*Rev. Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping! THE SHOPOCALYPSE!*

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Rev. Billy/Bill Talen is a Dutch-American, Calvinist Minnesota- born actor. He worked in San Francisco and moved back to New York City in the early 90s where he created the character of a street preacher evangelical and became an activist.

The Rev. and his Church and Choir have worked with Occupy Wall Street, against excess consumerism, multinational corporate greed, student debt, homelessness, worker exploitation, Monsanto and fossil fuel financing Banks.

Rev. Billy and his Church also support earth justice and the environment, ending destructive mountaintop removal and strip mining of coal in WV and Appalachia and fight against climate change. Earthelujah!

http://www.revbilly.com

[Bluenorthwest]

1. "Step away from the product!"

Billy and the Choir are just great, every single time.

[appalachiablue]

2. Earthelujah! The Best. ~ Rev. Billy Protested JP Morgan Chase Bank in Manhatten,

the largest financier of fossils fuels and the extinction of the Central American Golden Toad. The Rev. was facing prison for the action and talked with Amy Goodman.

[LiberalElite]

3. K&R! I love Rev. Billy -

I attended some of his demos against sweatshops and child labor. He's also vocally anti-gentrification. He became such a problem for Starbucks they created an instructional booklet that I think was titled "What to do if Rev. Billy comes into your store" or something like that. He's been arrested numerous times (and I mean that as a good thing.)

[appalachiablue]

4. I love Rev. Billy too & his talented, brave Church. They're involved in many righteous

fights against corruption and greed by MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS, BANKS that finance fossil fuel extraction, the exploitation of workers and predatory STUDENT DEBT. Not only is it wonderful to see, they are creating awareness and change. Lifelujah!
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A block from the White House, PNC BANK was the scene of protest for financing *COAL EXTRACTION in West Virginia and Appalachia through destructive, poisonous MTR- MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL and STRIP MINING.

Rev. Billy led the group of eco-activists, Earth Quakers and Rainforest Action Network to build a symbolic 'MOUNTAIN' from earth and mud brought from APPALACHIA to the bank lobby to shed light on the problem. Earthelujah!

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5. Rev. Billy, his Church and Choir Protest *MONSANTO and ROUNDUP* at Home Depot, Chicago