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Bank Transfer Day was a consumer activism initiative calling for a voluntary switch from commercial banks to not-for-profit credit unions by November 5, 2011. As of October 15, 2011, a Facebook page devoted to the effort had drawn more than 54,900 "likes". Debit card fees of $5 a month from the Bank of America are among steps leading to the Bank Transfer Day protest with a November 5 deadline. Occupy Wall Street participants support the effort even though the events are not related. Among the detractors were Occupy Los Angeles participants: Sigurd Olin Christian, creator of the Bank Transfer Day event, stated that "he was accosted by Occupy Los Angeles organizers and has even received threatening phone calls" because of his pro-credit union rather than anti-bank approach.

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  • Bank Transfer Day (en)
  • Hari Transfer Bank (in)
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  • Bank Transfer Day was a consumer activism initiative calling for a voluntary switch from commercial banks to not-for-profit credit unions by November 5, 2011. As of October 15, 2011, a Facebook page devoted to the effort had drawn more than 54,900 "likes". Debit card fees of $5 a month from the Bank of America are among steps leading to the Bank Transfer Day protest with a November 5 deadline. Occupy Wall Street participants support the effort even though the events are not related. Among the detractors were Occupy Los Angeles participants: Sigurd Olin Christian, creator of the Bank Transfer Day event, stated that "he was accosted by Occupy Los Angeles organizers and has even received threatening phone calls" because of his pro-credit union rather than anti-bank approach. (en)
  • Hari Transfer Bank adalah sebuah inisiatif yang mengajak perpindahan sukarela dari bank komersial ke nirlaba pada 5 November 2011. Pada tanggal 15 Oktober 2011, sebuah halaman Facebook yang mengampanyekan hal ini telah menarik lebih dari 54.900 pengguna. Tarif kartu debit sebesar $5 per bulan dari Bank of America termasuk di antara penyebab munculnya protes Hari Transfer Bank dengan batas waktu 5 November. Peserta Occupy Wall Street mendukung upaya ini, meski hari tersebut tidak ada hubungannya dengan protes Occupy. Di antara para penentangnya adalah , dan Kristen Christian mengatakan bahwa "ia dikecam para penyelenggara Occupy Los Angeles dan mendapat ancaman lewat telepon" karena mendukung serikat kredit, bukannya melakukan pendekatan anti-bank. (in)
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  • Bank Transfer Day was a consumer activism initiative calling for a voluntary switch from commercial banks to not-for-profit credit unions by November 5, 2011. As of October 15, 2011, a Facebook page devoted to the effort had drawn more than 54,900 "likes". Debit card fees of $5 a month from the Bank of America are among steps leading to the Bank Transfer Day protest with a November 5 deadline. Occupy Wall Street participants support the effort even though the events are not related. Among the detractors were Occupy Los Angeles participants: Sigurd Olin Christian, creator of the Bank Transfer Day event, stated that "he was accosted by Occupy Los Angeles organizers and has even received threatening phone calls" because of his pro-credit union rather than anti-bank approach. Christian, an art gallery owner in Los Angeles, California, said he was dissatisfied with Bank of America's "ridiculous fees and poor customer service." He created an event on Facebook called “Bank Transfer Day” and invited his friends to close their accounts at big for-profit banks and move their money to credit unions by November 5, 2011. Christian chose November 5 because of its association with Guy Fawkes, who tried to blow up the British House of Lords and bring Catholic rule back to the United Kingdom, but was captured on that date in 1605. This has been a continuing observance. (en)
  • Hari Transfer Bank adalah sebuah inisiatif yang mengajak perpindahan sukarela dari bank komersial ke nirlaba pada 5 November 2011. Pada tanggal 15 Oktober 2011, sebuah halaman Facebook yang mengampanyekan hal ini telah menarik lebih dari 54.900 pengguna. Tarif kartu debit sebesar $5 per bulan dari Bank of America termasuk di antara penyebab munculnya protes Hari Transfer Bank dengan batas waktu 5 November. Peserta Occupy Wall Street mendukung upaya ini, meski hari tersebut tidak ada hubungannya dengan protes Occupy. Di antara para penentangnya adalah , dan Kristen Christian mengatakan bahwa "ia dikecam para penyelenggara Occupy Los Angeles dan mendapat ancaman lewat telepon" karena mendukung serikat kredit, bukannya melakukan pendekatan anti-bank. Kristen Christian, seorang pemilik galeri seni di Los Angeles, California, mengatakan dirinya tidak puas dengan "tarif konyol dan layanan nasabah yang buruk" dari Bank of America." Ia membuat halaman acara di Facebook berjudul "Bank Tranfer Day" dan mengundang teman-temannya untuk menutup rekening di bank-bank yang mengambil untung besar dan memindahkan uang mereka ke serikat kredit pada 5 November 2011. Christian memilih 5 November karena berhubungan dengan Guy Fawkes, tokoh bersejarah yang mencoba meledakkan Majelis Tinggi Britania dan membawa agama Katolik kembali ke Britania Raya, namun tertangkap pada tanggal 5 November 1605. (in)
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