Occupy 'Shut Down the Corporations' Feb. 29

[Gas Man]

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We wanted to call your attention to one of the latest Occupy movements, Shut Down the Corporations, scheduled nationwide for February 29, 2012. The movement calls for non-violent, direct action against members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), with particular focus on board member companies. The following list, taken from the movement website (www.shutdownthecorporations.org), suggests which companies to target and in what cities:

Pfizer – NY, NY
Reed Elsevier – New York, NY
Johnson and Johnson – New Brunswick, NJ
Bayer Corp – Pittsburgh, PA (also in Toronto and Montreal for North American HQ)
CenterPoint 360 – Greenwich, CT
Diageo – Norwalk, CT
GlaxoKlineSmith – Philadephia, PA and Raleigh-Durham, NC
State Farm Insurance – Bloomington, IL
Kraft Food – Norfield, IL
Koch Industries – Wichita, KS
Reynolds American – Winston, Salem, NC
Wal-Mart – Bentonville, AK
PhRMA – Washington, DC
Peabody Energy – St. Louis, MO
Altria Group – Richmond, VA
American Bail Coalition – Fairfax, VA
Coca-Cola – Atlanta, GA
UPS – Atlanta, GA
AT&T – Dallas, TX
Energy Future Holdings – Dallas, TX
ExxonMobil – Irving, TX
Intuit, Inc. – Mountain View, CA
Salt River Project – Tempe, AZ and Mesa, AZ

Protest organizers recommend using tactics such as sit-ins, strikes, blockades, boycotts, banner drops, culture jamming, and performance. The ‘Shut Down the Corporations’ movement originated in Portland, Oregon, but the website indicates that protests are planned for over 50 cities nationwide, including Riverside, Long Beach, Santa Cruz, Las Vegas, Buffalo, Crown Heights and Brooklyn, coordinated cities in Connecticut, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Tulsa, Richmond, Austin, Phoenix, Provo, Minneapolis, Dayton, Kansas City, Newark, Salt Lake City, Nashville, Medford, Hampton Roads, San Diego, Hilo, Eugene, Madison, Ashville, Corvallis, Fargo Moorhead, New Brunswick, Gainesville, Pasadena, New York City, Des Moines, Santa Fe, Ventura County, Los Angeles, Orange County, Washington D.C., Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Albuquerque, Huntington and Savannah.

[Dave]

mindless faggots

[Gas Man]

Yep.... I hope they show up at one my facilities. I love calling the cops on idiots... dumb asses don't understand that my work is a secured facility under DOT & Homeland Security guidelines. BUT that being said, our security firm doesn't believe there will be anything at our company assets.

[Homeslice]

[IMG] The movement calls for non-violent, direct action against members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),

the what?

[Papa_Complex]

the what?

Lobby group: http://www.alec.org/about-alec/

Somehow I think that private corporations will be somewhat less forgiving of trespass, than the various public jurisdictions were.

[tommymac]

Lobby group: http://www.alec.org/about-alec/

Somehow I think that private corporations will be somewhat less forgiving of trespass, than the various public jurisdictions were.

Could be entertaining to see more hippies get tazered or beat down :lol:

[nhgunnut]

I am tired of these clowns , Mr. O decided to keep the patriot act , it is about time to use it against these domestic terrorists. Let give them all a Cuban Vacation at Gitmo.

[askmrjesus]

the what?

The un-elected people that run our country to suit their needs, instead of ours.

JC

[pauldun170]

...Challenge our society’s obsession with profit and greed by shutting down the corporations. We are rejecting a society that does not allow us control of our future. We will reclaim our ability to shape our world in a democratic, cooperative, just and sustainable direction.

I can have a productive day at work or I can say something about the above quote.
I need to check my calendar.

[tommymac]

I can have a productive day at work or I can say something about the above quote.
I need to check my calendar.

Wheres your multitasking ability :lol:

[Gas Man]

Lobby group: http://www.alec.org/about-alec/

Somehow I think that private corporations will be somewhat less forgiving of trespass, than the various public jurisdictions were.
Yeah we use all kinds of things for security... part of the biz.

[Cutty72]

Huh, Fargo/Moorhead... Those fuckers are gonna freeze their asses off in the 12+" of snow we're supposed to get in the next 24 hours!

