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8th October 2011, 03:01
If you are in the area, please stop by the General Assembly meeting and help plan for Occupy Detroit on October 21st! PM me if you need a ride.
Activists and Community Members to Hold First General Assembly Meeting on 10/10 to Plan ‘Occupy Detroit’ Demonstration
On Monday, October 10, activists and community members will meet at the Spirit of Hope Church, 1519 Martin Luther King Boulevard in Detroit in order to hold a general assembly planning meeting for the ‘Occupy Detroit’ movement. The movement is inspired by and in solidarity with protests for liberation and against oppression and exploitation that are occurring all over the world. In particular, the movement has arisen out of solidarity with the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests against economic and social injustice, which have been occurring in New York since September 17. At the general assembly meeting, organizers will discuss the logistics of the event and form various committees related to the demonstration, in addition to discussing the specific issues facing oppressed people in Detroit such as home foreclosures, homelessness, school closures, poverty, and food assistance cut-offs.
The Occupy Wall Street protests have been attended by thousands of people and have drawn support from celebrity journalists, musicians, and actors, and have been increasingly supported by labor unions. Demonstrators have been camped out in the financial district of New York City for nearly three weeks in order to draw attention to economic and social injustices being inflicted on the people of America. Protesters have been speaking out on a wide range of social and economic issues, including government bailouts, tax cuts for the rich, environmental degradation, unemployment, and police brutality, as well as oppressions based on race, gender, and sexual orientation. Occupy Detroit is just one of many demonstrations in solidarity taking place now and in the near future, across the country and around the world. The final date and location of Occupy Detroit will be determined at Monday’s meeting.
www.occupydetroit.us
Contacts:
Michael Shallal
[email protected]
Ife Johari Uhuru
[email protected]
Activists and Community Members to Hold First General Assembly Meeting on 10/10 to Plan ‘Occupy Detroit’ Demonstration
On Monday, October 10, activists and community members will meet at the Spirit of Hope Church, 1519 Martin Luther King Boulevard in Detroit in order to hold a general assembly planning meeting for the ‘Occupy Detroit’ movement. The movement is inspired by and in solidarity with protests for liberation and against oppression and exploitation that are occurring all over the world. In particular, the movement has arisen out of solidarity with the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests against economic and social injustice, which have been occurring in New York since September 17. At the general assembly meeting, organizers will discuss the logistics of the event and form various committees related to the demonstration, in addition to discussing the specific issues facing oppressed people in Detroit such as home foreclosures, homelessness, school closures, poverty, and food assistance cut-offs.
The Occupy Wall Street protests have been attended by thousands of people and have drawn support from celebrity journalists, musicians, and actors, and have been increasingly supported by labor unions. Demonstrators have been camped out in the financial district of New York City for nearly three weeks in order to draw attention to economic and social injustices being inflicted on the people of America. Protesters have been speaking out on a wide range of social and economic issues, including government bailouts, tax cuts for the rich, environmental degradation, unemployment, and police brutality, as well as oppressions based on race, gender, and sexual orientation. Occupy Detroit is just one of many demonstrations in solidarity taking place now and in the near future, across the country and around the world. The final date and location of Occupy Detroit will be determined at Monday’s meeting.
www.occupydetroit.us
Contacts:
Michael Shallal
[email protected]
Ife Johari Uhuru
[email protected]