Kernow Action Now (KAN) leafletted the Falmouth branch of Barclays this Saturday in support of the Target Barclays day of action.
Several cops turned up (apparently a rare occurrence in Falmouth) and cops were also posted outside Barclays' Truro branch
Read KAN's statement on the Target Barclays campaign here -
http://kernowaction.wordpress.com/
actions have, so far, taken place in:
Cambridge - http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442521.html
Brighton - http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442445.html?c=on#c237906
Wrexham - http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442394.html
Several cops turned up (apparently a rare occurrence in Falmouth) and cops were also posted outside Barclays' Truro branch
Read KAN's statement on the Target Barclays campaign here -
http://kernowaction.wordpress.com/ actions have, so far, taken place in:
Cambridge -
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442521.html Brighton -
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442445.html?c=on#c237906 Wrexham -
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442394.html
Target Barclays?
Smash EDO have been calling for autonomous actions against Barclays Bank to force them to stop providing 'market maker' services for ITT Corporation on the NYSE. Smash EDO's site states 'Bankers and institutional investors are the glue that finances the state terror wreaked by the arms trade. Companies like EDO do not operate in a vacuum but are propped up by the networks of corporations and investors which constitute the global capitalist system which puts profit before peace, greed before people.'
As ITT’s market maker, Barclay’s acts as a ‘middle man’, purchasing shares from a seller and holding them until such a time as a buyer becomes available. This ensures the stability of ITT’s share price by allowing shareholders to sell off their assets at any time, even when a buyer is not immediately available, and vice versa. Barclay’s also profits from this enterprise, by selling ITT’s shares at a small markup, which nevertheless generates a considerable income when spread across large sales.
Barclays is also the largest UK investor in the global arms trade
Smash EDO have been calling for autonomous actions against Barclays Bank to force them to stop providing 'market maker' services for ITT Corporation on the NYSE. Smash EDO's site states 'Bankers and institutional investors are the glue that finances the state terror wreaked by the arms trade. Companies like EDO do not operate in a vacuum but are propped up by the networks of corporations and investors which constitute the global capitalist system which puts profit before peace, greed before people.'
As ITT’s market maker, Barclay’s acts as a ‘middle man’, purchasing shares from a seller and holding them until such a time as a buyer becomes available. This ensures the stability of ITT’s share price by allowing shareholders to sell off their assets at any time, even when a buyer is not immediately available, and vice versa. Barclay’s also profits from this enterprise, by selling ITT’s shares at a small markup, which nevertheless generates a considerable income when spread across large sales.
Barclays is also the largest UK investor in the global arms trade
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