"Retire at 50, Wall Street Joe!" As 1% Celebrate Rep. Crowley's 50th B-day at Grand Hyatt Fundraising Soiree, OWS Demonstrators Denounce Cor...
"Retire at 50, Wall Street Joe!" As 1% Celebrate Rep. Crowley's 50th B-day at Grand Hyatt Fundraising Soiree, OWS Demonstrators Denounce Corruption, Free Trade Votes & Hold Mock Crowley Birthday Party and Campaign Rally Who: Members of Occupy Wall Street Trade Justice Working Group, TradeJustice New York Metro, Global Justice for Animals and the Environment, and other groups. What: One group of protesters will demonstrate outside Congressman Joseph Crowley's 50th Birthday Fundraiser at the Grand Hyatt while another group with corporate logo face masks will hold a pro-Crowley rally and birthday celebration, where a protester masked as Crowley will give a speech reaffirming his commitment to take corporate cash and vote for free trade agreements that help the rich get richer, but will hurt workers and the environment at home and abroad. When: Thursday, March 29th, 6PM-8:30PM Where: Grand Hyatt Hotel, 109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal, between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NYC Why: Queens Congressional Rep. Joseph Crowley, heads the New Democrats Coalition, an alliance of centrist, pro-corporate Democratic legislators. A ProPublica expose revealed the New Democrats's close ties to "large banks, pharmaceutical firms, insurance companies, and big-ticket trade groups" (www.propublica.org The Office of Congressional Ethics recently recommended a full-blown probe of whether Crowley improperly solicited donations from corporate executives just before ... Less
