Occupy Declares November 17 National Day Of Action--Out Of The Parks And Into Streets

Mayor Bloomberg’s attempts to shut down the Occupy Movement was a bad move. Now it’s time to take our city back.

• November 17th is a national day of action against policies that have enriched the 1% and impoverished the 99%. It is a day to focus the anger of our growing movement on… Congress’ failure to create good jobs for the unemployed while at the same time it pursues job-killing budget cuts to pay for more tax cuts for corporations and the rich.

• Enough is enough—we can’t wait any longer. Three years after Wall Street wrecked our economy, 25 million people are still unable to find full-time work and the scandalous gap between the 1% and the 99% continues to grow. But instead of creating jobs, Congress continues to ignore the concerns of the 99%, and focuses on job-killing budget cuts and tax giveaways for the rich. 

We take back the city at 5PM

Take Foley Square: (Center/Duane Streets) J to Chambers, 4,5,6 to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall)
Community members, community groups and labor are taking their fight for jobs and economic justice out of the park, and into the streets, in this first nationally coordinated day of action between organized labor and Occupy Wall Street.

Across the country, our infrastructure is falling apart; our bridges, our roads, our public transit systems are in a state of disrepair. Enough! It’s time to revitalize our economy with the creation of local jobs which serve our country as a whole!

At 5:00 pm, we celebrate with tens of thousands of people as we gather at Foley square, march to our bridges and demand that we get back to work! The celebration will culminate in a festival of light as we mark the two-month anniversary of the #occupy movement!

The time to declare an economic emergency is NOW!

November 17th, join the 99%!

AND IF YOU’RE AROUND EARLIER IN THE DAY, HERE’S THE FULL SLATE OF EVENTS!

BREAKFAST ACTION… Liberty Plaza – 7:00 am: SHUT DOWN WALL STREET RESIST austerity
Enough of this economy that divides us – it’s time for an economy that works for all. We will gather at 7:00 a.m., before the ring of the Trading Floor Bell, to confront Wall Street with the stories of people on the front lines of economic injustice. There, before the Stock Exchange, we will exchange stories rather than stocks. For more details, go here https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=288654331165960

LUNCH ACTION: 3:00 pm: OCCUPY THE SUBWAYS RECLAIM our democracy!
Throughout the boroughs, we will gather at 7 central subway hubs, to listen to a singular story from one of our hardest-hit and most inspirational neighbors.
Bronx: Fordham Rd, and 3rd Ave/138th
Brooklyn: Broadway Junction, and Borough Hall
Queens: Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave, and Jamaica Center Parsons Archer
Manhattan: 125th st, and Union Square
Staten Island: St George/Staten Island Ferry

Then we will take our own stories to the trains, using the “People’s Mic”. We will rise up from the underground to join thousands of others gathered in the light of day, at Foley Square.

STUDENT STRIKE: Gather at Union Square
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163447200417067