A simple way to Occupy Bank of America

QUICK AND EASY 30-MINUTE ACTION AT BANK OF AMERICA

Here’s your guide to doing a fun, effective action for early morning, lunch time, or end of business day on International Women’s Day, Thursday, March 8!

• Find a Bank of America in your city.
• Decide on a location and an exact time, such as NOON to 12:30, or 5:00 – 5:30 PM.  Add your action to the Women Occupy calendar.
• Print out the FLYER with reasons to stop banking at B of A and how to move money to local banks or credit unions. Add your own info or use as is.
• Invite your local folks to join you in this action using email, phone calls, facebook, twitter and in-person conversations.
• Optional: Make a sign or banner – suggested slogans:
  Women Occupy Bank of America
  Justice for the 99%
  Break Up Bank of America!
  Bust Up Bank of America!
  Women say: Stop Foreclosures!
  Women say: No Evictions!

Ready, set, action! Suggested order of activities: Show up at the appointed time and place, outside the bank; display banners and/or signs; start with chants and then hand out flyers to bank customers and passersby; end with a rousing singing of one or more songs; and THANK folks for showing up.

Other optional activities:

• Use this handy Day of Action Guide.
• Alert the media with this sample press guide – add your own event details.
• Invite folks to join you in chants, conversation and/or song.
• Read aloud the 13 Reasons to Target Bank of America
• Gather names and emails of people interested in joining you for future Women Occupy actions.

Guide written by Janet Weil.  Questions?  Email Janet at info [at] codepink.org.