Formosa Plastics, a multi-billion-dollar Taiwanese corporation, wants to build a massive $12 billion 14-plant petrochemical complex on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. James, Louisiana. The so-called “Sunshine Project” would be built on top of sugar cane fields, directly adjacent to a residential area of the 5th District and one mile from an elementary school that serves an almost entirely Black student population. The plant would spew more air pollution than three coal plants on an African-American community that has already been sickened by numerous industrial polluters.

The region is referred to as “Cancer Alley” or “Death Alley” by those who live and die there as petrochemical companies target predominantly Black communities and treat them as sacrifice zones for these toxic projects. In March 2021, United Nations human rights experts raised serious concerns over further industrialization of Cancer Alley and called for an end to environmental racism in the 85 mile area, specifically citing concern over Formosa Plastics’ proposed petrochemical complex.

We need your help to mobilize pressure on Wells Fargo and Bank of America, who are financially supporting Formosa’s projects. We’re escalating our tactics towards them by filling up the calendars of top executives at Wells Fargo and Bank of America with invitations reminding them to defund, divest, and denounce Formosa Plastics.

How to join the Calendar Jam

  1. Open your calendar app, such as Gmail or Outlook. We’re going to be sending calendar invites to CEOs and executives at the banks funding the Formosa Plastics petrochemical complex (as well as to Stop the Money Pipeline so we can track our impact!)
  2. Pick a time in your calendar between now and October 31st. Title your meeting something like: “Divest from Formosa Plastics,” “Denounce Formosa’s environmental racism,” “End any and all business relationships with Formosa Plastics and affiliates,” “Kill the Formosa Plastics’ ‘Sunshine Project'” or something similar
  3. Copy all of the following email addresses and paste them into the invite field of your event.  
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    charles.scharf@wellsfargo.com, kleber.santos@wellsfargo.com, amanda.norton@wellsfargo.com, ellen.patterson@wellsfargo.com, mary.mack@wellsfargo.com, boardcommunications@wellsfargo.com, brian.t.moynihan@bankofamerica.com, geoffrey.greener@baml.com, steve.boland@bankofamerica.com, alastair.borthwick@baml.com, info@stopthemoneypipeline.com, info@stopthemoneypipeline.com
  4. Make sure to click “send invitations” so the executives get an email notification as well.
  5. Rinse and repeat. Hot tip: multiple invitations are more effective than long events. Bank executives will have to decline each and every invitation, making it impossible to ignore our calendar invitations.
  6. Share the action on social media!

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