Three Albuquerque, New Mexico councelors led a failed three to six vote hoping to see their proclamation accepted by their city council. They failed but kudos for trying, A for effort. Councelors Benton, Garduno, and Sanchez were courageous and should be respected and thanked for the effort. They wanted to bring attention to the message of the (un) Occupy Albuquerque movement and the general dissatisfaction with the status quo that leaves many unable to afford educations, loosing homes, and unemployed. Business is not the trouble but unregulated greed, manipulation of the stock markets through buying and dumping, bailouts rewarding failure in business, et. have broken our economy.
The following is taken from the 10/20/2011 Albuquerque Journal
without permission but hopefully without litigiousness’ also
The Counsel of the City of Albuquerque
October 17, 2011
Whereas, We know exactly what the protesters mean when they say we are the 99%, and
Whereas, Albuquerqueans know that being the 99% also means dealing with the historical legacy of occupation by foreign powers in pursuit of profit; being targeted today by polluting industries; and watching our tax dollars bail out wealthy corporations while young people can't afford to go to college; and
Whereas, The demands of this movement are the longstanding demands of all who organize for social justice, for the rights of children, for working families, for people of color, for immigrants, for the elderly, for indigenous nations who know all too well what occupation really means; and
Whereas, By contrast we know the 1% as well- or at least, we know them from a distance. They are the special 1% of our economic system that amasses tremendous wealth, and doesn't have to pay its fair share of taxes, that never struggles with joblessness, criminalization, poor education, or a broken care system; and
Whereas, They are the special class that gets bailed out when their financial ship begins to sink, then they thumb their noses at the thought of paying their fair share of taxes, or making a few fixes to protect families from the mad swings of unchecked greed, all the while their protectors in government threaten to slash our social safety nets and squeeze the programs that foster our local economies; and
Whereas, the City of Albuquerque supports and affirms the vision of the "occupy wall street" movement, which began as a center of struggle on Wall Street in New York City and has now grown to over 800 cities and towns throughout the country, including here in New Mexico; Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruses, Taos, Carlsbad, Roswell, and Farmington.
BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, THEREBY RECOGNIZES
WE ARE THE 99% AND WE STAND WITH THE OCCUPY WALL STREET MOVEMENT
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