99 or One By Malia Burkhart February 23, 2012 99 or One At the “Occupy Re-Gathering” this past weekend, the facilitator told us to raise our hands if we are part of the 99%. (which I did)…. then, as a joke, the facilitator asked us to raise our hands if we are part More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCoFAQdr6M&w=420&h=315] Uploaded by UpTakeVideo on Feb 21, 2012 Since last fall, Occupy Minnesota activists have defended the houses of two Minneapolis homeowners facing foreclosure ? Monique White in North Minneapolis and ex-Marine Bobby Hull in South Minneapolis. In doing so, they've helped galvanize a growing Occupy Homes movement nationwide. Now Minnesota homeowners are beginning to pledge en More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIjWNDlxUzE&w=560&h=315] Uploaded by UpTakeVideo on Jan 20, 2012 Occupy St. Paul had planned to deliver a protest letter to Senator Amy Klobuchar about her voting for NDAA (The National Defense Authorization Act). The plan was amended when they found out she was sponsoring a bill to remove some of the most egregious provisions of the act. They More
WHealthy Human Village 2012 A New Beginning Opening Ceremonies Friday, January 20, 6 pm Opening Ceremony for the WHealthy Human Village project is this Friday at 6pm, at the American Indian Center (Franklin & Bloomington Avenues in Minneapolis). Potluck. Bring musical instruments to musically jam with us (esp. if you play a type of music More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qg02E_2QAw&w=560&h=315] Uploaded by MNjuggalo420 on Jan 11, 2012 Please Share this video with your friends... Occupy Minnesota "The Cave" Compilation Footage and photos taken at Occupy Minnesota. Set to the tune of Mumford and Sons, "The Cave". globalrevolution.tv occupyminneapolis.mn occupymn.org Join Us! Subscribe to WAMMToday from our blog website and “Follow” us. riseuptimes.wordpress.com. WAMMToday More
OccupationMN: We Love You! By Polly Mann WAMM Newsletter Dec 2011/Jan 2012 What does it stand for? Where is its mission statement? Where did it come from? None of this matters. What does matter is that the occupiers are asking the right questions. Their signs express their dissatisfaction at the inequities existing in this More
Occupy! Tune: Jingle Bells Words by Jeff Nygaard Chorus: Occupy! Occupy! We won’t go away. We have spied the great big lie: That profits rule the day Occupy! Occupy! in the USA We will try to share the pie in a much more equal way. We erect our tents, and we put up our signs More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRBWkCk0t0M&w=560&h=315] OccupyMN has had a number of disagreements with county officials. Since the occupation began on October 7, there have been a number of attempts to remove the protestors from The People's Plaza ( also known as the Hennepin County Government Plaza). The protesters have argued that they are just exercising First Amendment rights. More
Occupy Homes: Will Taking the Fight to Foreclosed Houses Unleash More Police Violence? Some worry that camping on private property may invite more extreme police attacks. November 23, 2011 | AlterNet / By Tana Ganeva A couple of days after the Occupy Portland encampment was busted up by police, 15 occupiers took over a vacant, foreclosed home owned by More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1x_UPdFDLY&w=560&h=315] November 19th, 2011: Occupy Minneapolis encountered a bit more resistance from the authorities on day one of #Operation Occupy Southside than expected. Following two arrests and an incident in which a police officer tried to run down an occupier with a squad car, Occupy Minneapolis formed a human chain around Sa'ra Kaiser's foreclosed More
Anti-War Committee Stands in Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, Minneapolis COUNTY/SHERIFF HANDS OFF THE PEOPLE’S PLAZA! Yesterday, Hennepin County Commissioners voted for a plan to shut down the People’s Plaza on November 14th: All protest signs must be taken down and no one will be allowed to sleep at the Plaza. Please call the Hennepin More
