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Which Way, L.A.?

Protesting Wall Street, in Public and Private

On Saturday, Occupy LA turned into Bank Transfer Day as hundreds of people marched through the financial district to demonstrate their frustration with financial institutions, advocating that people withdraw their money from big banks and deposit it in credit unions.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

On Saturday, Occupy LA turned into Bank Transfer Day as hundreds of people marched through the financial district to demonstrate their frustration with financial institutions, advocating that people withdraw their money from big banks and deposit it in credit unions. We speak with the woman who's getting credit for the idea by suggesting it to her friends on Facebook, and hear how that strategy is working nationwide.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Sonya Geis

    Senior Managing Editor

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Kristen Christian

    Bank Transfer Day

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    Carol Wells

    Center for the Study of Political Graphics

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    Henry Kertman

    California Credit Union League

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