The Defranchise Movement

Democratize the Economy/ Defranchise America is a movement that sprung out of the “Occupy ” economic protests. It is based on
with little job opportunities and left dependent on supplies for our families from these priveleged sales institutions. The wi
was a great increase in the number of worker suicides at factories owners still allowed the hiring of more and more under age

The Corruption of Markets

The Franchised stores began as an idea of Howard Johnson, a restaurant owner in the fifties. He made so much money with this n
businesses.Their success in wiping out all other markets encouraged the concept to spread to all other forms American business
worker. This system decides if you are either well off or very poor.

Direct Actions and Campaigns

In October of 2011 memberrs of Occupy Albany called a press conference announcing a boycott against one of the world’s largest
internet website referals. The success happened on a day when the city fire inspectors came and gave us the thumbs down statin

Meeting Times

We meet on Saturdays afterthe Occupy Albany General Assembly. No meetings will be held the week prior to January 23.

Contact

democratizetheeconomy@occupyalbany.org