October 16th - Bank Transfer Day

In the near future is a movement to transfer accounts for a major bank to a local credit union known as Bank Transfer Day (see Event Page). Credit unions keep the money local, helping grow the local economy. In all reality it seems like a no-brainer! Why haven't we been doing this since the Bush bailouts?

The movement was created by Kristen Christian, a 27 year old art dealer from San Francisco. When asked by VillageVoice.com's Jen Doll about why she started the movement Kristen had this to say :

October 15th - Citibank Arrests

It has come to my attention that roughly 24 people were arrested in Citibank for attempting to close their accounts with the bank. While it is not clear exactly what happened in the bank, what is clear is this: the bankers are scared.

On a civil note, there were laws broken by the security guards which will not be covered by anyone. Closing and locking your doors while police arrive is a crime. It's called kidnapping. Here is a video of the incident.