Uaw 99 Percent Spring Daily Caller

8/3/2019 Uaw 99 Percent Spring Daily Caller

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Source for materials downloaded from the United Auto Workers website on February 19, 2012 THE DAILY CALL


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99% SPRING: TALKING POINTS

Background: From April 9-15, 100,000 people will gather across America to join the

99% Spring. We will train 100,000 people to tell our own stories of how the economy

has affected our families, to tell the story of our economyhow we got here, whos

responsible and what we can do to change itand to take non-violent, direct action inthe spirit of Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez and other

movement leaders. This spring we will work to forge a new economy that works for all

of us, not just for the 1%.

Talking Points:

Millions of our family members are struggling to keep a roof over their headsand to find a decent job meanwhile, the rich keep getting richer.

Were at a crossroads as a country. We have a choice to make. Greater wealthfor a few or opportunity for many. Tax breaks for the richest or a fair shot for the

rest of us. A government that can be bought by the highest bidder, or a

democracy that is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people.

This spring we will train 100,000 people to tell the story of our economy and totake non-violent direct action in the spirit of Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther

King, Jr., Cesar Chavez and other movement leaders.

The 99% Spring Movement is growing stronger by the day, and were not goingaway until we have an economy that works for ALL of us.

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99% Spring Announces Major Campaign

[NAME] announced today that we will join others across the country in the 99% Spring to

train 100,000 people to tell the story of our economy, and to take non-violent, direct action

in the spirit of Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Cesar Chavez and other movement

leaders.

From April 9-15 we will gather across America, 100,000 strong, in homes, places of worship,

campuses and the streets to join together in the work of reclaiming our country. We will

organize trainings to:

1) Tell the story of our economy: how we got here, whos responsible, what a differentfuture could look like, and what we can do about it

2) Learn the history of non-violent direct action, and3) Get into action on our own campaigns to win change.

You can read more about the 99% Spring here:the99spring.org/.comand follow #99spring

We are at a crossroads as a country. We have a choice to make. Greater wealth for a few or

opportunity for many. Tax breaks for the richest or a fair shot for the rest of us. A

government that can be bought by the highest bidder, or a democracy that is truly of the

people, by the people, and for the people.

We know great change is possible. We inherit a history of everyday people standing up for

their own dignity, freedom, and self-determination, shaping our direction as a country. The

seamstress in Alabama who launched a bus boycott. The farmers in New England and

Virginia who imagined we could be a free nation. The workers in Flint, Michigan who

occupied their plant to win collective bargaining rights. The farmworkers in California who

liberated our fields. The women in New York who dreamed they could one day speak with

equal voice. The mother who stood up in Love Canal to stop the poisoning of her community.

And the students who risked their lives during Freedom Summer to register voters.

In the last year alone we watched the teachers and fire fighters of Wisconsin stand for the

rights of workers. And we joined those who Occupied Wall Street, inspiring us to stand with

the 99%.

This spring we join that long American story in our own efforts to create an Americaneconomy that works for all of us.

Participating organizations include: [Name of organization] Jobs With Justice, National

People's Action, National Domestic Workers Alliance, MoveOn.org, the United Auto Workers,

New Bottom Line, Service Employees International Union, The Other 98%, Greenpeace,

Rebuild the Dream and many more.

Let me know if you have any questions,

[insert contact name & contact information]

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99% SPRING

[INSERT ORGANIZATION NAME]

[MAIN TITLE OF PRESS RELEASE GOES HERE]

PRESS RELEASE FOR: [insert date] CONTACT: [insert contact information]

[NAME] is joining the 99% Spring. This spring we will help train 100,000 people across

the country to participate in sustained non-violent, direct action in the spirit of

Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Cesar Chavez and other movement leaders. We

will stand with the 99%, and begin to create an American economy that will work for all

of us.

