[GPSCC-chat] 11/5 Bank Transfer Day & 11/12 Occupy Withdraw

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FYI - below is a good resource website for information about why you should
and how to leave your mega bank. Also, here is an additional article on
Shareable.net -
http://shareable.net/blog/6-reasons-to-move-your-money-for-bank-transfer-day
 Lori

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As the Occupy protests continue to grow nationwide, more and more people
are *breaking up with their mega-bank.*

Whether in solidarity with the Facebook campaign for "Bank Transfer Day"
(tomorrow), or the "Occupy Withdraw" campaign (November 12), ANY day can be
a great day to break up with your mega-bank.

Since the launch of Green America's own break-up campaign back on
Valentine's Day of 2008, we've seen *thousands of Green Americans switch to
community development banks and credit unions*. We've also recently been
getting more questions on the "how to" aspect of breaking up: what to do
with direct deposits or automatic debits, or what to do if there's no
community development bank in your town, for example.

That's why we've produced our latest resource: a "Break Up With Your
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can use to tell your mega-bank why you're leaving.

And when you do break up with your bank, please let us know about it by sending
us an e-mail <tlarsen at greenamerica.org>, or posting a comment to our blog.
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Thanks for all you do,

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