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1) Our call for the City to divest its holdings in Chase Bank is producing results. Last week the city Treasurer, Marty Lyons, stated that the City is issuing RFP’s for banks to apply for the City’s business. Mayor Tisdahl at Friday’s demonstration stated that she is working on this and seeing what she can do. We need to keep the pressure on since even if they move some of their investments from Chase, that is not enough. Be sure to call the City and contact your council person and tell them to go forward with full divestment from Chase.
2) This coming week we will continue at the noon hour outside the back of the Community Center, and on Saturday we will again be at Sherman and Church at 12 noon, with a General Assembly in Panera at 1PM.
3) Wednesday, March 14 at Boo Coo at 6 PM is our next movie about Greg Palast and Vulture Capitalism.
4) Thursday, March 15 New Trier will have its alumni awrds dinner at the Hilton Orrington from 6-9PM. Rahm Emmanuel is scheduled to receive one of the awards. Occupy will be there in protest. Plan to join us.
The most important event this coming week, and most important of our work thus far, will be this Friday starting at 11AM out front of the Hilton Orrington. The event is Mayor Tisdale’s State of the City Address, and we want to demonstrate and continue our call for the city to divest its holdings in Chase Bank to all those arriving, including the media. We will have our handouts (copies attached), and we encourage everyone to make a sign (statement of your choice) and bring it. And tell those you know and please email your network—we need the largest turnout possible.
The other weekdays we will continue to be out back of the Civic Center at the noon hour. We will also convene again at Sherman and Church at noon next Saturday with the GA following in Panera at 1 PM. Look around for us because we grab space where ever it is available.
Also note that our film series continues with Greg Palast’s “Vulture’s Picnic” on Wednesday night, March 14 at Boo Coo.
Last but not least, please call your Councilperson if you have not already done so and let her/him know that you support Occupy Evanston’s campaign for the city to divest its holdings in Chase Bank and shift them to a community bank. Below is a list of all the Councilpersons with their phone numbers and email addresses.
The most important event this coming week, and most important of our work thus far, will be this Friday starting at 11AM out front of the Hilton Orrington. The event is Mayor Tisdale’s State of the City Address, and we want to demonstrate and continue our call for the city to divest its holdings in Chase Bank to all those arriving, including the media. We will have our handouts (copies attached), and we encourage everyone to make a sign (statement of your choice) and bring it. And tell those you know and please email your network—we need the largest turnout possible.
The other weekdays we will continue to be out back of the Civic Center at the noon hour. We will also convene again at Sherman and Church at noon next Saturday with the GA following in Panera at 1 PM. Look around for us because we grab space where ever it is available.
Also note that our film series continues with Greg Palast’s “Vulture’s Picnic” on Wednesday night, March 7 at Boo Coo.
Last but not least, please call your Councilperson if you have not already done so and let her/him know that you support Occupy Evanston’s campaign for the city to divest its holdings in Chase Bank and shift them to a community bank. Below is a list of all the Councilpersons with their phone numbers and email addresses.
Our campaign calling upon the City of Evaston to divest its holdings in Chase Bank continues. We will be behind the Civic Center weekdays at noon (except for Jack on Wednesdays), and next Saturday, February 25 at noon at Church and Sherman by Barnes & Noble and Panera. General Assembly at 1 PM in Panera.
We are also planning on demonstrating on Friday, March 2 outside the mayor’s State of the City Address at the Hilton Orrington starting at 11 AM. Be sure to try and join us then!
Our campaign to have the City of Evanston divest its holdings in Chase Bank continues. We will again be behind the Community Center at the noon hour during the week (Jack cannot come Wednesdays, but others are welcome). On Saturday February 18 we will again be at Church & Sherman (Pinera/Barnes & Noble/Radio Shack/Pret a Manger) leafleting about the City and Chase. The General Assembly will be in Pinera at 1 PM.
Be sure to call the City at 311, ask for the City Manager, and say you support Occupy Evanston’s call for the City to divest its holdings in Chase and shift the money to a community bank.
We continue our presence behind the Civic Center each weekday at noon, leafletting the public about having the City divest its holdings in Chase Bank. Next Saturday we will again convene at noon at Church and Sherman (Panera, Barnes & Noble, Radio Shack, Pret a Manger) with the General Assembly to follow at Panera at 1:00.
Remember to call the City Manager or Treasurer at 311 or 847-866-2936, say you support Occupy Evanston’s call for the City to divest its holdings in Chase bank.
This coming week we will again be out behind the Civic Center each weekday for the noon hour. Our focus continues to be calling upon the City of Evanston to divest its holdings in Chase Bank and shift them to a community bank. Be sure to call the City at 311, ask for the Treasurer and tell him you support this divestment campaign.
To accommodate those who requested that we also be out Friday evenings, the last two Fridays we were at the Century Cinema from 7:00 to 8:00, but no one else showed up. So we have decided for the time being to just continue with the weekdays at noon plus Saturdays.
This Saturday, February 4, we will be in downtown Evanston, on the four corners by Panera, Barnes & Noble, Radio Shack, and Pret a Manger from 12:00 till 1:00. We will then adjourn to Panera for the General Assembly starting at 1:00.
