On May 1st 2014, get ready for some direct action, Occupy London are proud to present OCCUPY WONGA!
In 2011 the Occupy movement had a clear message “The bankers are the problem”. Now in 2014, we are on the edge of complete debt slavery.
Pay day loan companies are the new economic fascists, their “clients” include, victims of the Bedroom tax, Fuel Poverty, Benefit cuts, Atos and all people suffering from the Governments Austerity program. Companies like QuickQuid, the Money Shop and Wonga are not helping us, they are holding us in debt bondage further extending the widening gap between rich and poor.
We see the most vulnerable people in society being charged Immoral Interest rates, the very people the government should be protecting. If you feel that something should be done about Payday loans, join us in London on Mayday 2014.
Occupy London hereby call for a complete end to Pay day loans and an immediate stop to all pay day loan advertising. On Mayday we will be paying Wonga some interest, but not with 5853% APR.
May Day Itinerary:-
12:00 (High Noon) Assemble at Clerkenwell Green
13:00 March sets off
14:30 Rally in Trafalgar square in honour of Tony Benn and Bob Crow.
As soon as the rally has finished, we march.
When we arrive at the target we will occupy a space and hold a general assembly on site.
Supporting this action on the day will be:-
*Disabled People against Cuts (DPAC)
*Fuel Poverty Action
*The Resistance Movement Of The UK
*ClassWar
Speakers on the day:
some still tbc
Barb Jacobson to speak about the Basic Income.
David Graeber on wage slavery and pay day loans.
Fuel Poverty Action and DPAC talking about the effects of payday loans on their groups.
Also speakers from Occupy Finance and hopefully some eviction resistance groups about being one pay day away from eviction.
Lets make next Mayday an uprising against Austerity.
- Tony Benn
Sign up on Facebook , and to see maps: https://www.facebook.com/events/246946885491263/?fref=ts
http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/may-day-march-and-rally/
