Consensus (Direct Democracy @ Occupy Wall Street) Calypso Communications: PR, Marketing, Design & Video Production Firm. Occupy Wall Street Outs ALEC Corporations. By Harriet Rowan and Sara Jerving Ashley Gillece, a 25 year-old college student and single parent, was arrested Wednesday in front of one of Pfizer's laboratories in Groton, Connecticut. She and six other protesters had their arms linked in front of the main gate demanding that the huge pharmaceutical company open it's doors to listen to the demands of a crowd of protesters who had been outside of the building for hours. The protesters were there to ask Pfizer to cut its ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC brings together major U.S. corporations and right-wing legislators to craft and vote on "model legislation" behind closed doors.
These cookie-cutter bills are then introduced in statehouses across the land with no disclosure of their origins in ALEC. This protest was part of over 90 actions across the country on F29 (February 29th) planned largely by Occupy Wall Street groups. While the corporations varied, the message was clear. Monsanto Entrance Blocked. Ushahidi.com - Mapping Reports of The Post-Election Crisis in Kenya. Uchaguzi.
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