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Shannon Rudolph has set up am “Occupy Hilo” Facebook page in solidarity with “Occupy Wall St.”

Solidarity,

Jim Albertini

***Link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Hilo-in-solidarity-with-Occupy-Wall-Street/123047804466820#!/pages/Occupy-Hilo-in-solidarity-with-Occupy-Wall-Street/123047804466820?sk=wall

Oct. 3, 2011 protest in front of Merrill Lynch

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150874318665657.749120.715505656&type=1

Aloha kakou,

Today’s protest in Hilo was truly amazing.  I expected perhaps a dozen people would show up from 4-6 PM fronting Merrill Lynch.  Instead 80-100 showed up, over half –youth.  It says to me that the bleak future brought on by Wall St. greed is the Vietnam draft for today’s generation.  I see reason for hope in the growing resistance of today’s youth. It is transforming a generation into activists for justice and peace.

It was a very uplifting day.  The spirit was strong from those participating in the protest and those passing by. People made their own signs and came to stand in solidarity with people occupying Wall St. and people around the world saying no to corporate dominance and corporate greed and influence in government.  Where the Hilo and other protests will lead is unclear, but the momentum and a movement is building.  Let us seek to work together and support one another.

I invite everyone to join the Hilo Friday peace vigil 3:30-5PM at the downtown Post Office.  Bring your signs of today and broaden the movement for peace to economic justice for all.  The entire Washington establishment (with its embedded Wall St. Cronies) is as responsible as Wall St. for the economic crisis, and the scandalous bank bailouts and bonuses to the very people who created the crisis.  No one has been held accountable for millions of people losing their homes, jobs, pensions, savings, etc.  It is up to us, the 99%  to hold the 1% of Wall St. and Washington accountable.

For those interested in next steps, we can have a meeting following the vigil at 5PM on the lawn of the Hilo Post Office/Federal building.  Come one, come all, to talk story on where do we go from here?

With gratitude, solidarity, and aloha,
Jim Albertini

Today’s Hilo Wall St. Protest mentioned in today’s NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/us/anti-wall-street-protests-spread-to-other-cities.html

Aloha Kakou,

REMINDER!

Please join in the Hilo ad hoc solidarity action with “Occupy Wall St.” against corporate dominance set for Monday, Oct. 3rd from 4-6PM fronting Merrill Lynch, 1437 Kilauea Ave –1/2 block toward UHH from the Hilo Shopping Center.  There is a Big Merrill Lynch sign and Wall St. Bull logo on the wall of the building.  Park at Hilo Shopping Center.  Merrill Lynch was bought by Bank of America in 2009 and deeply involved in the financial crisis, bank bail outs, and bonuses.

Please join other members of the 99% percent in our local community as we show support for the Occupy Wall St movement against Corporate greed and influence.
See https://occupywallst.org/

Please bring a sign and aloha spirit..  As always in Hilo, be prepared for rain.

Please pass the word.  Mahalo.  Solidarity actions are also being held 3PM in Kona (on highway south of Henry St.) , and 3PM Maui on Ka’ahumanu Hwy. across from closed Borders bookstore, and cities across the U.S.

Jim Albertini

Aloha Kakou,

Please join in the Hilo ad hoc solidarity action with “Occupy Wall St.” set for Monday, Oct. 3rd from 4-6PM fronting Merrill Lynch, 1437 Kilauea Ave –1/2 block toward UHH from the Hilo Shopping Center.  Big Merrill Lynch sign and Wall St. Bull logo on the wall of the building.  Park at Hilo Shopping Center.  Merrill Lynch was bought by Bank of America in 2009 and deeply involved in the financial crisis, bank bail outs, and bonuses.

Please join other members of the 99% percent in our local community as we show support for the Occupy Wall St movement against Corporate greed and influence.
See https://occupywallst.org/

Please bring a sign and aloha spirit..  As always in Hilo, be prepared for rain.

Please pass the word.  Mahalo.  Solidarity actions are also being held 3PM in Kona (on highway south of Henry St.) , and 3PM Maui on Ka’ahumanu Hwy. across from closed Borders bookstore, and cities across the U.S.
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Jim Albertini