We Are the 99% Rally & March in Salem TOMORROW

When: Thursday, November 17 @ 4:00 PM
Where: Salem Capitol Steps; a march to the Marion Street bridge to follow

Jobs, Not Cuts! Invest in America and the American People!

On Thursday, members of the American Dream Movement will join a nationwide day of action called “We Are the 99%” and rally at the Capitol to demand that the politicians in Washington invest in job creation, and make the corporations and millionaires on Wall Street pay their fair share. The “We Are the 99%” day of action is being organized in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests taking place across the country.

Events are being held at crumbling bridges, understaffed schools, and other sites that show the local symptoms of a failed economy. Protesters are also targeting members of the Congressional Super Committee to increase pressure on the committee to focus on jobs, not cuts. The protests are being held just days before the Congressional Super Committee’s deadline to submit a debt reduction proposal to Congress.

"Politicians in Washington must stand up for us - the 99% - and help save the American Dream," said Bobbie Cade, a local MoveOn member. "Big banks and corporations are controlling the economy, and reaping the benefits for only the 1% while the rest of us struggle more and more. It's past time Congress started representing us, making certain that the economy works for all of us, and not just the millionaire CEOs of large corporations and Wall Street."

The rally will take place on Thursday, November 17th at 4:00PM at the Capitol. A march to Marion Street bridge will follow.

The event is being organized by the new American Dream Movement. The American Dream Movement is a growing movement inspired by protests in Wisconsin and fueled by the brutal right-wing attacks on the middle class and the poor. The American Dream Movement is made up of millions of ordinary Americans, along with dozens of leading grassroots organizations, fighting together for good jobs for all Americans, securing a future for our children and our communities, and finally making corporations and the super-rich pay their fair share in taxes. 


More information about the American Dream Movement and the 80+ national organizations who are partners is available at http://rebuildthedream.com/.