Tag Archives: #occupy
Six Arrested in NY Occupy Protest – The Daily Beast
Occupy protesters emerged from hibernation with the Spring weather last weekend, and the NYPD already has its hands full. Six protesters were arrested after police booted 200 Occupiers from Union Square Park overnight on Wednesday. Resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstructing justice were among the charges filed, a NYPD spokesman told the New York Times. […]
Fired For Being Associated With Occupy St Louis
A blogger who goes by the name DF Taker was today fired from their job at the St. Louis Science Center due to their association with Occupy St Louis, known as Occupy STL. Information was obtained from their facebook page (set to private) including photos and other evidence relating to their support of the movement. […]
On Revolution: A Conversation Between Grace Lee Boggs and Angela Davis | Center For Race Gender | CRG
On Revolution: A Conversation Between Grace Lee Boggs and Angela Davis | Center For Race Gender | CRG. Friday, March 2, 2012 Pauley Ballroom UC Berkeley Admission free; open to the general public For the first time in history, iconic activists Grace Lee Boggs and Angela Davis will share the stage for a conversation entitled […]
‘Irish SOPA’ made law — RT
Ireland has signed a controversial amendment dubbed the “Irish SOPA” which reinforces existing copyright law amid widespread concern that it will encroach on Internet freedom. The new legislation will effectively allow copyright holders to press for legal action against Internet service providers and social networks which show content that infringes copyright legislation. It will force […]
Google privacy changes: what it means for you | GlobalPost
According to The Associated Press, these changes are not motivated solely by enhancing user experience. Google stands to draw even more advertiser revenue with the revamped policy. The $38 billion dollars Google receives in ad revenues already makes up a significant portion of its revenue. Consumers aiming to limit the information Google collects have some means […]
Human Rights at Home: The Chicago Police Torture Archive | APNS Int.
Human Rights at Home: The Chicago Police Torture Archive – FACTS AT A GLANCE Between the years of 1972 and 1991, approximately 135 African-American men and women were arrested and tortured at the hands of former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge and officers under his command at Area 2 police headquarters. Some of these victims […]
Occupy Movement Set to Target ALEC Corporate Members F29 | Center for Media and Democracy
On February 29th, Occupy groups in over 70 cities will be targeting corporate members of the highly-influential American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC. ALEC is best described as a “bill mill” for corporate special interest legislation. Through ALEC, corporations vote behind closed doors with state legislators on changes to the law they desire that often directly […]
UNM Students being attacked at an Israel Alliance event on campus – YouTube
UNM Students being attacked at an Israel Alliance event on campus – YouTube.
Spain: Urgent call for action in solidarity with protesters in Valencia « Contra Info
On Wednesday, February 15th, 2012, large police force attacked a protest of school students outside the IES Lluís Vives Institute of Secondary Education, with students from 13 to 18 years in Valencia, the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona. The cops brutally beat many of the students who had gathered to express […]
February 17: Protestors determination increases, met by oppression and arrests. | Bahrain Center for Human Rights
1. An American and a British activists were arrested along with other protestors during a womens march “STOP ABUSING OUR CHILDREN” that took place in the afternoon. The march was dispersed forcefully using tear gas and stun grenades. The journalists were deported and the detained women were released later the night. via February 17: Protestors […]
Decolonize together: Indigenous activists send strong message at Occupy Toronto talk | rabble.ca
“I’m hopeful to see you all here visioning a different future. A future based on equality, diversity and respect for the land. And I’m excited and I’m hopeful for the impact that you’re having on the world…. And so I say to you today…if you wish to align yourselves with the dispossessed and the marginalized, […]
Occupy Wall Street: Jimmy Carter Casts Movement As ‘Relatively Successful’
[huffpo] ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter said on Wednesday that Occupy organizers have created a “relatively successful” movement because they focused national discussion on wealth disparity despite lacking leadership and a unifying set of goals.The Georgia Democrat said at an event in Atlanta that Occupy organizers have succeeded in forcing the media and Congress […]
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