December 2011
7 posts
Occupy Online: How Occupy Boston's PR Strategy is... →
occupyonline:
Something clicked with the often savvy, yet sometimes self-destructive Occupy Boston info disseminators. As demonstrated at their inclusive off-camp assembly in Copley Square this past Saturday – attended by dozens of newly interested Occupiers – Hub operatives are actively…
California prison hunger strikers propose ‘10 core... →
occupyonline:
1. We want full employment with a living wage for all people who will work, and for employment to be enforced as the right which it is.
2. We want an end to institutional racism and race- and class-based disparities in access to, and quality of, labor, education, health care, criminal defense, political empowerment, technology and healthy food.
3. We want decent and affordable...
NO EVICTION TONIGHT FOR #OCCUPYBOSTON
whatjewsay:
#BPD Police waiting for less news coverage.
Tis the rumor…. no surprise anymore.
Do you blog about the Occupy Movement and/or the...
occupyonline:
If so, I would like to follow you. Respond below to bring my attention to your tumblr.
Please, don’t be offended if I do not follow you. In order to keep my dash updated with current Occupy news, moral/philosophical/political debates, and pertinent economic and social topics I simply can’t follow blogs with a lot of fandom or unrelated photography posts. This is in no way a...
Occupy Boston Faces Midnight Eviction Deadline
youthisastateofmind:
OK, it’s past midnight, but I don’t think anything’s happened yet. Livefeed info:
Tonight we will be livestreaming on our main feed and 9 additional feeds: (1) OBRadio, (2) Farhad,(3)theother99, (4) Tracy, (5) Eli, (6) oldnumber7, (7) Ryan, (8) endgegner, (9) Ross1, and (10) Ross2, (11) unaspenser, (12) farmerbob, (13) eghm627, (14) joccupyboston, (15) liveoccupy,.
November 2011
184 posts
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Police Steal Encampment Infrastructure, Continue... →
“After all, politics alone has not put protesters into the streets. The tipping...”
– Barack Obama, May 19, 2011, in an address concerning the Arab Spring.
The irony of this rhetoric gets louder every day, Mr. President.
(via occupyearth)
Occupy Online: A Note on "Police Brutality" and... →
occupyonline:
baritonepats:
Today I Facebook Shared this photo shared by UCSA with the caption “UCLA this morning. Shame.”
I personally added the caption “If you didn’t know, the UC Regents meeting today is being held via teleconference to “avoid harm to students”, at multiple UC’s and other locations….
Judge Blocks Citigroup Settlement With S.E.C. →
occupyus:
I believe this is truly a direct result of OWS action across the nation. i hope we hear more from judges like this…
The judge, Jed S. Rakoff of United States District Court in Manhattan, ruled that the S.E.C.’s $285 million settlement, announced last month, is “neither fair, nor reasonable, nor adequate, nor in the public interest” because it does not provide the court with ...
reblog like the wind: Dear Occupy: Time for Phase... →
99ersunite:
As the Occupation enters its third month, it has already changed the conversation regarding our social and political challenges, all within the space of weeks, all in the face of a massive crackdown more reminiscent of third-world dictatorships than what many Americans believe…
New York police beat and arrest students... →
occupyonline:
existentialistmumbojumbo:
Police from the Public Safety Department of the City University of New York (CUNY), assisted by the New York City Police Department (NYPD), arrested 15 students at a public hearing of the CUNY Board of Trustees at Baruch College in Manhattan Monday evening. The students had gathered to oppose a $300 tuition hike and demand that earlier tuition...
“Civil disobedience should be nonviolent protest to raise public awareness of the...”
– John Wheat Gibson Sr - Dallas-based attorney (via melisaoporto)
Precisely. By being arrested, we are exposing the hypocrisy and ridiculousness that is around us. We all take for granted that we have the power to voice our opinions and be heard or at least be represented. When people finally do...
NYPD pepper sprays man to death
sylvia-scarlett:
The death of a Bronx man who suffered a fatal asthma attack after cops pepper-sprayed him has been ruled a homicide by the city medical examiner.
An autopsy found that Kemp Yarborough cause of death was by“acute bronchial asthma attack during a physical altercation including pepper spray,” the city medical examiner told….
More at link
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OccupyHarvard: OVER 100 HARVARD FACULTY VOICE... →
minitruthful:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 November 2011Occupy Harvard Contact: Jeff Bridges or Fenna Krienen (617) 701-6224 occupy.harvard@gmail.com
OVER 100 HARVARD FACULTY VOICE SUPPORT FOR OCCUPY HARVARD; YARD LOCKDOWN WIDELY CONDEMNED
Cambridge, MA — When Occupy Harvard set up…
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The First Amendment Upside Down: Why We Must...
