Hundreds of progressive advocates gathered at Wells Fargo’s annual shareholders meeting in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday to demand that the big bank clean up its investments and business practices.

“They have proven that they can’t do business without cheating, racism, and investing in violence.”
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“Time is up for Wells Fargo’s shady dealings,” declared People’s Action director George Goehl. “They have proven that they can’t do business without cheating, racism, and investing in violence.”

People’s Action, a federation of grassroots groups that advocate for racial and economic justice, organized the demonstration. Activists called on the bank’s chief executive and board to resign.

“Whether its backing private prisons and the gun industry, draining the wealth through foreclosure or investments in companies ravaging indigenous lands, Wells Fargo has been preying on communities across America for years, especially communities of color,” noted Maurice BP-Weeks, co-director of the Action Center on Race & the Economy (ACRE).

“Everyday people are with fed up with Wells Fargo’s long history of abusive and racially discriminatory consumer practices,” he added.