A-Infos (en) US, Boston, Anarchist journal BAAM #14 - Bailout the People, Not the Banks

BAAM #14 - pgs 2-3 Three reasons to vote in Massachusetts -- pg 6 Jericho 10/10 
march in New York City also. A Review of the RNC legal defense -- pg8 cientists
hear it from opponents of BU lab ---- Bailout the People, Not the Banks ----
Protesters converged at Bank of America in Harvard Square on Tuesday, October 7 
at high noon. The crowd assembled to demand that the banks switch to socially 
responsible investment and abandon their deadly funding of mountain top removal 
coal mining and other dirty investments. ---- Protesters chanted, "Bank of 
America this crisis ain't funny; funding coal, killing communities- NOT WITH OUR 
MONEY!" Groups represented included Rising Tide Boston, Rainforest Action 
Network, and City Life/Vida Urbana. Soledad Lawrence, a tenant organizer with 
City Life/Vida Urbana, delivered a brilliant speech about the role of
banks, particularly Bank of America, in post-
foreclosure evictions of families in Boston,
despite the tenants' willingness to pay rent or
buy at appraised value. The rally then marched
around the corner to Citibank where four cli-
mate activists protested Citibank's funding of
mountaintop removal coal mining. They were
locked to the front doors, effectively shutting
down the bank.
   Bank of America and Citibank are the lead-
ing funders of the coal industry and mountain
top removal coal mining, which is devastat-
ing Appalachian communities. Said Rachel
Leone of Rising Tide Boston, "We want
Citibank to invest more in renewable energy
and stop funding coal because it can't happen
without financing."
    Deirdre Lally, one of the four prisoners,
stated, "Our hope was to increase pressure
on Citibank and Bank of America to move
another step towards ending their dirty in-
vestments in the coal industry." The other
three who had locked themselves to the doors
of Citibank said they wouldn't stop until the
banks stopped their dirty investments, en-
couraging banks to invest in solar and wind
technology.
    Julia Tredeau stated that they were acting
"in solidarity with our fellow activists and
friends who have been fighting mountain-
top removal coal mining in the Southeast for
years using similar tactics," noting that the
devastation caused by coal, "far exceeds the
boundaries of the coalfields." Urging account
holders with Citibank and Bank of America
to invest in local credit unions instead, Mi-
chelle Todd maintained, "They aren't going
to listen unless we make them listen."
    The four climate activists were arrest-
ed and charged with disorderly conduct.
They are scheduled to appear in court on
November 4.
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The four activists stayed in high
spirits as the police questioned them
and cut them loose. Photo by RAN.
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See also:
http://baamboston.org (not allways avilable)
Email: wordup (nospam) riseup.net
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