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Divest the Globe – Bank Boycott
October 23, 2017 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
From 350 Austin –
On October 23rd, 92 of the world’s largest banks will meet in São Paolo, Brazil to discuss policies on the climate and Indigenous Peoples’ rights to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC). These banks include Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) financiers such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase, and many more.
Mazaska Talks, an organization sprung from the Indigenous-led DAPL divestment campaign, is calling on Indigenous people and allies everywhere to join three days of mass global action that make it clear to the banks – financing climate disaster and the abuse of Indigenous Peoples will result in a massive global divestment movement.
350 Austin has been deeply inspired and energized by the work of our friends at 350 Seattle in alliance with Mazaska Talks, and we are committed to taking action here in Austin on October 23, Mazaska Talks’ Day of Action for the Americas. Please join us as we send a message to the banks that fund fossil fuels in the only language they understand.
Additional details:
11:30 am – Meet at the UT West Mall Fountain
11:45 am – Walk to the bank (not specifying which bank at this time to avoid the bank shutting down or otherwise preventing us from entering if they have prior knowledge that we are coming)
noon – Begin demonstrating in front of the bank on the sidewalk while simultaneously sending people in to deliver a divestment letter (we have a letter you can use or you are welcome to write your own) to the bank manager–primary goal here is to “gum up the works” and take up the bank’s time, not shut the bank down.
**Please fill out this google form to indicate your desired level of participation in this action**
If you cannot attend, you can call the bank between the hours of noon and 1pm using a script we provide. If you want to just attend the protest but do not want to enter the bank, that is ok too. We ARE NOT planning to risk arrest with this action, so if the bank security asks you to leave, we strongly encourage you to do so. We do not have resources at this time to support anyone who is arrested if they choose to stay inside the bank after being asked to leave.