Marcy Winograd: Join Occupy the Rose Parade to Demand a Freeze on Foreclosures - Wells Fargo Sponsor

From: Marcy Winograd
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 7:51 AM
To: pdla@svpal.org
Subject: [PDLA] Join Occupy the Rose Parade to Demand a Freeze on Foreclosures - Wells Fargo Sponsor

Friends, I'll speak at the press conference on Monday, 11-2 pm, Pasadena City Hall, where I will call on parade sponsor Wells Fargo to freeze its foreclosures, renegotiate underwater home loans, and give first right to rent at an affordable rate to homeowners who cannot afford a mortgage. The email below outlines the various activities organized by Peter Thottam and other activists.  I hope to see you there, Marcy Winograd

Email Sent from Peter Thottam: occupytheroseparade@gmail.com

Join with Occupy The Rose Parade in Pasadena   Sunday, January 1st & Monday, January 2nd
Website: www.OccupyTheRoseParade.org - Key Flyer: www.occupytheroseparade.org/images/OTRP_ScheduleAndMap_FINAL.pdf In accordance with their long history of allowing protest, Rose Parade & Pasadena officials have authorized the Occupy the Rose Parade movement to march at the end of the parade, after all the floats have passed & the phalanx of police cars moves through, but while the crowd is still in place. “ Occupy activists are training at least 40 volunteers, outfitted in brightly colored vests, to talk to marchers and urge them to remain calm. There are Four Phases of Activities Scheduled:   Phase 1: Sunday, January 1st, 3:00 PM-6:00 PM New Year's Day People's Summit: Forum on Economic & Social Justice & Celebration of A New Era Location: ALL SAINTS CHURCH in PASADENA-- 132 North Euclid - on the West Lawn of the church, directly across from the East Steps of Pasadena's City Hall. What It Is: This three hour event combines a Teach In style forum on the topics of (1) The U.S. Foreclosure crisis, (2) Corporations aren't People (Corporate Personhood issue), and (3) The Return to Publicly Funded elections with a family friendly celebration featuring music, poetry and art. The primary coordinator and media/public relations contact for Phase 1 is Pasadena performance artist & activist Daniel Niswander. He can be reached at: niswandermusic@gmail.com  or: 323-640-1805. Live performance (music, poetry, etc.) and art display submissions for Phase 1 should be sent to Fernando Garces and you can reach him at: fgarces47@yahoo.com  or: 310-722-5701.   Phase 2: January 2nd, 7:00 AM-11:00 AM   If you are interested in this outreach phase, please contact Mark Lipman and/or Antonieta Villamil below. Activists between the Norton Simon Museum and Pasadena City Hall will continue to engage in outreach/Signage displays & Lit distribution on-site along Colorado Blvd with a particular focus on large banners. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING AND JOINING IN PHASE 2 -- Please immediately contact Matt or Antonieta below for banner/sign "team" sign-ups, strategy/planning mtgs & logistics. Mark Lipman: escalatepeace@yahoo.com or phone: 323-515-3713 or Antonieta Villamil: antonietavillamil@gmail.com or phone: 310-747-4342     Phase 3: Monday, January 2nd, 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM at Singer Park - THE  “OCCUPY HUMAN FLOAT” IS THE MAIN EVENT! Sign assemblage starts at 7:00 AM and continues to 9:00 AM on-site in Pasadena’s Singer Park (1 block east of Orange Grove (by intersection of St. John’s and California Avenue – about 6 blocks due South of the central Norton Simon location). We will gather for assemblage of Occupy’s 5 part "Human Float" float#44 / #99. We march to join the parade procession at 9:30 am. Organizers will have 500 + flags available to those who arrive on-site first as well as several hundred Occupy T-Shirts. Again, first come get the available flags/t-shirts. JOIN US. Coordinators - Activist David Cutter: dcutter@aceweb.com  or phone: (626) 260-1615) British Artists Janet & Matt Driggs: janet38@earthlink.net  or via phone: (213) 300-1421 PLEASE BE ON-SITE IN SINGER PARK BETWEEN 6:30 AM to 8:00 AM. MEDIA WILL BE THERE TO COVER. WE MARCH PROMPTLY AT 9:30 AM. BRING LARGE SIGNS & BANNERS.   