[Peace-discuss] "Recovery, not Bailout" Demonstration Wednesday evening 5:00 -

[Stuart Levy]

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 03:10:54PM -0500, Barbara kessel wrote:
> Jobs with Justice + AWARE are sponsoring an emergency demonstration to say
> what is necessary for a decent Recovery plan. Press release has just gone
> out for 5:00 at the Illinois Terminal - 45 E. University, where there will
> be a press conference in the parking lot.
> 
> After that, we will march west toward the four corners of Neil and
> University stoplight. If there are too many of us to stand on the four
> corners, we may spread out down University in both directions - move around
> if we have to or need to.
> 
> No flyers, just lots of wonderful signs, readable from a distance, signs
> such as Bail Out Main Street, Not Wall Street!
> 
> No unlimited power to Treasury
> 
> Money for houses , not paper

How about:

    "Too big to fail?"
     Break 'em up!

or
    
     Tax the wealthy
   not the middle class

or (following MoveOn's Iraq War sign)

   "Bailout" with circle-slash
   Wrong Way

> If you would like to contribute a slogan or two, please respond with them to
> Peace discuss (not Peace announce). If you want to bring your own sign, feel
> free. If you want to help make many signs, please show up at the IEA office
> at 3:15 or so. It is now located at the Corporate Building west of Mattis
> (by about 1/3 of a mile)  on Bloomington Road. It is the only building
> visible and it has a fountain in front of it. You turn right on a smaller
> road called Clearlake. Illinois Education Association takes up most of the
> first floor. They will have all the materials for us. If you just want to
> show up, please do and we will have signs for you to carry.

I will aim to bring one or two of the above at 5.
 
> Questions? See you on Peace-discuss.

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