Blog post from IIRON:

1,500 people turned out IIRON’s Occupy the Dream public meeting, celebrating the legacy the Martin Luther King, Jr. by holding elected officials at the state and national level accountable to move to a progressive agenda protecting the interest of the 99%.  Leaders also announced an week of action targeting banks that accepted tax payer financed bail-out funds, yet refuse to provide relief to homeowners in foreclosure.

Regular exercise. Read more. Eat healthier. All great plans for 2012. 

But when it comes to the New Year, there's one resolution that everyone in the 99% should commit to: Moving Our Money off of Wall Street and into our communities.

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Every year we hear about big bank executives being awarded multi-million dollar bonuses, even as these same big banks crashed the economy. This year, we won't let big banks use our money for these huge bonuses when they could be helping homeowners stay in their homes. That's why it's time to break up with the big banks. 

Join thousands of other people in resolving to break up with your big bank in 2012.

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Dave Meinert has owned small businesses in Seattle since the 1990s. In this brief interview, he shares why he's moving his money. 

Our friends at Care2 found this great old Pete Seeger tune from the 50s that speaks directly to the moment we're in. Check out this great video with lyrics below.