’Occupy’ Protesters Now in DC

Ten years ago tomorrow, the longest war in
U.S. history began. That’s ten years of
missiles and bombs, ten years of kicking
in doors and disappearing people, ten
years of fighting and funding the
Taliban, ten years of developing hatred of
the United States, ten years of
demolishing Afghanistan’s natural
environment, and ten years of profiteering
to the tune of hundreds of millions of
dollars a day.

And there’s no end in sight.

That’s why I’m writing to you from Freedom
Plaza in Washington, D.C., where thousands
of us have just begun an occupation
planned months ago and energized in recent
weeks by our brothers and sisters at
OccupyWallStreet. We’re bringing the
occupation to the government that Wall
Street corrupts — to the government that
launches war without end. Corporate
exploitation abroad depends on the threat
of war. War funding depends on the
defunding of human needs.

We aim to shift our public priorities. 

These are our goals:
• Tax the rich and corporations
• End the wars, bring the troops
home, cut military spending
• Protect the social safety net,
strengthen Social Security and institute
enhanced Medicare for All

• End corporate welfare for oil
companies and other big business interests
• Transition to a clean energy
economy, reverse environmental degradation
• Protect worker rights including
collective bargaining, create jobs and
raise wages
• Get money out of politics

If you share this agenda, as most of the
U.S. public does, join us: http://occupywashingtondc.org

Whether you can join us or not,

that I
will read to the people occupying our
nation’s capital night and day.

Forward this everywhere. Share it on
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the mainstream media the seven goals
above are easy to understand!