Not Exactly Pitchforks … Yet!
From the streets of Madison to the banks and Congresional offices of Washington, D.C., middle class Americans — as if waking after a long sleep — are increasingly willing to express their anger in constructive political action.
Yesterday we saw this in the occupation of a branch of the Bank of America in Washington, D.C, and the House Speaker’s office, by several hundred demonstrators delivering the message, “Wall Street Must Pay!”
A new campaign by a national network of activists kicked off Monday morning with a splash as it led hundreds of fed up homeowners in a series of protests that brought business to a halt at a major bank and the House speaker’s office.
The National People’s Action network picked Monday to launch the “Make Wall Street Pay” campaign thanks to another show in town: the National Association of Attorneys General’s Convention in Washington, D.C.
But they didn’t stop there.
Moving from the meeting of all 50 Attorneys General, the crowd made their way to a Bank of America branch on Pennsylvania Ave. While about 300 stood outside, another 300 moved indoors, filling up the lobby and bringing business to a standstill.
Then, they went to see if Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) was available, filing into his Capitol Hill offices to send an unambiguous message: Wall Street must pay.
“They delivered the message that we have a revenue crisis and that Wall Street must pay its fair share,” George Goehl, executive director of National People’s Action, told Raw Story in an exclusive interview.
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Video from MakeWallStreetPay.org