Occupy the AEA

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This was introduced at the GA on Monday Jan. 2nd.

On Sunday it received Direct Action committee support and endorsement.

This schedule of events was developed by an open working group on Friday with members of Occupy Chicago, CACHE, and the URPE plus other individuals challenging the neverending story from the limited orthodox mainstream debate on economic policy maintained by a financially corrupt and intellectually bankrupt American Economics Association.

The financial sector has academia (particularly the Ivy Leagues) totally occupied, just like the government.

We are protesting the AEA as they lead the national annual ASSA conference in Chicago on Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th.

The proposal is for Occupy Chicago to adopt these actions which were planned openly in a working group in accordance with our principles.

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SCHEDULE OF ACTIONS:
Friday, 12:30 at Michigan and Wacker: Rally and political theater event.
RALLY outside Hyatt as AEA economists are leaving for lunch.
POLITICAL THEATER inviting 1% economists to have lunch with a member of the 99% effected by their policies. Have spokespeople ready to have lunch with the economists and to deliver their stories at the rally.

Friday, 2:30/3:00 Radical economists March from Palmer house to Rally at Michigan and Wacker.
Rally and demand the AEA adopt code of ethics.

Saturday, 4:30. Michigan and Wacker, Awards ceremony and rally outside AEA awards ceremony.
Present parody awards for economists who have severely harmed the well being of the people and the world.