Saturday, March 15th 2014

CANCELED DUE TO PARADE 😦

10:00 am – Protest the TPP with Signs

11:00 am – General Assembly

Downtown Naperville (Van Buren & Washington across from BOA)

Saturday, March 8th 2014

Saturday, March 8th

10:00 am – Protest with Signs

Corner of Naperville Road and Diehl Road, Naperville, IL

11:00 am – General Assembly

Unitarian Church 1828 Old Naperville Road, Naperville IL
(One block east of Naperville Rd. and one block north of Diehl Rd.)
We will hold our General Assembly upstairs.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

10:00 am – Protest the Keystone XL Pipeline with Signs

Washington and Van Buren, Naperville, IL

11:00 am – General Assembly

Downtown Naperville (Van Buren & Washington across from BOA)

Saturday, February 1 – 11:40 am – 1:00 pm

We are in Chicago this week!

Rally to stop the TPP Fast Track

Join the Illinois Fair Trade Coalition on February 1st for a rally and march against the TPP. We’ll be marching from Jonquil Park (Lincoln & Sheffield) to Representative Mike Quigley’s office (3223 N Sheffield Avenue). The park is near Lincoln Park and just off of Fullerton Exit of I-90 or Lake Shore Drive.

http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/41.92852/-87.65393

January 25, 2014

10:00 am – Protest the TPP with Signs

Corner of Naperville Road and Diehl Road, Naperville, IL

11:00 am – General Assembly

Unitarian Church 1828 Old Naperville Road, Naperville IL
(One block east of Naperville Rd. and one block north of Diehl Rd.)
Meet upstairs where we will hold our General Assembly.

Winter Break December 28th – January 4th

Occupy Naperville

Winter Break

December 28th – January 4th

Occupy Naperville will be taking a winter break, but will be back on January 11, 2014 at the Corner of Naperville Road and Diehl Road, followed by the GA at the DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church upstairs.

Keep up the fight! See you in 2014!

Occupy Naperville

Solidarity in 2014!

December 21, 2013

Occupy Naperville

December 21, 2013

We are in the Streets this Saturday!

10:00 am – Protest the with Signs

11:00 am – General Assembly

Bank of America 103 S. Washington St.

Downtown Naperville(Van Buren & Washington)

Upcoming Events

Monday, December 23, 2013 5:00pm

 #D23 Illuminate the Fed Chicago – Bring Flashlights!

Orginized by  FedUp100, Illinois Anonymous Legion and The Chicago Anonymous.On December 23 America’s private banking cartel known as the Federal Reserve turns 100 years old and We the People have a simple message: Reform or Retire.
Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution did the Founders bestow authority to print money on a handful of private banks operating in secrecy from Congress and the people. The right to coin money belongs to the U.S. Treasury alone. For a century the Fed – a network of 12 banks that are 100% privately owned – have controlled our money supply by creating and loaning dollars as DEBT which the public has to pay back with interest.
Americans are Fed Up with the Fed which is why on its Centennial we will be illuminating it: shining light on an institution that exercises power in complete darkness. Join the festival of lights in Chicago on #D23 and ILLUMINATE THE FED as coalitions of citizens stage actions at all 12 Federal Reserve Banks nationwide. Bring flashlight!

For more background and information about FedUp100 see http://tinyurl.com/fedup100

Occupy Naperville December 14, 2013

Occupy Naperville

December 14, 2013

10:00 am – Protest the TPP with Signs

Corner of Naperville Road and Diehl Road, Naperville, IL

11:00 am – General Assembly

DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church upstairs

1828 Old Naperville Road, Naperville IL (one block east of Naperville Rd. and one block north of Diehl Rd.)

Upcoming Events

December 13, 2013 at 7:20 pm

Just Views Free Film/Discussion Group: Affording Retirement–Life-Long Challenge
PBS Frontline film “Retirement Gamble”
For more program info go to http://www.meetup.com/DuPagePeaceThroughJustice/
DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church, 1828 Old Naperville Road, Naperville IL

December 13, 6:30 – 9:00

FOUR DAYS IN CHICAGO NATO DOCUMENTARY

Academy Award-winning filmmaker and lifelong activist Haskell Wexler takes a personal look at Chicago over four days in May 2012 — four days filled with politics, protest and police. Discussion before/after screening.

5650 S Woodlawn Ave – First Unitarian Universalist Church of Chicago

December 18, 2013 at 7:00 pm

EMERGENCY MEETING On WEDNESDAY at THE OVERFLOW COFFEE BAR AUDITORIUM, 1550 S. STATE, CHICAGO  (doors open at 6:30, starts at 7:00, street parking with meters, some free parking, and a lot one block west of the Overflow;  the Overflow has food for purchase).

Sponsored by THE FAIR TRADE COALITION AND MANY OTHER GROUPS (including MTA) are asking you to come to this emergency meeting.

Everyone is encouraged to come, no RSVPS necessary, non-partisan. Josh wise, executive director of the Fair Trade Coalition, will give us all the information we need to understand what’s at stake if the Trans Pacific Partnership passes via fast-track without congressional input or discussion. This could be up for a fast-track vote as soon as this week, though we doubt it— if that happens, then of course, this meeting is cancelled, so watch your news sources carefully. This is a non-partisan event—it’s not a fundraiser—and it is truly a national emergency!!

