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Occupy Fresno - Divest from the Big Banks Demo

by Mike Rhodes (editor [at] fresnoalliance.com)
A spirited group of demonstrators marched from Courthouse Park to the Bank of America, which they shut down. Bank officials posted a sign (see below) saying that due to circumstances beyond their control, the bank was closed. Succeeding in shutting one bank down, the protesters moved on to the Wells Fargo on Van Ness and Fresno Street. The photo below is at the B of A.
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A flier handed out at the demo said:

UNTIL THE DAY WHEN LIFE IS NO LONGER BOUGHT AND SOLD...

Please move your money to local credit unions which do not need taxpayer bailouts, are not too big to fail, do not pay exrbitant salaries and bonuses, do not engage in risky derivatives investments, and do not charge you predatory fees.

- Golden One Credit Union
- Fresno County Credit Union
- Educational Employees Credit Union
- United Local Credit Union
- State Center Credit Union
- First California Credit Union



All photos by Mike Rhodes
§This is the sign posted on the B of A door
by Mike Rhodes
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§This was the scene on the sidewalk
by Mike Rhodes
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§Communities not Corporations
by Mike Rhodes
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