[Rangerscott]

And the people working those jobs will show up for work then leave when it's time like any other day. Nothing accomplished.

[CasterTroy]

[IMG]
Reynolds American – Winston, Salem, NC


Hmm guess they didn't get the memo. They're not here any more :whosr: they've moved to China and sell to India and Asia now

[Gas Man]

Yeah well it was a copy paste thing...

I wonder if anybody sees anything today...

[Trip]

I thought I would since we are the biggest game in town and they still have occupy Chattanooga going, but there is no one out there. We get protested a bunch too.

[tommymac]

I thought I would since we are the biggest game in town and they still have occupy Chattanooga going, but there is no one out there. We get protested a bunch too.

I was down at the WTC on saturday and went past zucotti park and it was empty, just a few cops down there.

[Papa_Complex]

I thought I would since we are the biggest game in town and they still have occupy Chattanooga going, but there is no one out there. We get protested a bunch too.

What the hell are they occupying in Chattanooga? The choo-choo?

[Trip]

What the hell are they occupying in Chattanooga? The choo-choo?

No, they are in front of the city hall.

[Homeslice]

Outside Magazine claims Chattanooga is the new hipster city of choice

[Trip]

Outside Magazine claims Chattanooga is the new hipster city of choice

It's definitely hipster friendly down here. Good thing I bought a house outside Chattanooga.

[Papa_Complex]

Outside Magazine claims Chattanooga is the new hipster city of choice

No no one is watching "Portlandia" then.

[tommymac]

So trip can roll in on his bmw and go to the local starbucks and fit right in :lol:

[Trip]

We like the local Starbucks better, it's called Chatts, but I fondly call it Shatts. That's what happens when I drink coffee anyway, I get the shatts.

[CasterTroy]

http://i.imgur.com/H1KwI.jpg

[Homeslice]

No no one is watching "Portlandia" then.

Me neither. Don't even know what it's about.

[pauldun170]

Me neither. Don't even know what it's about.

I've seen clips.
My impression is that a bunch of hipsters got together to make a show mocking hipsters because the hipsters think the hipsters went mainstream.

I will say that some of it is pretty amusing.

[Papa_Complex]

I've seen clips.
My impression is that a bunch of hipsters got together to make a show mocking hipsters because the hipsters think the hipsters went mainstream.

I will say that some of it is pretty amusing.

Yup, that's pretty much it. Has some pretty good cameos, from time to time. Penny Marshal was on the last one. They've had Steve Buscemi on it. Kyle MacLachlan played the mayor of Portland, on a few episodes. Heather Graham looked good, in a low cut t-shirt.

http://fullepisode.info/portlandia-season-2-episode-7-motorcycle/

[shmike]

Yup, that's pretty much it. Has some pretty good cameos, from time to time. Penny Marshal was on the last one. They've had Steve Buscemi on it. Kyle MacLachlan played the mayor of Portland, on a few episodes. Heather Graham looked good, in a low cut t-shirt.

http://fullepisode.info/portlandia-season-2-episode-7-motorcycle/

Thanks for the link.

I just watched the episode and was cracking up at the sitter sketch. :lol:

[Homeslice]

Yup, that's pretty much it. Has some pretty good cameos, from time to time. Penny Marshal was on the last one. They've had Steve Buscemi on it. Kyle MacLachlan played the mayor of Portland, on a few episodes. Heather Graham looked good, in a low cut t-shirt.

http://fullepisode.info/portlandia-season-2-episode-7-motorcycle/

Who, who and who? :?:
OK I do know Heather Graham, but none of the others.

[shmike]

Who, who and who? :?:
OK I do know Heather Graham, but none of the others.

I don't know the others either but you HAVE to know who Steve Buscemi is...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Buscemi

[Dave]

I don't know the others either but you HAVE to know who Steve Buscemi is...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Buscemi

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljx9wbUVPB1qjneago1_500.jpg

[Papa_Complex]

Who, who and who? :?:
OK I do know Heather Graham, but none of the others.

Steve Buscemi (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000114/)- shot the shit out of rocks on an asteroid, in "Armageddon"

Penny Marshal (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001508/)- 'Laverne' from "Lavern and Shirley"

Kyle MacLachlan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001492/) - 'Agent Cooper' from "Twin Peaks"