Gary Roland,
an organizer of the action, says they will occupy the park
“indefinitely, to express non-violent dissent to the further
consolidation of wealth into the hands of international corporations by
the corrupted two-party oligarchy. This is a non-violent action that
seeks to express dissent and raise awareness of the failures of our
current political discourse, until our demands are satisfied.”
This action is in solidarity with a decentralized movement that is
rallying around the above list of demands. There are public protests
taking place in at least 22 other cities on June 14th to help launch
this movement. A
call to action states the following:
Acts of Resistance: What Are You Going To Do On June 14th to Rebel Against Economic Tyranny?
The big banks have sold us out.
Democrats and Republicans have sold us out.
No one is defending our interests.
Our future is going up in flames.
It’s time for us to stand up and defend ourselves.
Trillions of dollars in fraudulent activity by the big banks on Wall
Street caused our current economic crisis. Paid off politicians from
both parties, along with secret deals made by the Federal Reserve, gave
trillions of taxpayer dollars and subsidies to the very people who
caused our crisis. After taking our tax dollars, they had the audacity
to give themselves all-time recording-breaking bonuses and consolidate
wealth in unprecedented fashion within the economic top 0.01% of the
population.
While a record number of Americans are currently living in poverty
and on food stamps; while millions of American families have been
foreclosed upon; while health care, food and gas costs are skyrocketing;
while over 200 million Americans are living paycheck to paycheck
struggling to make ends meet, the super-wealthy have never had it
better. We now have the most severe inequality of wealth in American
history. The depravity of the Robber Barons has been outdone.
As their current policies prove, economic central planners have
become so arrogant and tyrannical in their shortsighted greed. They
think we are an ignorant and apathetic population that they can continue
to exploit without fear of rebellion.
We are finally declaring that we have had enough. We will not remain
passive while global banking interests destroy our future. We know the
systemic causes of our current crisis and we are going to strike at the
root.
On this Flag Day, June 14th, Operation Empire State Rebellion
(#OpESR) will launch. #OpESR is a decentralized non-violent resistance
movement to end the system of political bribery (campaign finance and
lobbying) and break up the big banks centered at the Federal Reserve.
To coincide with the launch of this movement, people have begun
organizing acts of resistance throughout the US. We are calling upon you
to take an action of your own. Whether it’s taking part in a local
public protest, withdrawing your money from one of the big six banks,
starting a community group or passing out fliers. Anything you can do to
rebel against the system of economic tyranny in a non-violent manner is
welcome.
As a first step, please join the actions against the banks in one of the cities shown here, or use the ‘schedule an action’ tool to create your own.”
Operation Empire State Rebellion Engaged: Ctrl+Alt+Bernanke
As one of the forces behind this movement, Anonymous has just
released a new video announcing the launch of Operation Empire State
Rebellion, which calls for the resignation of Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke. They have also called for public protests beginning on
June 14th, continuing “until Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke steps
down.” To make their case, they have presented a list of recent
scandalous Federal Reserve actions. Here is the video (full video transcript can be found on Zero Hedge.)
This movement has inspired and united supporters from across a broad range of political opinion. Here are a few links:
AmpedStatus: June 14th Economic Rebellion Update – This Is What Decentralized Resistance Looks Like
Lee Camp: Fight the Banks On June 14th
Washington’s Blog: Rebelling Against Economic Tyranny on June 14th: If We’re Going to Save America Through Non-Violent Protests, Now Is the Time
The Sons of Liberty: Leaderless Resistance – Don’t Tread On Me
Charles Hugh Smith: The Necessity of Resisting Financial Tyranny On June 14th and Beyond
AnonymoUS: On Liberty: An American’s Perspective of Freedom, Tyranny, and Responsibility – The 2nd American Revolution Can Begin June 14th
Max Keiser featured in musical call to action: Global Insurrection Against Banker Occupation
Tyler Durden: Ctrl+Alt+Bernanke: Operation Empire State Rebellion Resumes Attack On Fed Chairman
Additional Information
Partial list of June 14th public protest locations:
Chicago, Illinois
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, Michigan
Eugene, OR
Flint, Michigan
Fort Worth, TX
Houston, TX
Jupiter, FL
Lake Forest, Orange County, CA
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
New York, NY
Oklahoma City, OK
Pasadena, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Salt Lake City, UT
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Toronto, Ontario
Vancouver, British Columbia
Washington DC
Note: For further information concerning actions in these cities visit: http://opesr.wordpress.com/
Social Media:
New Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OpESR
Follow on Twitter: #OpESR
AmpedStatus Social Network Group: http://ampedstatus.org/network/groups/a99/
Contacts:
OpESR.NYC@gmail.com
David@AmpedStatus.com
On June 14th at 1pm EST, a group of activists will begin occupation
of Liberty Park (recently renamed Zuccotti Park) in lower Manhattan’s
Financial District, a few blocks from Wall Street (14971 Broadway,
10007). 
