You are invited to join a<b> December 12th Day of Action in Champaign-Urbana </b>to
highlight community struggles in our local neighborhoods and show
solidarity with west coast port workers and occupy movements. On that
day, occupy movements will block West
Coast ports, in solidarity with port workers facing attacks from the 1%
and in protest against coordinated police attacks against occupy
encampments.<br>
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<br><b>When: Monday, December 12th, Noon and 5pm<br></b><br></div>
<b>What:</b>
Coordinated public presence and actions throughout Champaign-Urbana. We are inviting you to
be visible at noon and five, with your organizations, communities,
families, and friends to show community power and solidarity
with West Coast port workers and occupy movements. This is a re-imagining of street corner protests: you are invited to occupy your corner to help create a town-wide presence (if you can't come out at noon and five then come out when you can).<br>
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<b>How to plug in:</b> Stand outside with signs at a trafficked
intersection in your neighborhood, knowing that people all over town are
doing the same. Engage in a creative public presence of your choosing
that speaks to the issues your community is struggling with. Bring your
friends and neighbors. Start dialogues with passersby. Commit to being present for one hour.<br>
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We are inviting you to do this at noon and 5pm at a location of your choosing, in hopes
of creating a broad public presence. However, if you want to go
somewhere you know people will be, come to any of the following
intersections: University and Lincoln in Urbana, Illinois and Vine in
Urbana, Springfield and Randolph in Champaign, and Church and Lynn in
Champaign.<br>
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<b>Our goals: </b><br>
- Show solidarity with the west coast port shutdowns.<br>
<div>- Energize our local community struggles.<br>- Make our community power visible and create welcoming, accessible spaces.<br>
- Highlight our connected movements for gender, racial, and economic justice.<br><br></div>
As a way of documenting this action we will ask that folks at each
intersection <b>send a photo and/or the intersection to
<<a href="mailto:december12solidarity@gmail.com" target="_blank">december12solidarity@gmail.com</a>></b> so that we can map the impact of
this action. Feel free to shoot us any questions at that email address as well.
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