Lethbridge Declaration Oct 21

Main Points
1. Protect those who cannot advocate for themselves a. people b. planet c. environment d. the weakest members of society 2. Accountability a. corporations b. politicians c. nancial institutions d. government e. individuals 3. Independant (not individual) regulation a. of the above points

More Details
1. Politics and Money a. responsibility b. higher taxes c. get $ out of post secondary schools d. lack of funding for alternative energy research e. corporations buying politicians f. Corporations have personal rights, but not the responsibilities g. Shady government deals i. uranium and computer chips for weapons and we know it 2. Banks a. in dissary b. long term catastrophe c. Taken bailouts with impunity i. Harper will claim no bailouts, but they exist through the CMHC buying crappy mortgages so the banks dont have to deal with them 3. Social Welfare a. aboriginals/reserves b. more infrstructure c. increase govt funding 4. 5. 6. 7. Inequality in the workplace a. education vs expertence Education a. costs have incresed more than ination Prison a. should do rehab for drugs rather than sentences Oil a. environmental b. workers treatments c. accountability i. independent (not the company) regulation and enforcement ii. cover ups of environmental issues, faulty bookkeeping have been exposed but not followed up on d. Fracking i. research actuallt needs to happen e. better all round science funding f. increase the roylaties and taxes 8. Water a. conservation b. allocation c. preservation 9. Food a. poisoned through negligence i. CWB should just be one option, not the only one ii. Farmers cooperative not a government run agency 10. Working conditions a. oilelds b. strikes averted- Air Canada c. minimum wage- should meet minimum needs 11. Free Press a. G20 in Toronto- used Utah rm b. Zuccotti park- used Canadian rm c. Dont want bad news on the streets when world leaders are in town d. fraser institue e. corportaions controlling the few main news sources i. Fox News 12. Politics a. In the Iraq/Afghan wars we are technically withdrawing, but provate contractors are going in as the soldiers leave

Full Sentences
1. Future of the human races requires the cooperation of its members 2. social accountability needs to be there to protect rights when the system is corrupted 3. Democratic power comes from the people 4. Corporations must seek permission to extract wealth from people and the land 5. No true democracy is possible when corporations control the power 6. It is important to note that every one of the Occupy movements is using the term PEACEABLY ASSEMBLED a. we do not want to use violence b. Our governments were cheering during the Arab spring but run in fear when we take it to our streets

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