While activists and grassroots groups are prepping their signs and Guy Fawkes’ masks for a local march in support of National Bank Transfer Day this Saturday, banks and credit unions are happy to cash in on the positive attention. Check out this mailer I got last night from West Coast Bank:

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And here’s a little tableau of the front pages of Portland credit unions Unitus, OnPoint, and Rivermark (of which I am a member, full disclosure). Sidenote: Isn’t it funny how much Unitus’s logo looks like <a href=”http://compare.ebay.com/like/360397258362?var=lvRon Paul’s?

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I’m sure someone will find a way to be upset that local banks and credit unions are making money off Occupy, but I think it’s savvy marketing. The Move Your Money movement has been going on a lot longer than the current protest, it makes sense to go after those potential customers who are just now coming around to the idea.

In Other Occupy News… There’s a Veteran’s for Peace march starting today at 4:30pm from Terry Schrunk Plaza. Also, the Occupy video team made this pretty slick little film about Monday’s zombie protest of Bank of America:

Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books.

One reply on “Activists Not the Only Ones Readying for Bank Transfer Day”

  1. There was also an ad for OnPoint Credit Union during The Simpsons on Sunday night directly attacking B of A’s (now-recalled) $5 fee….

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