Phase 4: Monday, January 2nd, 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Media Outreach & Occupy Press Conference. At the West Side of Pasadena City Hall - 100 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena Cindy Sheehan & Marcy Winograd will speak regarding the relationship between the Military-Industrial-Congressional complex and the Fortune 500 & Wall Street Banks. A separate Occupy Music Concert with Michelle Shocked & others will follow with an end celebratory party at the local Yard House Restaurant (2 blocks from Pasadena City Hall).     How to Get There: Parking for the Rose Parade in Pasadena is impossible! I advise using the MTA Gold Line light rail. Fare is $1.50 each way ($.55 for seniors and handicapped). MTA recommends you buy a day pass to avoid the line coming back - $5.00 ($1.80 for seniors and handicapped). Trains depart every 6 minutes starting at 5:42 am. Parking at Union Station is $6.00 for all day. Get to Union Station the best way you can.   Get off at: *Fillmore Station for the Singer Park Sign assemblage for the OWS "Human Float" and the "We are the 99%" float. *Del Mar Station for activities between the Norton Simon Museum and Pasadena City Hall and for watching the Rose Parade *Memorial Park Station for City Hall activities   For MTA Customer Information Agents call 323.GO.METRO (323) 466-3876   Link to Recent LA Times coverage of Occupy the Rose Parade: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-occupy-rose-parade-20111222,0,7810364.story   Link to Occupy the Rose Parade web site: http://OccupyTheRoseParade.org/     KEY FACTS : 1 million will be in attendance at the Rose Parade in Pasadena. 50 million will be watching throughout the USA with another 200 million watching globally via live TV circuits and thousands of on-site reporters & cameras. KTLA, NBC and ABC will cover live (esp. the corner by Orange Grove & the Norton Simon museum -- where ‘The Rose' is). See the giant blowup map onsite at OccupyLA's Southside City Hall steps (near ‘The Box'/media bulletin board). Why the Rose Parade? Simple. The Rose Parade has become far too militarized (see, for example, this coming year's Jan 2012 Grand Marshall, J.R. Martinez-- an Iraq war soldier) and far too corporatized with major banks & financial institutions increasingly undwriting many of the floats. Please note we have no criticism of Mr. Martinez himself -- only of the growing militarization and corporatization of U.S. politics & popular culture. Tens of thousands will converge to protest the complete breakdown of U.S. Justice & Wall Street's revolving door and the 1%'s de facto control & takeover of America's political, cultural & economic systems. I.e., the corporate takeover of public spaces & events such as the Pasadena Rose Parade. We are a two day affinity project of the international "Occupy Wall Street" movement . Please share the site with other 99%ers via Facebook, Twitter or other social media platforms.   Reminder : Tomorrow (Tuesday at 12:00 Noon) : Phase 1 & Phase 3 teams meet concurrently at Singer Park (Location: Singer Park is in Pasadena, by California & St. John's; i.e. 8 blocks due south from Norton Simon museum).     Note: Phase 2 team (Mark/Antonieta are coordinators) meets at 2 pm.   Contact info for all phase coordinators on the OTRP website and the below Schedule/Map pdf.    Updated website --> http://www.OccupyTheRoseParade.org     OTRP Logo & Promo graphic : http://www.occupytheroseparade.org/images/OccupyTheRoseParade.jpg   Jan 1st & Jan 2nd Schedule: http://www.occupytheroseparade.org/images/OTRP_ScheduleAndMap_FINAL.pdf     Please also 'Like' our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-the-Rose-Parade-Mon-Jan-2-2012/279763812055563 We are striving for 4,000 national & international occupiers converging at Pasadena's Norton Simon (by Orange Grove Blvd & Colorado Blvd) from Dec. 31, 2011 to 2 pm, Jan. 2, 2012. Further details at website and via listserve. Email Sent from Peter Thottam: occupytheroseparade@gmail.com

 

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