Rolling Jubilee/Strike Debt and OWS members to visit Occupy Detroit, Feb. 2nd
https://www.facebook.com/events/424556677620784/?ref=3
Some members of Occupy Wall Street and #StrikeDebt will be visiting Detroit this weekend and want to talk to YOU about what's going on in Detroit, because our city is on the tip of many a tongue as either an example of urban decay and "successful" federal bailouts, or as a place where a paradigm shift is happening.
"As individuals, families, and communities, most of us are drowning in debt to Wall Street for the basic things things we need to live, like housing, education, and health care. Even those of us who do not have personal debt are affected by predatory lending. Our essential public services are cut because our cities and towns are held hostage by the same big banks that have been bailed out by our government in recent years.
We are not a loan. Strike Debt came from a coalition of Occupy groups looking to build popular resistance to all forms of debt imposed on us by the banks. Debt keeps us isolated, ashamed, and afraid. We are building a movement to challenge this system while creating alternatives and supporting each other. We want an economy where our debts are to our friends, families, and communities — and not to the 1%."
-strikedebt.org
Critical Moment community newspaper and the Boggs Center is hosting a low-key, informal meet & greet to talk about Strike Debt, the Rolling Jubilee, Land Trusts and cross-pollinating grass roots organizing.
Bring some food to share and drinks if that's your thing. We will too!
Links for info on the Rolling Jubilee:
CNN - Occupy, this time for the people's debt:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/14/opinion/rushkoff-occupy-debt/index.html
Forbes - Let's talk about Debt: How Rolling Jubilee Aims to Strike at the Crisis:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/deannazandt/2012/11/28/lets-talk-about-debt-how-rolling-jubilee-aims-to-strike-at-the-crisis/
US News: Rolling Jubilee Aims to Buy and Forgive Debt:
http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2012/12/03/rolling-jubilee-aims-to-buy-and-forgive-debt
Village Voice Blog: The Rolling Jubilee Mails its First Debt Forgiveness Letters:
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/12/the_rolling_jub.php
Huffington Post: Behind Occupy's Rolling Jubilee Debt Campaign, Personal Finance Book for Debtors and Defaulters
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/occupy-debt-personal-finance_n_2132948.html