A general strike has been called nation-wide to push against the policies of hate.
Here in our community, we are aiming to focus our efforts on building the infrastructure for workers to participate in a future strike and on responding to calls for solidarity made by Water Protectors in Standing Rock. Area residents are encouraged to close their accounts with banks that are funding the Dakota pipeline, including Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and JP Morgan Chase. The City of Corvallis will also be called on to sever any contracts they have with banks funding pipeline projects.
We will be assembling at the Westminster House on Monroe Ave. at 1 PM on Feb. 17th. With the help of local activists and the Corvallis-Albany IWW we will learn about civil disobedience, General Strikes, and non-violent protest. We will also be discovering the power of the commons by establishing a space called Left Bloc: A Radical Gathering of Alternative Groups and Resources, where food, books, art, and more will be available for all. Art making supplies will also be provided for a march downtown!
At 3 PM, we will march from Westminster to downtown to protest the City of Corvallis' and various banks' investment in pipeline projects, especially the North Dakota Access Pipeline. Join in the fight for a different future, a project where we make the world we want to live in, together.
The National Call has issued the following demands:
1. No Ban, No Wall. The Muslim ban is immoral, the wall is expensive and ineffectual. We will build bridges, not walls.
2. Healthcare For All. Healthcare is a human right. Do not repeal the ACA. Improve it or enact Medicare for All.
3. No Pipelines. Rescind approval for DAPL and Keystone XL and adopt meaningful policies to protect our environment. It’s the only one we’ve got.
4. End the Global Gag Rule. We cannot put the medical care of millions of women around the globe at risk.
5. Disclose and Divest. Show us your taxes. Sell your company. Ethics rules exist for a reason and presidents should focus on the country, not their company.