PRESS ADVISORY

For information contact:
Teresa Gutierrez(May 1^st Coalition) 917-328-6470
Valeria Treves (NICE) 917-324-3305
Mariano MunozOWS activist (718) 714-8630

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Occupy Answers New York Stock Exchange

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Occupy Wall Street protesters marched in New York City Sunday night. Marchers say it was a sign of solidarity with Occupy protesters in Oakland, California, where hundreds were arrested after clashes Saturday. (Jan. 30)

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New York Times, April 13, 2012:

For the third consecutive night, Occupy Wall Street protesters used a tactic that many of them hope will emerge as a replacement for their encampment at Zuccotti Park, which was disbanded by the police in November. Norman Siegel, a prominent civil-rights lawyer who visited the protesters on Wednesday night, said a decision by a federal court in Manhattan arising from a lawsuit in 2000 allowed the protesters to sleep on sidewalks as a form of political expression so long as they did not block doorways and took up no more than half the sidewalk.The protesters first cited that ruling last week while sleeping outside bank branches near Union Square, but said this week that they wanted so-called sleep-outs to occur nightly around the New York Stock Exchange. An organizer, Austin Guest, said protesters had scheduled such events for Friday night at four other spots, each related to the Occupy Wall Street message that the financial system benefits the rich and corporations at the expense of ordinary citizens. The protesters’ presence on and near Wall Street has drawn the attention of the police, but officers have not dislodged them.

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**PRESS RELEASE**

Labor, Community, Immigrant & Workers Groups and Occupy Wall Street Announce Coalition for May Day 2012

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Last night, Occupy Los Angeles hit Gov 1% outside his West Coast fundraiser in Beverly Hills.  Info here from the OLA website, and a clip from NBC below that (it’s at the 30-second mark).

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The 99% Have Messages. The 1% Have Addresses.

New Deal for New York has long been looking at how the Committee to Scam Save NY is pushing for tax cuts for the richest 1% and service and job cuts for everyone else. We’ve worked with allies to do research on who they are and how they game the system. We’ve filed ethics complaints about their activities. We’ve visited them at their parties, at their homes, and this Thursday we may visit even them in Albany.

Make your voice heard by New York’s Austerity Mongers: lobbyists who would rather see a child go homeless and a teacher fired than see their friends in the 1% pay their fair share in taxes. Find a new friend below and fill them in on what you think they need to hear. Share your special story with someone who has our Governor’s ear. Here are two ways you can get your story to them.

Option 1: Pen Pals- Make your voice heard by New York’s Austerity cheerleaders who relentlessly push tax cuts for Corporate CEOs who increasingly ship American jobs overseas. Find a new friend below and fill them in on what you think they need to hear. Share your special story with someone who has our Governor’s ear.

Option 2: Best Friends Forever- If you’re feeling even more generous, why not reach out in a more creative way? Click on the name of your brand new BFF below, then read the instructions and examples to get inspired. Maybe your Austerity Monger needs some kind words, or maybe an intervention. Most importantly, use your imagination!