[HCCN-Talk] Stand in Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street

[Bob Jones]

Hi
Could you send this notice to the HCCN list? 
Bob
 
There was such an enthusiastic response to the two local democracy rallies last weekend that a group of us intend to do this every weekend. We had 50 attend the rally in Blue Hill and 52 in Ellsworth with very short notice. Our goal is to line both bridges and then extend into town. The weekly rallies are as follows:
 
Blue Hill on the bridge- Every Saturday 12-1 PM 
Ellsworth on the bridge - Every Sunday 12-1 PM

If you want to join us,  bring a sign and a smile and we’ll send a message to New York and DC that we are standing in solidarity with them. If  you don't have a sign, come anyway. It's a fun way to connect with 
like minded individuals who believe we need to reclaim America. 

Tips for new sign makers and rally attenders: Make signs with big dark letters and not too many  words - individuals are reading them while driving. Point the signs toward the drivers. Smile and wave to them.

For those of you unfamiliar with "Occupy Wall Street." it is a term used by individuals who have been camping in a park near Wall Street in NY for the past 3 weeks to protest the unofficial take-over of our government by the elite 1% in multi-national corporations and Wall Street banks. The practice of austerity initiatives to cut social programs, teachers, libraries, postal services, Medicare, etc, is unacceptable. This movement by  the "other 99%" has exploded in occupations and rallies all across America. As of today, there are over 1300 occupations formed in the U.S. in just 3 weeks! We hope it is the start of a paradigm shift toward a true democracy. 
  
If you are interested in more information about the movement, see https://occupywallst.org/   and http://october2011.org/   
  
This is an excellent article by Ben Manski, organizer of  the Wisconsin Wave.
http://libertytreefoundation.org/publications-talks/protest-wave-why-political-class-can’t-understand-our-demands

This action is co-sponsored by
Alliancefor Democracy Downeast- Bonnie Preston 374-363
HancockCountyTowns in Transition - Bob Jones at 664-6190
 
Please send this on to your family, friends and neighbors who might be interested.
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