March 2012
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PSA.
deluxvivens:
I have NOTHING but sideeye for white folks in occupy movements that are marching thru manhattan and oakland today because “we are all treyvon” but repeatedly called POC “divisive” for wanting to bring up racism as an issue within the occupy movement and outside of it.
That’s some bullshit.
Just so you know.
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While I think it's safe to say that the majority...
There’s a difference between support and appropriation. It’s one thing to say we support their cause, it’s another to claim their cause as our own.
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Occupy Wall Street protesters are planning to ramp... →
…with the return of warm weather, now focusing on the 2012 elections. Yesterday, hundreds of protesters returned to Zuccotti Park in New York City for the six month anniversary of the beginning of the movement, leading to dozens of arrests when police broke up the demonstration.
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“But as we walked up Broadway, a noise made us turn—just in time to see the same...”
– Liberty Plaza Re-Occupied for 6-Month Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street; Police Violently Raid | Sarah Jaffe | AlterNet
so, reoccupation, crackdown, broken windows, broken jaws, do we get to call it violence when the cops do it?
(via champagnecandy)
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Sign a petition in support of Occupy LA starting a... →
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Occupy Wall Street Movement Plans Spring Surprises... →
It’s shaping up to be a busy spring for Occupy. The movement born last year in a New York City park has come roaring back to life this week after a period of hibernation. It promises to be even livelier in weeks and months to come.
On Monday, according to the Sacramento Bee, a crowd numbering in the thousands, including Occupy protesters, converged on California’s capital to...
For continuing information about the student strikes in Montreal and elsewhere in Quebec, follow carton-rouge.
We will now return to our lovely coverage of everything #OWS. :D
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SURPRISE G8 BACKDOWN | Adbusters →
The Showdown in Chicago has turned into a G8 Backdown. In a stunning about-face, the Obama administration has moved the Chicago G8 summit to Camp David, an ultra-secure military base in rural Maryland. Despite the tough talk of anti-Occupy technology, ordinances and paramilitary preparations, this is perhaps the first time that a major world summit has been relocated due to anticipated protests....
