Dr. Benjamin Chavis and Reverend Dr. Jamal Bryant released the names of the Occupy the Dream National Steering Committee and the local community organizers who will lead the demonstrations on January 16, 2012 at all 13 Federal Reserve Banks.
National Day of Action on January 16. 13 Cities. Occupy the Federal Reserve!
| When: | January 16, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Where: | The Federal Reserve Bank closest to you |
Washington, D.C. • Atlanta • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Dallas • Kansas City •Minneapolis • New York • Philadelphia • Richmond • San Francisco • St. Louis
The effort will be led by prominent members of the African American Clergy, Occupy Wall Street participants, students and others concerned about income inequality and economic justice in America.
National Steering Committee
Executive Committee
Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr., Manhattan – Co-Chairman
Dr. Jamal Bryant, Baltimore – Co-Chair
Bishop Millicent Thompson-Hunter, Philadelphia – Secretary
Pastor Daryl Hamm, Baltimore – Treasurer
Pastor Harold Mayberry, Oakland, CA (First African Methodist Episcopal) – Parliamentarian
Members at large
Pastor Frederick Douglas Haynes – Dallas, TX
Bishop Rudolph Mckissick – Jacksonville, FL
Bishop David Evans- Lindenwood, NJ
Rev. Dr. Carroll Baltimore – President, Progressive National Baptist Convention
Bishop Dennis Proctor – A.M.E. Zion-Western District
Bishop Vashti McKenzie – Nashville, TN
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. – Cleveland, OH
Pastor Herb Crump- Rock Hill, SC
Pastor John Hunter, Los Angeles, CA*
Pastor Marcellus Norris, Cambridge, MA*
Pastor Alan Waller – Philadelphia, PA*
Pastor Joseph Williams – Atlanta, GA*
Bishop Mitchell Taylor – Philadelphia, PA
Pastor Lance Watson – Richmond, VA*
Pastor Allen Waller, Philadelphia, PA
Bishop Darryl Scott – Cleveland, OH*
Pastor Otis Moss III – Chicago, IL*
Pastor Boyd McDaniels III – Georgetown, SC
Pastor Darryl Hill – Brooklyn, NY*
* Coordinator of local organizing committee
About Occupy the Dream
Occupy the Dream is an organization led by, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant of the Empowerment Temple Church. Chavis was the North Carolina State Youth Coordinator of SCLC under Dr. King and has worked closely with Hip-Hop impresario Russell Simmons in recent years. Reverend Bryant is the Pastor of Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, a growing church with a congregation of over 10,000.
Go to www.occupydream.org
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