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Make Wall Street Pay! Bailout the People!

On Wednesday October 28 the actions against JP Morgan Chase in Seattle, Portland, and Bend, Oregon, were a success. Some members of the public told us they would close their accounts. JP Morgan Chase and its cohorts are the real cause of the financial crisis we're in. We are demanding that our states adopt legislation to charge a fee to recipients of more than 1 billion dollars in tax-free federal subsidies within their jurisdictions and use the proceeds for public health services.
Check out photos at this link:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/enlaceintl/sets/72157622686158776/
Thank you to all the participants and organizations for your support, including SEIU Local 49, SEIU Local 775, Jobs With Justice Portland, Jobs with Justice Central Oregon, Recursos para Derechos Humanos, Rural Organizing Project, and ACORN!

If you couldn't attend the actions, there are still ways to support:
• Move your bank account from JP Morgan Chase to a locally accountable financial institution.
• If you live in Oregon or Washington, Call/Email/Write your state legislature to adopt legislation to charge a fee to recipients of more than $1 billion dollars in tax-free federal subsidies.

Follow this link for more info:  http://www.enlaceintl.org/wa/enlace/ei/2797/

homepage: homepage: http://www.enlaceintl.org
phone: phone: 503-295-6466
address: address: 1441 SE 122nd Ave Suite B, Portland, OR