The Occupy Wall Street movement and other progressives have Bank of America in its sights. Activists are protesting at the bank’s shareholder meeting in North Carolina — and at branches around the country.
Among the protest sites are the BofA branches in Princeton (at the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon streets at noon) and New Brunswick (45 Easton Ave.).
The Huffington Post describes a multifaceted protest that includes moves by “disgruntled shareholders — including Trillium Asset Management, the City of New York and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees” to
force votes on proposals that would curb the bank’s political spending and force it to review its foreclosure practices. Foreclosure victims are hoping to give testimony during the meeting.
And marches and demonstrations outside bank branches designed “to draw attention to Bank of America’s relationship with the federal government, the coal industry and its long record of foreclosure abuse.”
I should have more later as things develop.
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Here is some Huffington Post video:
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Word is that the protest in New Brunswick is lightly attended — three protesters outside the Easton Avenue branch. I am waiting for an update and will pass it along, but it does look like a dud.
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