Get On The Bridge - 17 November 2011
Get On The Bridge: We Declare a State of Economic Emergency for the 99%
- Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011
- Time: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
- Location: Steel Bridge, Portland, OR
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Purpose
On Nov. 17th, we will declare an economic emergency for the 99%:
- 25 million Americans are looking for work, but Congress won’t pass a jobs bill
- Super-Committee budget cuts could kill millions more jobs
- This economy works for the richest 1%, not the 99%
The Steel Bridge is structurally deficient and in need of repair. This is work that needs doing, even while thousands in Portland are unemployed!
Bridges like this one are symbols of politicians’ failure to pass a jobs bill or do anything to help the 99%, while the richest 1% keep getting richer.
On Nov. 17th, we say enough is enough. We can’t wait any longer.
Get on the bridge!
Other details
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION PARTNER CITIES INCLUDE: PORTLAND, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, DETROIT, HOUSTON, BOSTON, SEATTLE, CHICAGO, PITTSBURGH, PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON DC, MIAMI, MILWAUKEE, MINNEAPOLIS
Sponsors
- We Are Oregon
- St. Johns Community Action Network
- SEIU Local 503
- Portland Rising
- Portland Jobs With Justics
- CWA Local 7901
- SEIU Local 49
- MoveOn.org Portland Council
- Laborers’ Local 483
- Our Oregon
- Economic Fairness Oregon
- Oregon Action
- Unified Labor Committee
More Info
- We are Oregon
- 503.674.2207