Join these and other members of the Health/Justice Working Group Monday, May 14 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, 138 Tremont Street at 6 pm for an introduction to the group’s educational efforts, organizing and direct action projects.

Health is a human right and systemic injustices, the pursuit of profits over people, and the accumulation of wealth by the few all harm the health of our communities. We seek to mobilize, educate, inspire and act in solidarity in ways that lead to greater health justice.

Above, Jim Campen, professor emeritus of economics at  UMass-Boston and a former executive director of Americans for Fairness in Lending, discussed the flow of money, credit, goods and services through the economy at tonight’s general assembly.Campen spoke first and the photographer came in late, and so can’t provide much detail about his talk.

Fred Mosely, economics professor at Mt Holyoke College, reviewed the history of US banking, focusing on the insight that capitalism is inherently unstable without vigorous, active regulation. He appealed for a return to policies that would propel the government to nationalize failing banks and sack their dysfunctional boards of directors – rather than throw bailout money at them. Mosely also advocated for public state-owned banks, and listed their advantages as including:

• Acting as a ‘public option’ in banking whose presence helps to stabilize the whole banking system.

• Provide counter-cyclical lending to minimize recessions.

• Provide low interest rates on home mortgages and student loans.

• Can allocate credit to achieve social-eoconomic objectives such as affordable housing, green energy, health care, etc.

Come join Occupy groups from all around New England as we converge in Worcester for a day of action and networking! The day will have four core key components to it: getting as many Occupy groups and participants in one centralized location at the same time for a day of networking and planning, direct actions and public visibility, continued actions against corporations backing ALEC, and finally the flared up “War on Women” – discussion on women’s issues (rights, health care, etc…).

Bring your Occupy Boston signs and banners, rep your local group too. We love to know where you came from.

This is, a non-violent protest, but just be aware the Worcester PD has a reputation of conducting political related intimidation tactics and may be tempted to arrest people as a result the second they perceive people step out of line.

Occupy New England has answered the call of the global day of action by various groups in Spain,the anniversary of last year’s 15M protests in that country. A global manifesto released for this event states the following:

We have not remained silent! From Tunisia to Tahrir Square, Madrid to Reykjavik, New York to Brussels, people are rising up to denounce the status quo. Our effort states “enough!”, and has begun to push changes forward, worldwide.

This is why we are uniting once again to make our voices heard all over the world this 12 May.

We condemn the current distribution of economic resources whereby only a tiny minority escape poverty and insecurity, and future generations are condemned to a poisoned legacy thanks to the environmental crimes of the rich and powerful. “Democratic” political systems, where they exist, have been emptied of meaning, put to the service of those few interested in increasing the power of corporations and financial institutions.

The current crisis is not a natural accident; it was caused by the greed of those who would bring the world down, with the help of an economics that is no longer about management of the common good, but has become an ideology at the service of financial power.

We have awakened, and not just to complain! We aim to pinpoint the true causes of the crisis, and to propose alternatives.

Preliminary timeline of events:

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