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Wave of Action Re-Energizes New York Activism
In spite of raw and rainy weather, several hundred activists participated in Wave of Action events last weekend in New York. April 4 kicked off a three-month period of heightened activism, which Wave of Action’s website describes as “people throughout the world…protesting corruption, rallying around solutions and taking part in alternative systems.” Here is a sampling from New York’s Wave:
Harlem: The Robin Hood Tax campaign demonstrated outside Congressman Rangel’s office. “The Robin Hood Tax would raise hundreds of billions of dollars every year for people in our communities,” said Michael Tikili, an organizer with the Health Global Action Project. The Robin Hood Tax, also known as the Inclusive Prosperity Act (HR1579) sponsored by Rep. Keith Ellison, proposes a fee on speculative financial trades on Wall Street. “With those resources we could commit to Dr. King’s dream with the real revenue we need for jobs, living wages, healthcare and equal access to education,” said Tikili.
Zuccotti Park: Over 100 community organizers and activists from dozens of organizations such as Veterans For Peace, People’s Power Assembly, and OccuEvolve, met at Zuccotti Park, the scene of Occupy Wall Street encampment in 2011. In spite of a cold drizzle, they discussed issues and strategies for organizing, and rekindled old friendships. “We are focusing on objectives and to bring people together,” said Harrison Schultz, organizer with Fed Up, a project to educate people about how the Federal Reserve influences money creation. “This proves that the movement of the people is growing on these issues,” he said.
60 Wall Street: Nearly a hundred people met in the atrium of the Deutsche Bank building to discuss healthcare and economic reform. The organization Strike Debt, an off-shoot of Occupy Wall Street, distributed “The Debt Resistors Operations Manual,” a guide for getting out of debt.
More, plus multimedia at: http://www.dcmediagroup.us/2014/04/07/wave-of-action-re-energizes-new-york-activism/60 Wall Street: Nearly a hundred people met in the atrium of the Deutsche Bank building to discuss healthcare and economic reform. The organization Strike Debt, an off-shoot of Occupy Wall Street, distributed “The Debt Resistors Operations Manual,” a guide for getting out of debt.