Last-Minute Tax-Day Actions

I always do my taxes at the last minute, so it's characteristic of me to be doing a post on Tax-Day actions at the last minute.  I hope this can direct some D&S readers and blog followers to their local left/progressive Tax Day actions.  The list below is from the Right to the City folks and their Tax Day Shuffle flashmobs.  There are many other actions going on--I myself am heading to Boston's North End, where some kind of re-enactment of Paul Revere's ride is ending up for a rally near the statue of Paul Revere behind Old North Church.  But there's another rally at Copley Square (listed below).

And don't forget out Taxes and Deficits Activism Kit.

Here is the listing--apologies again for it being so late:

NATIONAL TAX DAY FLASHMOB TARGETS WEALTHY CORPORATIONS TO PAY FAIR       SHARE:
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. companies do not pay federal income taxes

WHAT: Thousands of community members, including     unemployed and underemployed workers and people who have faced     foreclosure, will dance and sing the Tax the Rich       shuffle.  The flashmob style dance will be performed inside     bank offices, corporate headquarters, City Halls and at post offices     on tax day in seven major cities.  The dancers who are part of the Right to the City Alliance,     will be singing that wealthy corporations and individuals should “pay what they       owe, give up the dough,” in order to provide the necessary     revenue for job creation and community investment.

WHEN: April 18th, 2011  Times listed below     according to location.

WHERE: Locations are confidential until immediately     before the event.  Camera crews and reporters are invited to "ride     along" by meeting up with dancers at the following locations and     times:

1.     BOSTON
Meet at: Trinity Church in Copley Square 208 Clarendon St
4:00 PM

2.     LOS ANGELES
Meet at: YMCA, 401 S. Hope Street, Downtown Los Angeles
3:30PM

3.     MIAMI
Meet at: Power U Center 164 NW 20 Street, Miami Fl 33127
9:30 AM

4.    NEW YORK CITY
Meet at:  City Park at 29th St and 9th Ave
4:00 PM

5.     PROVIDENCE
Meet at: Downtown at Burnside Park (across from bus station, next to     Kennedy Plaza)
2:00 PM

6.    SAN FRANCISCO
Meet At:  San Francisco Public Library: Main Branch 100 Larkin     Street
12:00 PM

7.    WASHINGTON DC/ARLINGTON, VA
Meet at:  Tenants and Workers United office at 3801 Mount Vernon     Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305
12:00PM

WHY: For too long, the government has allowed corporations     and the wealthy to not pay their fair share.  Unrestricted greed has     led to lay-offs, foreclosures, and high rates of unemployment in     working class communities.  The impacts of the economic crisis have     a disproportionate impact on women and people of color.  The     government must stop protecting the corporations and start     protecting the people.

A wealth tax and corporate taxes with no loopholes would generate     hundreds of billions of dollars that could create living wage jobs     with benefits and allow investment in our communities including in     housing, schools, and senior care.

WHO: Members of the Right          to the City Alliance in Boston, New York, Providence, Los     Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Oakland and Arlington/Washington DC.      Right to the City is a national alliance of community groups and     worker centers that fights for urban justice, human rights and     democracy.   RTTC believes everyone has a human right to a quality     job (one with a living wage and benefits), a home and to live with     dignity.

Visuals: People singing and dancing the “Tax the Rich”       Shuffle, posters, and Rich B. Filthy requesting more tax     cuts.

View our Tax the Rich Shuffle Instructional Video now at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsVc2IvH6fY