Originally from the Huffington Post:
“You’ve been seeing this across the country… Americans assaulted, clubbed, dragged, pepper-sprayed… Why? For exercising their right to free speech and assembly — protesting the increasing concentration of income, wealth, and political power at the top.
And what’s Washington’s response? Nothing. In fact,...
This is why we are protesting: Harvard University... →
they-call-me-trouble:
Communiqué #2 from the Harvard University administration on Occupy Harvard
socialismartnature:
Once again, the pursuit of public accountability compels me to release this second message in as many weeks from the Harvard University administration to all…
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Occupy protester hands President Obama a note →
Occupy All Streets: BREAKING: Jeniffer Fox, the 3... →
kitttsune:
thehighcamp:
fuckyeahstretchedears:
occupyallstreets:
“I was screaming, ‘I am pregnant, I am pregnant. Let me through. I am trying to get out.’” At that point, Fox continues, a Seattle police officer lifted his foot and it hit her in the stomach, and…
this is awful…
What George Orwell can teach us about police... →
youthiswasted:
A quick read, but well worth it. It talks about the dynamic that has been created by militarizing municipal and campus police forces, and the problem of police officers needing to save face. When a confrontation looks imminent, they are going to look like sadistic brutes if they carry out their orders, or like cowards and fools if they are forced to retreat by a group of unarmed...
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Watchoccupyallstreets:
A shocking video has been released in the internet showing the violent crackdown of police and security during the protests over the weekend.
Viewers may find some of the images distressing.
Source
and the sad thing is that the Egyptian govt. is using the police brutality against the Occupy Movement in the U.S. as JUSTIFICATION for these atrocities…
ILPS condemns coordinated US police attacks, urges... →
occupyonline:
fuckyeahmarxismleninism:
The Office of the Chairperson of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle endorses the statement below which has been issued by ICC members in the US on November 17, 2011. We call on all ILPS national chapters and member-organizations throughout the world to circulate this statement and undertake...
D0X: UC Davis Pepper Spraying officer, Lt. John... →
anoncentral:
D0X: UC Davis Pepper Spraying officer, Lt. John Pike. Please be respectful in your condemnation of this act of brutality.
Lieutenant John Pike Records Unit Manager Phone: 530-752-3989 Cell: 530-979-0184 japikeiii@ucdavis.edu Address: 4005 Cowell Blvd, Apt 616. Davis, CA 95618-6017 Skype: japike3
John A. Pike
POLICE LIEUTENANT - MSP
UC Davis
Job Title
2010: POLICE LIEUTENANT -...
Occupy Online: Occupy Movement News Round-Up 11/20 →
occupyonline:
OWS/NYC: Occupy Wall Street protesters who were kicked out of their downtown “home” last week moved uptown Sunday, to lay siege to Mayor Bloomberg’s swank Upper East Side townhouse with drumming and chanting. Protesters whose encampment at Zuccotti Park was demolished last week vowed to keep up…
PLEASE CIRCULATE: If you are arrested at an Occupy...
anoncentral:
PLEASE CIRCULATE:
If you are arrested at an Occupy Event, call the National Lawyers Guild:
New York City: (212) 679-6018
Los Angeles: (323) 696-2299
Washington, DC: (202) 957 2445
Chicago: (773) 309-1198
San Francisco: (415) 285-1011
New Orleans: (504) 875-0019
Baltimore: (410) 205-2850
Minnesota: (612) 656-9108
Michigan: (313) 963-0843
Portland: (503) ...
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Officers Put on Leave After Pepper Spraying... →
…damn right
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reblog like the wind: Make a statement condemning... →
anoncentral:
Hi Anonymous. I'm trying to get 25,000 signatures to force Obama to make a statement about the police abuse and violence being used on peaceful protestors. Could you help in any way? Thanks for looking out for the peeps of the world. You can view and sign the petition here:
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"Corporate America Is Using Our Police Departments...
Does the Occupy Movement have a future after the... →
lizpelly:
An article I wrote for this week’s Boston Phoenix
Map: Occupy Arrests From Oakland to Denver to... →
occupyonline:
Interactive Map
Charts: How We Got Here
Timeline of Major Events
Protests taking place beyond Manhattan:
What began as a call for Americans to gather in New York’s Financial District has given rise to like-minded actions nationwide and far beyond. Click on the dots for details from more than 462 locations and over 2,000 arrests (last updated: October 31, 10:00 a.m. PST):
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