What do you do if someone puts a whole mountain in your lobby?
That’s the big question that the coal finance monkeys at Chase keep asking themselves now that their love affair with mountaintop removal (MTR) has drawn the attention of Rev. Billy and the Church of Life After Shopping.
I’ve been a fan of Rev. Billy since I first saw him preaching the anti-corporate gospel in 2002 at an IMF/World Bank protest in Washington D.C. Always out in front of the issues whether it’s Disney’s consumerism, Starbucks’ gentrification or creative communications with the 1st Amendment at the 2004 Republican Convention in New York, now the good reverend is taking on Chase’s financing of MTR. On a weekly basis, Rev. Billy and his flock are leaving piles of Appalachian dirt recycled from actual MTR sites in Chase branches around Manhattan. The Rev and his flock are bringing the mountain to Chase, because you’re damn sure Chase ain’t going nowhere near those mountains.
You’d think the Masters of the Wall St. Universe at Chase would appreciate having a little residue from their investments hand delivered to them (it’s not like he’s leaving them foreclosed homes or something… yet!), but they’ve already had Billy arrested once.
Mountain deliveries keep coming though, RAN and friends’ May 6 day of action will feature activists doing all sorts of activities to Chase, from talking to Chase branch managers to more fun creative events. Join the fun.
Mountain-a-lujah!
