Dear Editor, The Mac Weekly: I was encouraged to hear of Mac students protesting Wells Fargo. Kick Wells Fargo Off Campus made news across the state. As a former employee in Wells Fargo’s Eagan foreclosure facility, I can offer a perspective of the bank’s misdeeds. I hope that my insights will encourage the student movement….
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Administrators reiterate support for Wells Fargo contract during KWOC meeting
Updated: May 2, 2013 President Brian Rosenberg and David Wheaton, the Vice President for Administration and Finance, met with four representatives from Kick Wells Fargo Off Campus (KWOC) on April 26 in a meeting scheduled after negotiation between the two parties following the group’s barricade of Weyerhaeuser. Both administrators reiterated their support for the college’s…
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Memo to KWOC from David Wheaton and Kate Walker
The following memo, sent to students of KWOC on Monday, April 22, 2013, explains the administrative decision to maintain Macalester’s current banking relationship Wells Fargo.
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KWOC’s response
In response to community concern about foreclosure and community reinvestment activity, the students of KWOC are currently requesting Macalester sever its ties with Wells Fargo.
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President Rosenberg agrees to meet with KWOC following Weyerhaeuser barricade
Around twenty members of Kick Wells Fargo Off Campus (KWOC) linked arms with each other at different access points to Weyerhaeuser Hall starting at 7:00 am Thursday morning in order to prevent staff members from entering the premises. The action, which came on the third day of the student occupation of the administrative building, marked…
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KWOC occupies Weyerhaeuser in response to contract decision
Update: President Rosenberg agreed to meet with students on Friday afternoon following their barricade of Weyerhaeuser Thursday morning. Kick Wells Fargo Off Campus (KWOC)’s yearlong campaign to end the college’s purchasing relationship with Wells Fargo continued this week after college administrators decided on Monday to maintain the existing contract. In response to the college’s decision,…
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Community leaders call for a stand against Wells Fargo
As representatives of community organizations working for social justice in Minnesota, we were looking forward to meeting with you and KWOC students this past Monday to discuss Macalester’s banking relationship with Wells Fargo. We are disappointed that it was canceled and are using this letter to convey some of the information we had planned to share with you at the meeting.
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KWOC student activists on their arrests, civil disobedience
Minnesotans for a Fair Economy’s Week of Action had a presence at Macalester as part of Kick Wall Street Off Campus’ continuing movement to end the college’s banking relationship with Wells Fargo. Throughout the week, students and community members moved their money to different banks and credit unions and rallied on Bateman Plaza, in addition…
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KWOC gears up for week of protest
On Wednesday, February 27, Mac students will join communities around the Twin Cities to advocate for better banking practices. The day’s events are part of a Cities-wide Week of Action campaign organized by Minnesotans for a Fair Economy, but the Macalester campaign focuses specifically on the college’s relationship with Wells Fargo. The activities on campus…