Aaron Burr Society
Beyond Capitalism: Art, Performance & Politics
On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NYIn 2008 artist and activist Jim Costanzo began appearing on Wall Street as the Aaron Burr Society, drawing upon a little-known figure from America's past as a way of critiquing and offering alternatives to the current dysfunctional capitalist system. The ABS distributed 100 one-dollar bills on Wall Street stamped with “Free Money” on one side and “Slave of New York” on the other. The Federal Reserve Bank was authorized to bail out Wall Street Banks with tax dollars from the 99% that was given as Free Money after the 2008 crash. Government deregulation and the subsequent corporate fraud caused the crash and resulted in people losing their jobs and homes.
Book Peddler’s Walking Tour of Wall Street
Federal Hall (Corner of Wall and Bond) 26 Wall Street, New York, NY, United StatesA benefit for Marxist Education walking through the canyons and alleyways of Wall Street