On Saturday, December 24, 2011 members of Occupy Boston will be holding an “Anti Big Bank, Pro Local Credit Unions March” starting at 1 pm at the Parkman Bandstand in the Boston Commons with march kicking off at 2 pm.
This march is a continuation of activities surrounding “Bank Transfer Day,” which was on November 5, 2011, and was a great victory for Main Street with approximately 440,000 people transferring money from the “Big Banks” and depositing it into their local credit unions. But the fight is not over! Corporate financial institutions continue to be bailed out on Wall Street with taxpayer money and they continue to use our money recklessly. It is estimated that during this holiday season the nation’s seven largest banks are doling out $156 billion dollars in executive bonuses. Show big banks that we will not accept these irresponsible actions any longer!
Credit Unions are non-profit institutions that are owned by each account holder, meaning they are looking out for YOU, not a group of stockholders. They provide a wide range of financial services with no fees, lower interest rates, lower ARP rates.
Join us for us for our Christmas Eve march to educate, remind and encourage Bostonians that each one of us has the choice to support our local credit unions instead of continuing to fund the Big Banks and line the pockets of their leaders.
We have the power to make a difference. We are the 99%.
*If you take photos of this march or any other Occupy Boston action and want to share them with us, please upload them to our new Flickr Group: Occupy Boston Media Photo Sharing
One Response to “Occupy Boston Mobilizing “Anti Big Bank, Pro Local Credit Unions March” on Christmas Eve!”
I’m surprised the big banks are still able to conduct business after all the people switched to credit unions. Rumor has it that dollars transferred almost surpassed the number of people doing the transferring. Well done, Occupy community, well done.