Forum Post: -- Raise High Your Banner Friends of the Earth!! Tweet That!
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 17, 2011, 4:53 p.m. EST by ZenDogTroll
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Raise High Your Banner Friends of the Earth!!
Know that we will not be defeated!!
Tweet that!
http://www.foei.org/en/what-we-do/economic-justice/latest-news/foei-statement-in-support-of-the-99
Carry the news far and wide, that those in power may know fear and tremble!
Excerpts from the above link:
Our history of campaigning against transnational corporations and environmentally destructive economic policies has clearly indicated that we must attain economic justice in order to save the planet.
We believe that the vast inequalities lived by the 99% today are the consequence of the globalized capitalist system which subsidizes dirty industry and invests in military expansion at the expense of securing healthy and just economies with strong social services.
This system has resulted in a legacy of ecological devastation that will be passed on to our children and to the many generations thereafter.
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The influence of big business has expanded to such an extent that our national and global governance institutions have largely been captured by corporate lobbyists. The world's democratic institutions should by definition serve the peoples' interest, and in so doing also protect our environment. But if our democratic institutions fail to represent the common good, if our national and global governance institutions are controlled by corporate interests instead, then we must mobilize to the streets to demand that the system changes. Today, the transformation of our world begins with people mobilizing and demanding real, systemic change.
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We cannot expect the same global market model that has caused climate change, ecological destruction and poverty to solve the problems we are facing today . We must work together to strengthen our resistance to this system.
The spirit of the times is one of urgency. We at Friends of the Earth International, along with other allied social movement organizations, recognize our own struggles in the struggles of the 99%. We offer our solidarity and our support, and we join this movement whole heartedly.
Mobilize, Resist and Transform!
http://www.foei.org/en/what-we-do/economic-justice/latest-news/foei-statement-in-support-of-the-99
sorry guys im defeated but good news my job with goldman sachs just came through
yeah-ya.
here's one for all of you theocratic reactionaries, and you regressivists that support them:
We've only just begun to live
White lace and promises
A kiss for luck and we're on our way
We've only begun
Before the risin' sun, we fly
So many roads to choose
We'll start out walkin' and learn to run
And yes, we've just begun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__VQX2Xn7tI