*Big Grin* - 'Moms And Kids 'Occupy' Oakland Wells Fargo Branch, Close Accounts' - SJMercury

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Moms and kids 'occupy' Oakland Wells Fargo branch, close accounts
By Doug Oakley
Oakland Tribune
Posted: 11/04/2011 12:31:58 PM PDT
Updated: 11/04/2011 05:02:08 PM PDT






Parents and their children rally in front of the Wells Fargo bank on Franklin... ( Jane Tyska )

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Angry that Wells Fargo took federal bailout money and is now posting record profits, a group of moms and their children rallied at an Oakland branch Friday and closed their accounts. The "Colorful Mamas of the 99 Percent" tried to enter the bank, but the doors were shuttered soon after the protest began about noon at the branch on Franklin street.

The group of 40 marched from Snow Park nearby with about 10 strollers and kids in their arms and carried a banner that said: "Teach Big Banks to Share: We're Moving Our Money."

The first mom to close her account, Mimi Ho of Oakland, brought one of her two children into the bank strapped to her chest and was surrounded by television and newspaper photographers as she filled out the paperwork. At least three moms closed their accounts before the bank locked its doors.

Wells Fargo, which took federal bailout money during the economic crisis, posted a profit of $15.18 billion for the 12 months ending in September, its highest number for any one-year period.

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Link: http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_19265553

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1. k&r

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2. Gorgeous!

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3. goosebumps

"teach your kids well"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q357cCcTYf8&feature=related


"Teach your children well,
Their father's hell did slowly go by,
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picked, the one you'll know by.

And you, of tender years,
Can't know the fears that your elders grew by,
And so please help them with your youth,
They seek the truth before they can die.

Can you hear and do you care and
Cant you see we must be free to
Teach your children what you believe in.
Make a world that we can live in..."

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4. K&R!

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5. This is awesome!K&R. n/t

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6. K&R, absolutely love it. n/t

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7. Love the little kids!

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8. Love it!

I love seeing the little ones participating and learning. Good on mom's and dad's to plant the seeds!!

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9. They closed the bank to keep people from closing their accounts?

Can they do that?

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10. They've been doing it for weeks now

A number of banks in New York closed their doors when groups of people showed up to close their accounts. At one they locked the doors with the customers inside and had them arrested for "trespassing". That bank even had a woman who had left the building dragged back inside so she could be arrested.

The banks fight back: Customers locked in and arrested after attempting to close their accounts in Occupy Wall Street protests

Citibank and Bank of America customers 'denied requests to close accounts'
Comes amid anger after banks unveiled plans to hike fees for their services
Occupy Wall Street celebrates one-month anniversary & plans new protests

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 6:40 PM on 17th October 2011

Banks across America appear to be fighting the growing protest against income disparity and rising fees as the Occupy Wall Street movement spreads worldwide.

A series of videos filmed across the U.S. in New York City; Santa Cruz, California and St Louis, Missouri, show customers staging protests and mass account closures.

However, footage has emerged showing what appears to be dozens of Citibank and Bank of America customers denied requests to close their accounts, some even being arrested after alleged clashes with branch managers.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049976/Banks-country-refuse-let-customers-close-accounts-protest.html#ixzz1cnUArA00

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