From April 9-15 we will gather across America in homes, places of worship, campusesand the streets to join together in the work of reclaiming our country. We will organize

trainings to:

1) Tell the story of our economy: how we got here, whos responsible, what adifferent future could look like, and what we can do about it

2) Learn the history of non-violent direct action in the tradition of Ghandi andMartin Luther King, and

3) Get into action on our own campaigns to win change.You can read more about 99% Spring here:http://the99spring.com/ and follow#99spring

We are at a crossroads as a country. We have a choice to make. Greater wealth for a

few or opportunity for many. Tax breaks for the richest or a fair shot for the rest of us. A

government that can be bought by the highest bidder, or a democracy that is truly of

the people, by the people, and for the people.

[quote from your organization]

Participating organizations include: [Name of organization] Jobs With Justice, NationalPeople's Action, National Domestic Workers Alliance, MoveOn.org, the United Auto

Workers, New Bottom Line, Service Employees International Union, The Other 98%,

Greenpeace, Rebuild the Dream and many more.

# # #

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February 15, 2012

Things should never have reached this point.

Every day, the American Dream seems a little farther away. More of our grandparents are being thrown

from their homes. Our mothers and fathers cant retire because their pension funds tanked. Ourbrothers and sisters are burdened by student loan debt. For our children, budget cuts have resulted in

crumbling schools, skyrocketing class sizes, and teachers being denied the support they need to do their

best. Our friends and family are being denied collective bargaining rights in their workplaces and are

falling further and further behind. Our neighbors are being poisoned by pollution in our air and water.The numbers are staggering: in recent years, millions of jobs have been destroyed,homes foreclosed,

and an unconscionable number of children live in poverty.

And worst of all: this is no accident. It is a result of rampant greedthe deliberate manipulation of our

democracy and our economy by a tiny minority in the 1%, by those who amass ever more wealth and

power at our expense.

We are at a crossroads as a country. We have a choice to make. Greater wealth for a few or opportunity

for many. Tax breaks for the richest or a fair shot for the rest of us. A government that can be bought by

the highest bidder, or a democracy that is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people.

The choice is in our hands. This spring, we will act on that choice and rise up in the tradition of our

forefathers and foremothers. We will not be complicit with the suffering in our families for another year.

We will prepare ourselves for sustained nonviolent direct action in the spirit of Mahatma Ghandi, Martin

Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, and many others.

From April 9-15 we will gather across America, 100,000 strong, in homes, places of worship, campuses

and the streets to join together in the work of reclaiming our country. We will organize trainings to:

1) Tell the story of our economy: how we got here, whos responsible, what a different futurecould look like, and what we can do about it

2) Learn the history of non-violent direct action, and3) Get into action on our own campaigns to win change.

This spring we rise! We will reshape our country with our own hands and feet, bodies and hearts. We

will take non-violent action to forge a new destiny one block, one neighborhood, one city, one state at a

time.

We know great change is possible. We inherit a history of everyday people standing up for their own

dignity, freedom, and self-determination, shaping our direction as a country. The seamstress in Alabama

who launched a bus boycott. The farmers in New England and Virginia who imagined we could be a free

nation. The workers in Flint, Michigan who occupied their plant to win collective bargaining rights. The

farmworkers in California who liberated our fields. The women in New York who dreamed they could

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one day speak with equal voice. The mother who stood up in Love Canal to stop the poisoning of her

community. And the students who risked their lives during Freedom Summer to register voters.

In the last year alone we watched the teachers and fire fighters of Wisconsin stand for the rights of

workers. And we joined those who Occupied Wall Street, inspiring us to stand with the 99%.

We will rise this spring, because we DO hold these truths to be self evidentthat all men and women

are created equal, that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among

these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Will you rise with us? Can we count on you to join us April 9th

to 15th

to stand with the 99% for America?

Jobs With Justice, Sarita Gupta

United Auto Workers, Bob King

National Peoples Action, George Goehl

National Domestic Workers Alliance, Ai-jen Poo

MoveOn.org, Justin RubenNew Organizing Institute, Joy Cushman & Judith Freeman

Movement Strategy Center, Liz Butler

The Other 98%, John Sellers

Service Employees International Union, Mary Kay Henry

Rebuild the Dream, Van Jones and Natalie Foster

Color of Change, Rashad Robinson

UNITE-HERE, John Wilhelm

Greenpeace, Phil Radford

Institute for Policy Studies, John Cavanaugh

PICO National Network, Scott ReedNew Bottom Line, Tracy Van Slyke and Ilana Berger

United Steel Workers, Leo Gerard

Working Families Party, Daniel Cantor

Communications Workers of America, Larry Cohen

United States Student Association, Victor Sanchez Jr.

