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    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

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Top 10 Posts of 2009: Wilderside New Year’s Countdown

Posted on December 31, 2009 by iwilder

Our Top Ten Posts of 2009 (in reverse order for drama…) 10. Long Island Concerts Winter/Spring 2009 Though we lean heavily towards politics, we do also consider ourselves to be an arts and culture website.  As with politics, we like to cover music that the corporate media ignores.  Our number ten top post this year […]

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New Years Eve 2009/2010: A Blue Moon in the Sky

Posted on December 31, 2009 by iwilder

A little music to celebrate tonight’s once in every 19-year occurrence of a blue moon.  We all know that a blue moon isn’t really blue, in fact it accompanies another full moon earlier in the month.  But it still seems romantic on one of the most romantic nights of the year. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iO9MEYEeO4]

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A local news update: big fire north of Sunrise Highway in Suffolk

Posted on December 31, 2009 by kwilder

It is Thursday, Dec. 31st at 4:05pm Ian reports from the road, that north of Sunrise Highway, and just west of Sagtikos, you can see from the road a huge fire. It looks like it may be a building or set of buildings in West Islip, but he is not positive. It does not seem […]

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The Green Zone: The Environmental Costs of the Military

Posted on December 31, 2009 by iwilder

Review by Kim Scipes of Green Zone: The Environmental Costs of Militarism Yet he makes an incredibly important point, trying to put things into perspective and to focus our attention:  “… here’s the awful truth:  even if every person, every automobile, and every factory suddenly emitted zero emissions, the Earth would still be headed head […]

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National Lawyers Guild Urges Egypt to Heed International Law Obligations and Allow Safe Passage to Gaza for Gaza Freedom March and Viva Palestina Convoy Members

Posted on December 30, 2009 by iwilder

The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) calls on the government of Egypt to heed its obligations under international law and allow safe passage to Gaza and guarantee protection for delegates of the Gaza Freedom March and the Viva Palestina convoy. James Leas, co-chair of the Guild’s Free Palestine Subcommittee said: Egypt is in danger of breaching […]

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THE DEFIBRILLATORS 1/2/10

Posted on December 29, 2009 by iwilder

Father Time is Sticking Around for One More Day to Catch: THE DEFIBRILLATORS SATURDAY, JANUARY 2ND – 7:00 PM South Huntington Library 145 Pigeon Hill Road Huntington Station, NY

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NYCLU Sues Suffolk County for Records Regarding Rejection of Same-Sex Marriage Ad

Posted on December 29, 2009 by iwilder

The New York Civil Liberties Union today sued Suffolk County for records regarding advertisements placed on county buses, in conjunction with a controversy over the rejection of a local LGBT rights group’s attempt to place a bus advertisement expressing support for same-sex marriage.  [Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy is a Defendant in the suit.] […]

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Time to make big changes with air travel

Posted on December 28, 2009 by kwilder

It is amazing, the narrow box which elected officials, security officials, and the media use to evaluate what should be the response to a terrorist nearly blowing up another airplane. It is mystifying that when such a big, dangerous, longstanding problem exists, they all still return to the most simple problem solving model: “There are […]

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Dennis Brutus (1924-2009): South African Poet and Activist Dies in Cape Town

Posted on December 28, 2009 by iwilder

>from DemocracyNow.org Renowned South African poet and activist Dennis Brutus died in his sleep Saturday in Cape Town. He was eighty-five years old. Brutus was a leading opponent of the apartheid state and was imprisoned with Nelson Mandela on Robben Island. We hear highlights of an interview with Brutus on Democracy Now! and speak with […]

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NY State Senators prepare to expel Monserrate…

Posted on December 28, 2009 by kwilder

(excerpt from) City Hall News Senators Prepare to Expel Monserrate Regardless of Committee’s Findings A Senate panel mulling the fate of Hiram Monserrate, who was convicted in November of misdemeanor assault [in a domestic violence scenario with his girlfriend], has completed four marathon sessions, pored over thousands of pages of documents and reviewed hundreds of […]

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Morgan Freeman: The Power of Words

Posted on December 27, 2009 by iwilder

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_tCtvmAm4M] http://amnestyusa.org/words Amnesty International supporters have used the power of words to demand freedom and justice for countless human rights defenders around the world. Our words are proof that you stand up for human rights, you never stand alone.

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Warnings about “top-two primary” measure in California

Posted on December 27, 2009 by kwilder

KW: A colleague of mine noted that the article below, and the strong participation of California State Senator Abel Maldonado [Republican] in this debate, shows that — contrary to some people’s assertions — top-two primaries are something party bosses want (not something that would limit the power of party bosses.)

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Cindy Sheehan: Tom Hayden, CODEPINK and Michael Moore upset me the most.

Posted on December 26, 2009 by iwilder

An Interview with Cindy Sheehan Obama, Progressives and the Press By MIKE WHITNEY You know a lot of people across the country. What’s the mood among Obama supporters? Have they thrown in the towel already or do they still think he’ll turn out to be the leader they hoped he would be? Cindy Sheehan: I […]

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“Past Blossom” by Mark Yodice

Posted on December 26, 2009 by iwilder

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtAaqgW_tAQ] Mark Yodice http://www.myspace.com/markyodice plays his song “Past Blossom” at the PeaceSmiths 2009 Dinner/Concert. http://www.peacesmiths.org The event was hosted by Sonny Meadows. Video by Wilderside Media (Ian and Kimberly Wilder) http://www.onthewilderside.com

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