While the Occupy movement continues to grow and evolve, there are people like Janet Wilson of Occupy the Roads who are attempting to use this movement to further their own shallow egos. We had the pleasure of meeting Janet Wilson at a recent General Assembly, the first of which, she brought a group of drunk [...]
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Occupy Town Square was a huge hit. The day was filled with skill shares and teach-ins on a variety of topics as wide ranging as “How to protect yourself from a pepper spray attack” to “Protest songs” and “Seed bombs.” Stimulating conversations filled Washington Square Park. The People’s Kitchen treated us to an amazing chili [...] Occupy Wall Street continues to grow and evolve. Despite the eviction from Liberty Square working groups and individuals within OWS continue to innovate and create amazing actions. But there’s no doubt that our lack of an actual occupation space has hindered the movement. It was that space that gave people a space to talk [...] blog.amnestyusa.org While nearly half of Californians do not personally identify with the Occupy movement, 58% agree with the underlying reasons for the protests, says the highly respected Field Poll in announcing survey results last week. If this were an election, the opposition would be stomped, as 58% is a landslide. Clearly, the Occupy protests [...] The United Nations envoy for freedom of expression is drafting an official communication to the U.S. government demanding to know why federal officials are not protecting the rights of Occupy demonstrators whose protests are being disbanded — sometimes violently — by local authorities. Frank La Rue, who serves as the U.N. “special rapporteur” for the [...] Satire? What we have here of course is a sadistic thug with a badge. If there’s still a functioning justice system in this country, he should lose his badge, then go to prison. Or get a job working for the government of Syria. I’m sure they’d appreciate a chap who likes to torture [...] Listen to the podcast on BlogTalkRadio. Talking with David Buccola, who was there all day yesterday for the massive Shutdown Wall Street protests. Police craziness. Shutting down Zuccotti one day then kettling people in the next. But then tens of thousands came. This was far too many for them to control. The “99%” and [...] Verizon Building in Lower Manhattan. The beam rolled through a series of words: “99% / mic check! / Look around / you are a part / of a global uprising / we are a cry / from the heart / of the world / we are unstoppable / another world is possible / happy [...] The protesters are back in Zuccotti Park, festive and happy, with a huge Shut Down Wall Street planned for Thursday. David Buccola reports from Zuccotti. Blooomberg and NYPD are the best organizers OWS could evr have. BlogTalkRadio podcast (20 min.) |  | ||||
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