Occupy Charlottesville is planning to protest Verizon’s involvement in state politics as part of the national Occupy movement’s "Shut Down Corporations Day" on February 29.
"This event is all about blowing the whistle on these giant corporations who funnel millions into our politics process," local organizer Erin Rose said in a press release. "Verizon is one of those and as a result has not only paid no federal taxes for the past three years, they actually got a billion dollars in rebates on top of it."
According to the Virginia Public Access Project, Verizon was the fifth largest campaign contributor in the last election cycle.
The group will meet Wednesday at the corner of Riverbend Road 4:00 p.m. Local author and activist David Swanson will speak.
