Occupy Dallas Calls for General Strike Nov. 30th
Occupy Austin
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Before the General Assembly of Occupy Dallas,
Whereas the General Assembly of Occupy Dallas stands in support of
Occupy Wall Street which started September 17, 2011 at Liberty Square
in Manhattan’s Financial District. The movement has now spread across
the country and is influencing the world. Occupy Dallas is a
horizontally organized resistance movement to counteract the
unprecedented consolidation of wealth and power in the world today.
The Occupy movement does not have a hierarchy or a formalized
structure. The Occupy movement represents those that feel
disenfranchised from the current socioeconomic system because of
policy passed by our political institutions and the actions of those
in control of the unprecedented consolidation of wealth;
Whereas by consensus we view that for the first time in American
history, current generations will not be as prosperous as preceding
generations. This denial of the American Dream is at the heart of
Occupy Movement.
Whereas by consensus we view that the social system has become tilted
against us by:
1. Unfair treatment and discrimination against individuals based
on Gender, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Race, National Origin,
Physical Ability or any other factor that minimizes any person’s
individual worth
2. The commoditization of individual privacy
3. Profit driven news sources with individual agendas
4. Narrow definitions of what constitutes a family;
Whereas by consensus we view that the Political system has become
tilted against us by:
1. Widespread deregulation that has eliminated common sense
regulations that have insured long term prosperity and protection from
predatory business practices
2. A Tax code that is cumbersome and rife with loopholes and
language that favors an economic minority at the expense of the
majority of wage earners
3. A Supreme Court decision that has put into place the
unprecedented concept of extending first amendment protections to
political donations
4. Jeopardizing the future of social security through
investiture and privatization schemes
5. By reducing funding to our education system our future
generations are provided a lesser education that previous generations
received because of increased class size and reduced resources
6. Because of decreasing funding individuals are saddled with
higher student loan debt
7. A political system where even the most perfunctory tasks of
government are partisan battles;
Whereas by consensus we view that the Economic system has become
tilted against us by:
1. A general degradation of the employer and employee
relationship namely
a. the practice referred to as “dead peasants” insurance
policies where by companies profit from the death of individuals.
b. the elimination of traditional pension and retirement
arrangements in favor of 401 (k) investment vehicles.
c. outsourcing of jobs
d. failing or eliminating paid sick leave
e. failing or eliminating paid maternity leave
f. relying on part-time workers rather than investing in full
time employees
g. scheduling work hours to insure that employees cannot obtain
offered benefits
h. failing to provide a livable wage
i. reducing and eliminating employer based health care coverage
2. Incredible income disparity between management and employees.
3. Active discouragement and intimidation of unionization of the
workforce
4. Instituting illogical accounting practices
5. Engaging in unethical business practices that jeopardize the
long term financial stability of the country
6. Viewing financial profit as more important than the
individual worth of a people.
Then let it them be resolved by the General Assembly of Occupy Dallas
through consensus on Date (___________________) that we call upon all
people to engage in a General Strike on November 30th, 2011. We
implore all people to:
1. Refrain from Buying or Selling any goods or services
including but not limited to, any petroleum products, consumer goods
or bank transactions; starting at 12:01 am to 11:59pm on November
30th, 2011.
2. Refrain from working for a wage starting at 12:01 am to
11:59pm on November 30th, 2011 excluding those individuals that
provide emergency and necessary functions including but not limited to
Police, Fire and Medical personnel.
3. Join or form local groups to peacefully protest against the
above stated elements.
Please join us in solidarity to make known our grievances and demand
substantive change to insure our future.