mindatrisk
18th November 2013, 20:12
Hello :) This is my first post. I've come here looking for support as I develop a civil disobedience campaign against the banks. Here is my (in progress) campaign manifesto. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thank you. :)
Global Civil Disobedience Campaign Against the Banks
The vast and various ills and evils of the banks do not need an introduction from me. Instead, I will begin by stating that these vast and various ills and evils demand from us the most urgent and decisive action possible. As such, I am planning a global campaign of co-ordinated and unified civil disobedience designed for the highest ambition… the end of our current banking system.
Quite simply, the extensive suffering caused by the banks is utterly unnecessary. It does not need to be this way. Humanity has the means, the resources, and the collective will for every human being on this planet to live in material security - no poverty, no lack, no deprivation ever again. We can create a financial system that is fair, transparent, and that serves the best interests of all of humanity, not just an elite few.
This is very ambitious, but it can work, and it will work, if we do the work. Now is the time. Enough is enough. This is just about as good a plan as is possible to end the current corrupted banking system once and for all, but it needs YOU, your passion, your inspiration, your energies, and your conviction. We are humanity. We are capable of anything. And we can do this with ease. Please read on.
The Power of Civil Disobedience
The primary function of civil disobedience is:
1. To empower the public by demonstrating that effective action against corrupt institutes is possible.
2. To disempower corrupt institutes by demonstrating that we can and will take action, that we are not afraid to take action, and that we have the means and the will to continue to take action until our objectives are achieved.
Our Aims and Objectives
Our aim is simple… A financial system that is fair, transparent, and that serves the best interests of all of humanity.
This will be achieved by utilising civil disobedience to get the attention and support of the global public so that we can provide a platform for experts (monetary reformers etc.) to: (make the platform bit clearer)
1. Increase the publics awareness and understanding of the current financial systems.
2. Stimulate a global discussion about the future of the current financial systems culminating in a global referendum.
3. Collectively develop a new financial system that is fair, transparent, and that serves the best interests of all of humanity.
The Act of Civil Disobedience
For an act of civil disobedience to be effective it must be a simple and repeatable act that is performed in front of a large audience of supporters. The power of civil disobedience is not in the act itself, but in the potential for the act to be repeated en masse. The act of civil disobedience that I am proposing is this:
1. Make an application to your bank for the maximum overdraft for your bank account.
2. Once received, move your money into another account - a credit union, for example - so that your bank account balance is zero.
3. Donate the total of your overdraft - £1000, for example - to Rolling Jubilee, who will use the money to buy debt and then write it off, or to a charity of your choice.
4. Go over your overdraft limit by the minimum amount required to incur bank charges - you now have their attention.
5. Refuse to pay the bank charges and stop funding the account so that the charges accumulate.
Empowering the Public
The above is a simple act that can be repeated - with variations - by most people around the world. It is an act that will demonstrate just how much power the public has. As an isolated act performed in private it would be insignificant, but the act will be revolutionary when performed publicly en masse to a large audience of support.
Disempowering the Banks
It is vital that our strategies utterly disempower the banks, leaving them with no option but to work with us towards achieving our aims. At first, the banks will feel compelled to take the strongest action possible to discourage others from repeating the act of civil disobedience. We should encourage them to do so by pushing for the severest punishment possible. This will serve the dual purpose of drawing more attention (public and media) towards the campaign, and by willingly taking the severest punishment possible we will remove any threat that the banks have, thus encouraging more and more people to repeat the act of civil disobedience. The banks will be left with the impossible task of taking action against ever increasing numbers of people. At this point the banks will be powerless. Simple!
Is this really possible?
Yes! The key here is strength in numbers… we need numbers, and no action will be taken until we have those numbers. Fortunately, there are already countless activists around the world working on this very issue, and countless others who would support the campaign. All we need to do is to get this campaign to as many of these people as is possible.
Think about this… Would 100,000 people performing this act of civil disobedience for the whole world to see give us enough influence and leverage to achieve our aims and objectives? Hell, yeah! Can the banks take meaningful action against 100,000 people who have the support of millions and millions of others around the world? Nope! So, the question is not whether this is possible or not - because it simply is - but whether we can get 100,000 (or more) to support this campaign, and if so, how will we get them?
This Can Work!
Are you committed to this? Will you share this with everyone that you think will be interested? If so, then this will ripple out and become massive in no time. With every supporter we gain it becomes that much easier for others to support the campaign, and that much harder for the banks to take action against us. The more hot people we can get then the more the warm people will feel encouraged to join, and the more warm people we have on board then the safer it will feel for the cold people to be involved, and very quickly we have a global support base of millions easily.
We have incredible resources available to us. We have vast social media networks that allow us to connect with millions. We have passionate alternative media sources with large, dedicated audiences. We have amazing people already working tirelessly to bring about monetary reform (this if for you). But, most importantly of all, we have a world population that is already utterly sick and tired of the current banking system. The time is NOW. Together, we can do this.
Plan of Action
1. Build an audience.
2. Perform act of civil disobedience.
3. ….
How You Can Help
* Commit to the campaign and share it with everyone and anyone you think will be interested.
* Think of creative ways to connect with the public, to get their attention, to capture their imagination, to empower them, and to motivate them.
* Offer whatever skills and resources that you have that will help.
* Share your ideas… How can we make this campaign more effective?
* Finally, be positive, believe in yourself, believe in the goodness of humanity, believe in our future, be an example of an empowered, passionate and caring human being.
