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Video from this week's Barrio Sherman community action to stop Walmart from demolishing an historic building against the community's wishes and what was discussed in the past. Occupy San Diego is proud to support Sherman Heights in their fight against the 1%. If you can be in court on Monday morning at 9 AM, please do so! Information regarding that can be seen at the end of this video.

update via facebook: By the way, Walmart stated at their press conference that on Wednesday, it was the first time they ever had to stop construction on anything. Ever. 

We're meeting at 6AM tomorrow at the proposed site for Walmart between 21st and 22nd and Imperial to demand that the city and city council district stop the demolition and apply a stop work order immediately!! If you can't make it: Call Mayor Jerry Sanders (619) 236-6330  Call City Council Member David Alvarez (619) 236-6688  DEMAND THAT A STOP WORK ORDER BE PUT IN PLACE!! An injunction for the stop work order is being called for by a lawyer in the community. Be prepared for the call to PACK THE COURTS and stand in solidarity with the people of Sherman/Logan Heights. Will happen sometime on Wednesday or Thursday. Stay tuned for updates

Portion of the building demolished for Walmart when they said they wouldn’t destroy it!

Occupy San Diego says ‘Shut them down!’

BY BENJAMIN COSSEL ⋅ MARCH 16, 2012 ⋅ POST A COMMENT

FILED UNDER  BENJAMIN M. COSSEL, JP MORGAN CHASE, NATIONAL BANK PROTEST WEEK, OCCUPY, OCCUPY SAN DIEGO, OCCUPY WALL STREET,OSD

Members of Occupy San Diego take to the corners of downtown San Diego, March 13-16, urging citizens to move their money to local credit unions as well as bring awareness to the ongoing home foreclosure crisis.

SAN DIEGO (March 15, 2012) – Protestors with Occupy San Diego took to the streets of San Diego, beginning March 13, culminating March 15, supporting calls by Occupy Our Homes (http://www.occupyourhomes.org/) for a week of nation-wide actions against the largest of American banks.

The events began on Tuesday with the activist taking their message of moving one’s money to a credit union at the downtown 100 Broadway Street offices of Chase Bank. Included in the day’s activities was a mock birthday party for JP Morgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon. On Wednesday, the Occupiers took the corners around US Bank at 600 Broadway Street, Thursday saw them at the intersections 4th Avenue and B Street in front of Bank of America and Friday, the week of protests concludes with actions outside the Wells Fargo office located at 401 B Street in downtown San Diego.

In executing the events, occupiers followed a model laid out by members of Occupy Your Corners. Occupier Anoki spearheads the OYC group and explained why the OYC model was conducive for these particular protests.

“Instead of taking to the streets to protest, we take the corners,” Anoki said. “This way we serve as an information kiosk. It’s much less confrontational and allows the seeing eye of the public to come to us.”