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OCCUPY THE PORTS!
A Day without goldman sachs!
December 12, 5:00 AM
Harry bridges park
1126 Queens Hwy., long beach ca
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Rising Greed Sinks All Boats! Build for a General Strike May 1, 2012
As part of the Dec. 12 Boycott and March for legalization and good jobs, the Occupy movement will protest at one or more facilities belonging to SSA Marine, a shipper owned by Goldman Sachs, with 5 terminals and a warehouse in the Harbor area. SSA Marine was recently fined for building an illegal road to the site of its massive, dirty coal terminal project in WA. It was also caught recently not alerting workers to the threat of explosive cargo in Oakland. SSA/Goldman Sachs symbolize the ruin that corporate greed has brought into our lives. The 1% are depriving port truck drivers and other workers of decent pay, working conditions and the right to organize, even while the port of LA/LB is the largest in the US and a huge engine of profits for the 1%. The 1% have pursued a conscious policy of de-industrialization that has resulted in "trade" at the port meaning that there are 7 containers coming in for every one going out. The 1% have driven migrant workers into a "grey market" economy and repression. The 1% use police brutality and repression, jails and prisons to suppress, divide and try to silence the 99% and all who oppose their insatiable greed. To put an end to all that, we call on the 99% to march, boycott, occupy the ports, and STRIKE on December 12 for full legalization, good jobs for all, equality and justice.
Economic Justice for All!
For more information: occupytheports@gmail.com 323-901-4269, www.occupylosangeles.org or on Twitter @OccupyLA
https://www.facebook.com/events/239239549474026/


8 Comments
Can we get a schedule of events for this action?
Submitted by tom99 on
Some of us can't make it to the protest till the afternoon. Can we post a schedule of events for this action so that we encourage people to join through out the day?
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Submitted by occupation blog on
Thanks Thomas. Posted on Calendar.
Full Day? Half Day? Rally?
Submitted by alivia on
I also can't get there until aftr 11 am but I do want to be there. If I show up at 11 or 1 pm will I be able to join the OLA 99% and particpate?
I Occupy because I may be physically limited but I am not dis abled.
I Occupy because everyone should have equal opportunities.
I Occupy because I am not afraid to stand up to greed and corruption
Schedule of events for Occupy the Ports
Submitted by antiracistaction on
As currently planned, this will not be an all day action. We anticipate gathering at 5 and marching about a mile to the gate of an SSA terminal. Depending on numbers and conditions, we may also or alternately drive to other SSA location(s). All of these will take place during the early morning hours. We will most likely be done by 11:00 AM. People who cannot participate during those hours are urged to join the migrants' rights march in downtown LA, commencing at 10:00 AM at Olympic and Broadway and marching to City Hall.
Please send in your contact info for further actions. The port action is seen as the first step in building towards a general strike on May 1, 2012, and we need everyone's participation to make that a success. You can contact occupytheports@gmail.com or call 323-901-4269. Thanks!
PS There is a carpool from First and Main on Monday at 4:15 AM. People are also meeting the night before at Occupy Long Beach on Pacific in downtown LB. Their GA is at 4 PM and the General Strike Preparation Committee will meet at 6 PM there.
A personal email to me this morning
Submitted by lizsavage on
I edited this letter to protect the person who sent it to me. Yes, I have shown the email to one person I trust, here I give the world an edited version. I myself have elected to have nothing to do with this action, since its inception in Oakland. I hope that those who do chose to go to the port action stay safe.
Beth
My name is WITHHELD, I am a in the United States Coast Guard, Our office has come across an e-mail sent to the bases, it has referenced bases from San Diego, to Washington, to even Hawaii. We are very aware of Dec 12th "Occupy the Ports Day", and has been confirmed that we will join the local PD in maintaining a watchful eye on this day, since ports does affect Maritime Security. We have been told to make arrests and "take out" any trouble makers and non-peaceful protestors. Myself and several Occupy Wall Street Supporters have taken Leave to ensure we do not partake in this matter, we simply don't want to partake in "keeping a watchful eye". I cannot send you the e-mail since it has been sent as "classified" and it has a lot of names, however I want you all to know there are some of us that support your movement and wish we could be there with you. Please ensure this message spreads and talk to other leaders/members that it remain a peaceful demonstration on this day specifically. Please ensure you listen to what the USCG has to say and keep a distance. I'm sorry that it has come this far, but I for one will NOT stand up against peaceful demonstrators. Peace and Solidarity my Brothers, never give up. Please ensure my name, rank, base location or department I work for is not mentioned. I could face NJP and have a wife and 2 kids I already struggle to support. Thank You, I hope this e-mail helps.
My words represent myself and not Occupy Los Angeles. @lizsavage on Twitter
Transportation issues & Other thoughts...
Submitted by Pershing on
Hi folks,
I'm in the San Fernando Valley and I don't know how to drive. And public transportation would be impossible for me to take at this hour. I usually walk kinda far to the subway to get downtown.
I realize I'm probably going to have to bite the bullet and not attend. But I worry very much that if I'm not able to attend, a lot of people will be in my position too. And we all know what happens to us when we are divided into small numbers.
Telling people who can't make it to attend another rally is good for us, but not good for this movement/ Occupy the Ports. As many people as possible are needed to take a stand and witness whatever action the opposition will take.
On the march last Saturday, we were a large enough group (at first) to stare the police down. One potential arrestee was released, and we shamed a cop for harassing several protestors, including an elderly homeless man.
What will happen at 5am in Long Beach if some of us can't make it, some of us are working, some of us are sleeping, some of us are afraid of the authorities, etc. etc...
I don't mean to be a Debbie Downer. I hope this letter makes the people who can go but are thinking they may not GO-- because if everyone sits this out, there are Occupiers who will get harrassed, and we know the news probably won't cover it... They'll probably just congratulate the crackdown again...
With the foreclosure issue, there was a bus arranged. Anyone who has an idea like that-- or the means to arrange something like that-- would be my personal hero.
I also want to add that altho I feel these kinds of problems need to be thought about in greater detail, I am happy there aren't any leaders in this movement. The straight, middle aged men who have tried desperately to speak for the rest of us have failed, because we are about democracy. The onus is on us to fix tactical issues like this one.
Thanks for reading!!!
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Video journalist from the Port of Long Beach
Submitted by Rona on
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