National Education Association, John C. Stocks

Rainforest Action Network, Becky Tarbotton

American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten

Leadership Center for the Common Good, Brian Kettenring

UNITY, Randy Jackson

National Guestworker Alliance, SaketSoni

350.org, Bill McKibben and May Boeve

The Ruckus Society, Sharon Lungo and Megan Swoboda

Citizen Engagement Lab, James Rucker and Ian Inaba

smartMeme Strategy & Training Project, Patrick Reinsborough

Right to the City Alliance, Rachel LaForest



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Pushback Network, Brigid Flaherty

Progressive Democrats of America, Tim Carpenter

Change to Win, Bob Callahan

Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, Michael Leon Guerrero

Campaign for Americas Future, Roger Hickey

Fuse Washington, Aaron Ostrom

Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment, Jeff Ordower

Citizen Action of New York, Karen Scharff

Engage, Marianne Manilov

United Electrical Workers Union, Bruce Klipple

National Day Laborers Organizing Network, Pablo Alvarado

Alliance for a Just Society, LeeAnn Hall

The Partnership for Working Families, Leslie Moody

United Students Against Sweatshops, Teresa Cheng



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INITIAL FB POSTS

This is our suggested 5-post sequence of introductory Facebook posts for the launch of

The 99% Spring. Feel free to grab the images out of this PDF. If youre having trouble

grabbing the images, feel free to email us directly ([email protected]). As a last resort,

you can also just share the posts from the Other 98% Facebook page(www.facebook.com/theother98).

Well be posting them in the suggested order. If these arent to your taste, we have some

alternate FB post ideas below.

Post #1: Click LIKE & SHARE if this is true:



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Post #3: The 1% have stolen our democracy. Thats why were starting a 99% Spring.

Click LIKE & SHARE if a 99% Spring is long, long overdue - and join us atthe99spring.com

TODAY.

attachment:

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Post #4: This spring, 100,000 Americans, inspired by those occupying Wall Street, Madison

and Cairo, will train to take our country back from the 1%.

Click LIKE & SHARE if youre on-board!

attachment:the99spring.com

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Post #5: Click LIKE & SHARE if you cant wait for the 99% Spring!

Attachment:

Alternate FB post ideas:* Its time to reclaim our democracy. Its time for a 99% Spring.

Click LIKE & SHARE if you agree.

* This spring we rise! We will reshape our country with our own hands and feet, our bodies andhearts. We will take nonviolent action to forge a new destiny one block, one neighborhood, onecity, one state at a time.

* Click LIKE & SHARE if its time for a 99% spring.

* Last year saw an Arab Spring. Click LIKE & SHARE if its time for a 99% spring. Join us at

the99spring.com

* We have a choice to make, as a nation. We can continue to let the 1% steal our commondestiny - or we can stand with the 99% and say, No.

We need a 99% spring. And thats why were starting it today.

Click LIKE & SHARE if youre on-board.

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* Today, we announce that The 99% Spring is coming. You can find us at the99spring.com

Click LIKE & SHARE if it is long, long overdue.

TWITTER NOTES

The hashtag for this project is #99spring. Below is a suggested share-tool-style initial

tweet:

I just joined the #99spring - b/c it's time to take our country back from the 1% - RT if you agreehttp://bit.ly/99sprng

And for your orgs twitter account:

We just joined the #99spring - b/c it's time to take our country back from the 1% - RT if youagree http://bit.ly/99sprng

http://the99spring.com/http://the99spring.com/http://the99spring.com/http://the99spring.com/http://the99spring.com/http://the99spring.com/http://the99spring.com/http://the99spring.com/

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