More TPP Information:

TPP Country Positions PDF

flushthetpp.org
citizenstrade.org/ctc

wikileaks.org/tpp/

democracynow.org/2013/10/4/a_corporate_trojan_horse_obama_pushes

truth-out.org/news/item/19830-bill-moyers-yves-smith-and-dean-baker-on-secrets-in-trade

Stop the Trans Pacific Partnership 

Stop Fast Track

Occupy Naperville

Every Saturday

Until We End the Corporate Dominance of our Government and Achieve Economic, Social, Democratic, and Environmental Justice for All.

Email: occupynaperville@gmail.com
Website: occupynaperville.org
Facebook: facebook.com/OccupyNaperville
Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/occupynaperville
Google+: google.com/+OccupynapervilleOrg
Youtube: youtube.com/occupynaperville

Related articles

• Wikileaks Releases New Info Dec 9 on Trans-Pacific Partnership (2012thebigpicture.wordpress.com)
• Q&A: Explaining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks (blogs.wsj.com)
• Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership May Undermine Public Health, Environment, Internet All At Once (huffingtonpost.com)

Occupy Naperville December 7, 2013

Occupy Naperville

December 7, 2013

 

10:00 am – Protest the TPP with Signs

Corner of Naperville Road and Diehl Road, Naperville, IL

11:00 am – General Assembly

DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church upstairs

1828 Old Naperville Road, Naperville IL (one block east of Naperville Rd. and one block north of Diehl Rd.)

Solidarity:

Occupy Elgin will gather on Saturday, December 7th from 1:00 PM till 2:00 PM at the corner of Kimball Street and Grove Avenue in Elgin. they will also focus on the TPP

Stop the Trans Pacific Partnership
Stop Fast Track

Related articles

• Wikileaks Publishes Full Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Draft → (wikileaks.org)
• The People Can Defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership (southweb.org)
• Monsanto, the TPP, and Global Food Dominance (truthdig.com)
• How the TPP will gut environmental protection (boingboing.net)
• Wikileaks Next Installment: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) (2012thebigpicture.wordpress.com)

November 28 & 29 BLACK FRIDAY PROTESTS

Please join us in back-to-back protests November 28-29

The Rockford Light Brigade will join us on Thanksgiving evening, Thursday, November 28th at 7:00 PM as we picket the Walmart Store at Butterfield Road  and Kirk Road in Aurora.  That’s at 2900 Kirk Road in Aurora.  This will be an especially festive and playful occasion as we surprise the shoppers lining up to shop for bargains. We will hold lighted signs so they can see us in the dark.

Walmart is the world’s largest retailer and the largest employer in the United States. According to the website Glassdoor, Walmart pays their average worker $8.87 per hour for a yearly income of $17, 841.  They keep the wage floor low for all Americans.  We, the taxpayers, subsidize Walmart because our taxes pay for the food stamps and Medicaid which keep Walmart workers and their families alive.

At every step in their supply chain, from unsafe garment factories in Bangladesh, to  warehouses here in the US, to the stores we shop at, they exploit their workers.  Meanwhile, six Walton Family members own more wealth than the bottom 30% of the American population.

Adding insult to injury, they make their store “Associates” work irregular,  part-time, often unpredictable hours, and even require them to work on Thanksgiving Day.

Join us to protest this grotesque arrangement. 

Thanksgiving Evening Nov. 28

7:00 PM WAL★MART at 2900 Kirk Road, Aurora, IL
The Illinois Light Brigade will join us with Lighted signs. The more people we have, the better the message we can spell out. We need as many people who can attend so we have a good amount of light-holders. Please email if you will be able to attend.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1376273945945415/

Black Friday Nov. 29

10:00 AM, WAL★MART at 1100 S Randall Road in Elgin, IL. (Two blocks South of Bowes Road.)

12:00 PM, WAL★MART at 2000 Orchard Road in Montgomery, IL at the intersection of US 30 & Orchard.

1:30 PM,   WAL★MART at  776 S. Route 59, Naperville, IL (just north of US 34, South of New York St.).

https://www.facebook.com/events/1382351671985543/
https://www.facebook.com/events/159558010920753/
https://www.facebook.com/events/565880073486865/

For more information please visit:http://occupynaperville.org/2013-black-friday-protests/

Related articles

• Labor Board Sides With Workers: Wal-Mart Can’t Silence Employees Any Longer (billmoyers.com)
• Wal-Mart labor group promises 1,500 Black Friday protests next week (salon.com)
• Walmart Protests Promised To Be Even Bigger This Black Friday (huffingtonpost.com)
• With Workers On Strike And Company Under Labor Investigation, Walmart CEO Steps Down (addictinginfo.org)
• Expansion of retail hours on Thanksgiving energizes organized labor (stltoday.com)
• Walmart Store Initiates Food Drive For Own Workers (ktla.com)
• Fired Wal-Mart workers could get jobs back (money.cnn.com)
• Wal-Mart Stores CEO steps down; McMillon successor (boston.com)
• As Wal-Mart Workers Plan Record Black Friday Protests, Study Says Retail Giant Can Afford Higher Pay (democracynow.org)
• Walmart Worker Strikes Over Low Wages Reach Chicago (huffingtonpost.com)