Occupy and the Importance of Not Asking for Permission ALLISON KILKENNY FRIDAY DEC 2, 2011 9:34 AM In These Times Is this what they mean by Occupying the Democratic Party? Occupy DC protest in front of the W Hotel in Washington where a Democratic party fundraiser was taking place on December 1. (Photo: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty More
Our future depends on stopping an attack on Iran By Harvey Wasserman Posted on November 22, 2011 IntrepidReport.com The global Occupy Movement has come to life just in time. War is the health of the corporate state. The 1% needs its endless cash flow to stay in power. As the slaughters in Iraq and More
On Courage and Wisdom Address to Occupy Minnesota Protesters and Allies, November 13, 2011 David Harris, Veterans for Peace The mostly young people who have been here day and night at Hennepin Plaza have already been tested by cold and hunger and dirt for several weeks and you, like those first rebels on Wall Street More
November 17, 2011 Suzan and I leafletted Nicollet with a Xerox of the front page of the WAMM newsletter, the article about the prison industrial complex. (We added the note that the article was continued on worldwidewamm.org). The highest percentage of people ever took the flyer — a lot of the corporate types were inside — people More
Chris Hedges’ Speech in Front of Goldman Sachs Leads to Arrest “Since the formal mechanisms of power refuse to restore the rule of law, then we, the 99 percent, will have to see that justice is done.” Chris Hedges Nation of Change November 4, 2011 Chris Hedges made this statement in New York More
DECEMBER 2, 3, 4, 2011 DEEP NONVIOLENCE TRAINING principles & practice CAN WE replace violence with justice and peace? - - - at home, in organizations, congregations and communities, at work and school, across the country and around the world - - - YES ! WE have the power More
Three Weeks Occupying Freedom Plaza Kevin Zeese Nation of Change Thursday 27 October 2011 “We’ve had rallies and protests, closed down banks and the Chamber of Commerce, protested in the House, Senate and at the White House.” It has been a whirlwind of activity since October 6 when the occupation of Freedom Plaza began. We’ve More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQNH4wphca0&w=560&h=315] Global Grind October 16, 2011 The October2011.org Movement that is occupying Freedom Plaza, led an impromptu march of 250 people up Pennsylvania Avenue to the U.S.Supreme Court where Dr. Cornel West climbed on the steps of the Supreme Court and denounced court decisions that have produced money-based elections that empower corporations. Dr. More
Will Occupy Wall Street's Spark Reshape Our Politics? Katrina vanden Heuvel on October 11, 2011 - 2:21pm ET Editor’s Note: Each week we cross-post an excerpt from Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column at the WashingtonPost.com. When the organizers of Occupy Wall Street first gathered to discuss their plan of action, the strategy that resonated most came More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSe4499D644&w=560&h=315] Uploaded by yonki7777 on Aug 1, 2011 United for Global Change October 15, 2011 citizens will again take to the streets in an international mobilization to demand a real democracy. October 15, again be a united people, we will be one. El proximo 15 de octubre del 2011 los ciudadanos volverán a tomar las calles en More
By Kase Wickman Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Raw Story A video combining footage of United States government leaders and clips of the grassroots Occupy Wall Street movement in downtown New York City has gone viral, reposted across several accounts on YouTube. The video opens with a statement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton More
Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism is the collective autobiography of several members of the RNC 8. Charged with felony conspiracy and violations of the Minnesota Patriot Act for organizing logistics for protests against the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, authors reveal their upbringings, early political involvements, the “RNC Welcoming Committee,” infiltration, arrests, legal defense and outcomes of the case. Authored by RNC 8 defendants, Luce GuillénGivins, Max Specktor, Eryn Trimmer, Monica Bicking, Robert Czernik More
