99% Shutdown Wells Fargo Shareholder Meeting
On April 24th a large coalition of faith based, labor, and community groups calling itself 99% Power Shutdown the Wells Fargo shareholder meeting. This is a summary of the day with a focus on PICO/ CCISCO and the Faith based contingent.
- It was an amazing start to the Shareholder Spring: 1500+ marched, 200 activist shareholders and proxies trained from 15 states, 40 clergy prayed for Wells Fargo to change their ways, 522 news stories on WF shareholder action in past 24 hours, 2,190 videos posted about Wells Fargo in the last 24 hours, 22,200 photos posted in the past week.
- Great set of photos from the days events from 99% Power/ PICO National
- Some of the best coverage of the event thus far includes
The 99% Power takes the media by storm - round up of media coverage from Wells Fargo & GE ActionsOur actions in San Francisco, Detroit, Minnesota, Iowa, and online drew the attention of local and national press. Click on the links bel...- Great opinion piece about the action by Pastor Ryan Bell of the Hollywood Adventist Church
Clergy to Wells Fargo: Time for Deep Soul SearchingAs Christians continue to celebrate the Easter season we are reminded of an important biblical story that should serve as a clear warning...- Joshua Holland's summary piece for Alternet
Wells Fargo, Terrified to Face Victims of Its Foreclosure Fraud ...
22 hours ago ... The move to lock out shareholders was unprecedented, according to organizers.- Great interview with Rev. Richard Smith on Current TV
- Great summary video from Current TV and the Young Turks
- NPR Coverage with CCISCO Executive Director Adam Krugel
- Great coverage from Mother Jones
Wells Fargo Turns Away Its Own Shareholders From Its Shareholder Meeting"I would not want to work for Wells Fargo," one woman on lunch break in downtown San Francisco loudly told her friend. No kidding. At aro...- Storify with all the days real time action by the New Bottom Line Campaign
Wells Fargo Shareholder Meeting, April 24, 2012Thousands of people converged on Wells Fargo's shareholder meeting in San Francisco on April 24th to protest the mega-bank's abusive prac...- KQED audio clip with the Rev. Dr. Richard Smith from the Episcopal Church of St. John's in San Francisco
- Radio piece featuring the story of Rev. Gloria Del Castillo
- Great pics from Causa Justa including this one of Imam Zaid Shakir from Zaytuna College
- These are great sources to show why we were protesting Wells Fargo as part of the #99spring
