OccupyHouston at Energy Day 10/15

[PDittie]

TransCanada -- Keystone XL's company -- has a booth. This has some real potential for confrontation. (I say that as cautionary, not as inflammatory.)

Members of Occupy Houston will rally in silent protest at Energy Day on Saturday October 15, 2011.

Energy Day is sponsored the big oil companies responsible for the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and for building the Keystone XL Pipeline, a potential serious environmental disaster running from Alberta, Canada right into our backyard! Valero and other oil refining companies are seeking a tax refund to the tune of $135 million to cover the cost of hydro-treating equipment to reduce pollution. This refund is coming from our property taxes. Money meant for schools may go to large oil companies to cover these costs! We need to educate festival goers that there are serious threats to our planet, local tax money wasted, and a serious corruption chain behind big oil!

We will march the perimeter of the festival in white shirts and red bandannas or $1 bills over our mouths. Why do we cover our mouths? Why are we silent? Because the 99% of the citizens in this country do not have a voice in this country! Why do we wear white? It’s the opposite of black, the color of oil, and a symbol of the corruption and collusion rampant in the big energy industry.

Meet at 12:00 noon on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at lower Tranquility Park (map). Show up in your white shirts, bandannas, and bring a $1 bill. After we gather ourselves, get organized, and settled, we march at 12:30pm one block south to Hermann Square Plaza, right outside City Hall.

If you can't march or show solidarity with the protestors, then please show up in your normal attire and take pictures and Tweet and Facebook them and post them to DU.

[sonias]

1. That should be good

Please post pictures and a report if you go or find links of other people reporting.

I'm taking my camera to Occupy Austin today!

:kick:

[texastoast]

2. I went to work then went to Occupy

There were 200-300 and we walked right through the middle of the TransCanada rah rah rah Keystone XL pipeline event.

Quietly, of course.

:hi:

[PDittie]

3. Occupy Houston protests big oil at Energy Day — and it's a family friendly affair

http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/10-15-11-occupy-houston-protests-big-oil-and-it-is-a-family-friendly-affair-for-all/

[sonias]

4. Thanks!

:kick:

[onestepforward]

5. Great pics!

I'll be joining the protests soon!

[Gothmog]

6. Great pics

Thanks for posting