As we write (3:00 pm Friday), thousands of activists, students,
youth, trade unionists, and community organizers are marching through the
streets of the Wall Street financial district demanding "Bail Out the
People - Not the Banks!"
Police have arrested 4 protesters so far, and they are being held at the 1st
Precinct. All of them are members of the youth group
FIST (Fight Imperialism Stand
Together).
Please take action now to support the Wall Street protesters -
demand that they be released and all charges dropped.
The real criminals are in the executive offices and boardrooms of the banks and
investment firms, not on the streets.
Here's how you can help:
1. Call the First Precinct at (212) 334-0611
2. Sign the
online petition:
To: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, NYC City Council, NYPD
CC: NY Congressional Delegation, Congressional Leaders, the NY Legislature,
President Obama, Attorney General Holder, members of the media
I am writing to demand the release of all individuals who were arrested at the
Friday April 3 protest on Wall Street.
It is not a crime to demand that our money be spent on meeting people's
needs, not for massive corporate bailouts. Marching for jobs and housing
is not a crime!
The real criminals are in the boardrooms and executive offices on Wall Street,
not the people marching for jobs, healthcare, and a moratorium on
foreclosures.
Release ALL arrestees!
Drop the Charges!
Arrest Bankers Not Workers!
Sincerely,
Sign the petition
online
3. Please consider making an emergency donation at
http://bailoutpeople.org/donate.shtml
Then...
Back to the streets!
Saturday April 4 - Rally at
12:00 pm at
Williams & Nassau (near Wall St.) Then march
APRIL 4: 12 noon - Rally on Wall Street followed by march
Saturday, April 4
RALLY
Gather with chanting, drumming and music:
12 Noon to 1:00pm on Nassau
between Wall Street and Pine – over looking NY Stock Exchange
and in front of the Federal Reserve and Chase Bank (
map)
Enter area at Pine and Broadway go East one SHORT block to Nassau This is just
a block from the Friday Rally site.
We will join
United for Peace and
Justice as they come by at Pine and Broadway, about 1:00pm. One block
further at Wall and Broadway the whole march will turn Left down Wall Street,
turn Right at Broad Street and the NY Stock Exchange, then turn Right on
Exchange and go back to Broadway. From there the march will proceed South to
Battery Park.
Bail Out People will have a table, displays and literature at Battery Park,
along Eisenhower Way, going West toward Castle Clinton. Be sure to come by our
table.
SATURDAY Bus Drop-off:
Broadway, between Wall and Pine on the West Side of street (
map)
SATURDAY Bus Parking and Pick-up
Water Street between Broad Street and Old Slip
This is about 3 blocks EAST of the ending site at Battery Park
