▁many ▁individual ▁union ists ▁from ▁the ▁region . ▁Occ up y ST L ▁is ▁particip ating ▁in ▁moving ▁money ▁from ▁large ▁commercial ▁ret ail ▁banks ▁( in ▁particular , ▁Bank ▁of ▁America ) ▁to ▁local ▁credit ▁un ions ▁or ▁community ▁orient ed ▁banks . ▁It ▁participated ▁in ▁Bank ▁Transfer ▁Day ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁It ▁has ▁called ▁boy cot ts , ▁supported ▁buy ▁local ▁campaign s , ▁organized ▁mic ▁checks ▁and ▁flash ▁mob s ▁at ▁area ▁stores ▁on ▁Black ▁Friday , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁food ▁drives . ▁It ▁c osp ons ored ▁a ▁" Green ▁Friday " ▁festival ▁with ▁bar ter ▁trad ing , ▁a ▁fair ▁trade ▁market , ▁arts ▁and ▁craft s ▁work sh ops , ▁live ▁music , ▁and ▁round table ▁discuss ions ▁as ▁a ▁sust ain able ▁alternative ▁to ▁Black ▁Friday . ▁Occ up y ST L ▁has ▁also ▁supported ▁and ▁directly ▁assist ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁families ▁unf air ly ▁forec l osed ▁upon . ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁r ally ▁and ▁march ▁in ▁al liance ▁with ▁area ▁un ions ▁held ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 ▁attract ed ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁Occ up y ST L ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁r ally ▁and ▁march ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 7 ▁Day ▁of ▁Action ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁world . ▁This ▁was ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁Occ up y ▁movement ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁local ▁un ions , ▁Move On . org , ▁and ▁P ROM O