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Occupy Amherst.
- Every Monday, Noon-1:00 An informational picket at Bank of America in Amherst, MA.
Occupy Northampton.
- Every Friday, 5pm informational picket at Bank of America on Main Street, Northampton, MA
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[Verizon corp is also in bed with ALEC]
VERIZON STREET HEAT COMMITTEE:
Every Friday, 9:30-10:30am, IBEW Local 2324, 281 Cottage St, Springfield.
Planning actions against Verizon, including non-violent direct action locally and at stockholders meeting. Info: 827-0301, wmjwj@wmjwj.org.
LEAFLET & STAND-OUT AT VERIZON WIRELESS STORES:
11am to 1pm:
555 Hubbard Ave, Pittsfield: Please let Brian Morrison know you are coming: brian.morrison@state.ma.us, 413-281-3223. Berkshire Central Labor Council has adopted this shift.
Noon to 2pm:
360 Russell St, Hadley: Please let Jon Weissman know you are coming: jon@wmjwj.org, 413-250-5267.
1420 Boston Rd, Springfield: Please let Marty Feid know you are coming: martinfeid@gmail.com, (413) 530-8888.
1123 Riverdale St, West Springfield: Please let Patrick Burke know you are coming: patrick@wmjwj.org, 413-454-5692.
Please wear your organization’s apparel and/or a red shirt/jacket, as the strikers did. If it looks like rain, we will make the decision to call it off around 9am and let you know by email. If we know you are coming, we can let you know by phone, text, or the email sent to your cell phone as a text message (if you’ve sent your phone number and name of carrier to wmjwj@wmjwj.org).
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*Media contact: Ethan Cox (514-662-0070)*
[List of local meet-ups below, if you don't see your city/town listed, pick a place, post it here so we can list it and promote! You have the power!!] INVITE *ALL* YOUR FRIENDS!!!! WAKE-UP AMERICA! On Wednesday, May 30, starting at 8pm, people from coast to coast to coast all over Canada are showing solidarity by banging pots and pans everywhere! This will be the first of many casseroles nights across Canada. Once Quebec student students stop the tuition hike and Law 78, we’re all going to Stop Harper together! * Nous sommes inspiré(e) par la grève étudiante et le mouvement populaire du Québec contre la loi 78 et contre le gouvernement Charest. Mercredi le 30 mai, à partir de 20h, les gens de partout au Canada montreront leur solidarité en faisant entendre un tintamarre de casseroles, joyeux oui, mais qui symbolisera aussi notre colère et notre exaspération. Ce sera la première de plusieurs soirées de tintamarre à travers le Canada. Une fois que nous aurons atteint la victoire quant à la hausse des frais de scolarité et que la loi 78 sera abrogée, nous pourrons aussi stopper Harper ensemble!” 5 Easy Ways to Help With Casseroles Night in Canada: 1. Invite all your friends on Facebook to this event, and your local one. 2. Text, Phone and Talk to all your friends, family, co-workers and neighbours – tell them about May 30 8pm. 3. Create a local Facebook event for your local meet-up location. Post the details here we’ll try to list them all! 4. Share this inspiring video that’s already gone viral: http://vimeo.com/42848523 5. Make a poster to promote your local May 30 Casserole gathering – use the red square and pots and pans creatively. Put this poster up in your window and all over your neighbourhood. 6. Tweet about May 30 using the hashtag #CasserolesNightInCanada * Moyens faciles pour promulguer les Soirées Casseroles au Canada: 1. Inviter vos ami/es sur facebook 2. Téléphoner/texter vos ami/es, voisin/es, colleagues au sujet du 30 mai 3. Créer un évenement facebook pour votre coin, et afficher les co-ordonnées ici 4. Partager ce vidéoclip inspirant, déjà devenu viral: http://vimeo.com/42848523 5. Dessiner une affiche pour votre évenement locale, et les afficher dans le coin 6. Tweeter le 30 mai: #CasserolesNightInCanada |