Contact Me
My name is Richard. I live in the UK. You can email me on [email protected]
Thank you.
Global Civil Disobedience Campaign Against the Banks
The vast and various ills and evils of the banks do not need an introduction from me. Instead, I will begin by stating that these vast and various ills and evils demand from us the most urgent and decisive action possible. As such, I am planning a global campaign of co-ordinated and unified civil disobedience designed for the highest ambition… the end of our current banking system.
Quite simply, the extensive suffering caused by the banks is utterly unnecessary. It does not need to be this way. Humanity has the means, the resources, and the collective will for every human being on this planet to live in material security - no poverty, no lack, no deprivation ever again. We can create a financial system that is fair, transparent, and that serves the best interests of all of humanity, not just an elite few.
This is very ambitious, but it can work, and it will work, if we do the work. Now is the time. Enough is enough. This is just about as good a plan as is possible to end the current corrupted banking system once and for all, but it needs YOU, your passion, your inspiration, your energies, and your conviction. We are humanity. We are capable of anything. And we can do this with ease. Please read on.
The Power of Civil Disobedience
The primary function of civil disobedience is:
1. To empower the public by demonstrating that effective action against corrupt institutes is possible.
2. To disempower corrupt institutes by demonstrating that we can and will take action, that we are not afraid to take action, and that we have the means and the will to continue to take action until our objectives are achieved.
Our Aims and Objectives
Our aim is simple… A financial system that is fair, transparent, and that serves the best interests of all of humanity.
This will be achieved by utilising civil disobedience to get the attention and support of the global public so that we can provide a platform for experts (monetary reformers etc.) to: (make the platform bit clearer)
1. Increase the publics awareness and understanding of the current financial systems.
2. Stimulate a global discussion about the future of the current financial systems culminating in a global referendum.
3. Collectively develop a new financial system that is fair, transparent, and that serves the best interests of all of humanity.
The Act of Civil Disobedience
For an act of civil disobedience to be effective it must be a simple and repeatable act that is performed in front of a large audience of supporters. The power of civil disobedience is not in the act itself, but in the potential for the act to be repeated en masse. The act of civil disobedience that I am proposing is this:
1. Make an application to your bank for the maximum overdraft for your bank account.
2. Once received, move your money into another account - a credit union, for example - so that your bank account balance is zero.
3. Donate the total of your overdraft - £1000, for example - to Rolling Jubilee, who will use the money to buy debt and then write it off, or to a charity of your choice.
4. Go over your overdraft limit by the minimum amount required to incur bank charges - you now have their attention.
5. Refuse to pay the bank charges and stop funding the account so that the charges accumulate.
Empowering the Public
The above is a simple act that can be repeated - with variations - by most people around the world. It is an act that will demonstrate just how much power the public has. As an isolated act performed in private it would be insignificant, but the act will be revolutionary when performed publicly en masse to a large audience of support.
Disempowering the Banks
It is vital that our strategies utterly disempower the banks, leaving them with no option but to work with us towards achieving our aims. At first, the banks will feel compelled to take the strongest action possible to discourage others from repeating the act of civil disobedience. We should encourage them to do so by pushing for the severest punishment possible. This will serve the dual purpose of drawing more attention (public and media) towards the campaign, and by willingly taking the severest punishment possible we will remove any threat that the banks have, thus encouraging more and more people to repeat the act of civil disobedience. The banks will be left with the impossible task of taking action against ever increasing numbers of people. At this point the banks will be powerless. Simple!
Is this really possible?
Yes! The key here is strength in numbers… we need numbers, and no action will be taken until we have those numbers. Fortunately, there are already countless activists around the world working on this very issue, and countless others who would support the campaign. All we need to do is to get this campaign to as many of these people as is possible.
Think about this… Would 100,000 people performing this act of civil disobedience for the whole world to see give us enough influence and leverage to achieve our aims and objectives? Hell, yeah! Can the banks take meaningful action against 100,000 people who have the support of millions and millions of others around the world? Nope! So, the question is not whether this is possible or not - because it simply is - but whether we can get 100,000 (or more) to support this campaign, and if so, how will we get them?
This Can Work!
Are you committed to this? Will you share this with everyone that you think will be interested? If so, then this will ripple out and become massive in no time. With every supporter we gain it becomes that much easier for others to support the campaign, and that much harder for the banks to take action against us. The more hot people we can get then the more the warm people will feel encouraged to join, and the more warm people we have on board then the safer it will feel for the cold people to be involved, and very quickly we have a global support base of millions easily.
We have incredible resources available to us. We have vast social media networks that allow us to connect with millions. We have passionate alternative media sources with large, dedicated audiences. We have amazing people already working tirelessly to bring about monetary reform (this if for you). But, most importantly of all, we have a world population that is already utterly sick and tired of the current banking system. The time is NOW. Together, we can do this.
Plan of Action
1. Build an audience.
2. Perform act of civil disobedience.
3. ….
How You Can Help
* Commit to the campaign and share it with everyone and anyone you think will be interested.
* Think of creative ways to connect with the public, to get their attention, to capture their imagination, to empower them, and to motivate them.
* Offer whatever skills and resources that you have that will help.
* Share your ideas… How can we make this campaign more effective?
* Finally, be positive, believe in yourself, believe in the goodness of humanity, believe in our future, be an example of an empowered, passionate and caring human being.
Contact Me
My name is Richard. I live in the UK. You can email me on [email protected]
Thank you.