail, their executives are still criminals and our demand is uncompromising:</span></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Break Up Bank of America!</span></b></p><p class=""><span class="" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:17px">Check out the tools that will make this simple:</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="" style="color:rgb(12,73,183);font-family:Arial;font-size:17px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/160531680776400/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.facebook.com/events/160531680776400/</a></span></p>
<p class=""><a href="http://www.shutdownthecorporations.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,73,183)">http://www.shutdownthecorporations.org/</span></a><br></p><p class="">
<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">E-mail Wildleaf: </span><a href="mailto:wildleaf@riseup.net" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,73,183)">wildleaf@riseup.net</span></a><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">> to get connected.</span></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></b></p><p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/OccupyUpdates" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(12,73,183)">Thousands Picket Bank of America</span></b></a><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> #M08</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Bank of America is bad for America! Since the 2008 Great Recession was orchestrated by the 'too big to fail' Wall Street banks, citizens have stepped forward as the true leaders who reject the too big to fail premise. Too big to fail is too big to exist.</span><span class="" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:17px"> </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Last year thousands came to Charlotte, NC, to voice their anger at the 1% Bank of America shareholders meeting. The shareholders and CEO Moynihan don't respect the people. It is now clear that there is no chance for reforming Bank of America, it must be broken up. During this year's shareholders meeting we are taking the protest nationwide.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">A new Rasmussen survey shows that 50% of U.S. Adults favor a plan to break up the 12 megabanks, which currently control about 69% of the banking industry. Twenty-three percent (23%) oppose breaking up the largest banks, while another 27% are undecided.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Bank of America will be dealt a deathblow by up millions of pinpricks and one demand: Breakup Bank of America. Many otherwise apathetic American will not cross a picket line; millions of customers not doing bank business on May 8<sup>th</sup> will begin the bleed. The Achilles heel of BoFa is the accessibility of their 16,000+ ATMs and 5,600+ branches around the country. A picket can be as simple as 1 person with a sign in front of a BoA during business hours on May 8<sup>th</sup>..</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:17px">On May 8th, the day of Bank of America's 1% shareholders meeting, nationwide picketing will occur during open business hours at the Bank of America locations nearest you In some cities, people will organize marches, some may do creative direct action and some might consider civil disobedience. Organized actions are enthusiastically encouraged but the common picketer, with the sign holding a simple truth, are the everyday heroes that will break up Bank of America.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div>"Our goal is a society that prioritizes the needs of all before the profits of the few." passed by Occupy Boston General Assembly 11/29/11</div>
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