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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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Live! NY Gov press conference on teacher evaluations (tied to student standardized test scores)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by kwilder

The eloquent and educated opposition to Governor Cuomo’s plan can be found at this video: More Than A Number: An Educational Symposium _____________________ The regular media portrays this as Governor Andrew Cuomo vs. The Teachers’ Union. It is actually Govenor Cuomo’s bad ideas for children, battling the Teachers’ Union sell-out and compromise over the children. […]

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More Than A Number: Concerned educators gather to examine standardized testing and teacher evaluations

Posted on February 15, 2012 by kwilder

At LIU Post, educators and community members gathered to discuss the negative impacts of the new scheme in New York to use students’ test scores directly in teacher evaluations. Previously in New York, there was a law forbidding this from happening. Though, political energy from Governor Cuomo and NY State Board of Regents Chancellor Tisch […]

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, Education, local, long island, Long Island Politics, Long Island schools, new york, New York State Politics, News, politics, progressive politics | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

NYCLU Analysis Reveals Bloomberg NYPD Street Stops Soar 600%

Posted on February 15, 2012 by iwilder

NYCLU Analysis Reveals NYPD Street Stops Soar 600% Over Course of Bloomberg Administration http://wp.me/p24I1H-7ku @nyclu #frisk #nypd #bloomberg

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Credo supports war-mongering, nuclear-loving politicians

Posted on February 10, 2012 by iwilder

I am furious that Credo is still sending out this peace-washing, green-washing propaganda.

Filed under: activism, Anti-War, Corporations, Election 2012, energy, Environment, Global Warming, News, Peace, US Politics | Tagged: , , , | Leave a Comment »

Negotiating Access to Crisis Zones: NYC Thursday, February 9th

Posted on February 8, 2012 by kwilder

Announced by… Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders At Any Price? Negotiating Access to Crisis Zones Thursday, Feb 9th in NYC 7pm Tishman Auditorium 66 W 12th Street New York, NY Medical humanitarian organizations and human rights groups often operate in the same crisis zones but have different aims and approaches to negotiating access.

Filed under: activism, health, international politics, News, politics, progressive politics, safety, social & economic justice, US Politics, war | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

NYCLU, Coalition Partners Demand End to Troubling Border Patrol Tactics

Posted on February 7, 2012 by iwilder

The New York Civil Liberties Union today joined a coalition of immigrants’ rights and civil rights organizations in urging Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to take measures to ensure that the U.S. Border Patrol’s enforcement tactics along the northern border respect people’s constitutional rights. “Upstate New York is not a Constitution-free zone,” NYCLU executive Director Donna Lieberman […]

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University student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech

Posted on February 6, 2012 by kwilder

(excerpt from) BET.com Brown U. Student Uncovers Lost Malcolm X Speech By David Klepper, Associated Press, 2/6/2012 In his speech, Malcolm X outlined Black Muslims’ beliefs and argued that Black Americans cannot wait for white Americans to offer them equality. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist […]

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Saturday morning: Occupy DC being unfairly evicted

Posted on February 4, 2012 by kwilder

Check back at Occupy DC throughout the week to see what kind of support and follow up actions they request: Occupy DC: here. Link and streaming video at Occupy Wall Street: here. (LOL! The ad at UStream is for Capitol One Bank. Defy them by putting your money in a credit union or community bank […]

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Prez hopeful Stein (G) stumps for Labor in Indiana Occupy Super Bowl Sunday & Ohio: Worker Coops, Not RTW

Posted on February 3, 2012 by iwilder

STEIN STUMPS FOR LABOR IN INDIANA, OHIO: SAYS WORKER COOPERATIVES, NOT RTW ARE THE WAY FORWARD FOR WORKING PEOPLE Dr. Jill Stein, Green Party presidential candidate, begins a three day tour of Indiana and Ohio today with a visit to the Evergreen Cooperatives in Cleveland, accompanied by Cleveland City Councilman and Green Party elected official Brian Cummins […]

Filed under: 3rd party, activism, Corporations, Election 2012, grassroots democracy, Green Party, Labor, News | Tagged: , , , , | 2 Comments »

Politics, Poetry, Music: Events this week to heal the world, invigorate the soul, and/or challenge power

Posted on February 1, 2012 by kwilder

There’s so much to do  in the world, I can hardly keep up with sharing the news… So, here are some (somewhat vague) mentions of things happening in the LI/NYC area over the next week that might heal the world and shift the Ch’i:

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What happened in Oakland on Saturday: Good information on the Occupy Oakland situation

Posted on January 31, 2012 by kwilder

Many people are questioning what happened with Occupy Oakland on Saturday, January 28th. Below is some information, including a fairly objective article from The Christian Science Monitor, and a link to the bail fund for folks who want to help the occupy activists who were arrested. (excerpt from) The Christian Science Monitor Weekend violence in […]

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Green Party to Obama: Problem isn’t just foreign oil, it’s all fossil fuels

Posted on January 31, 2012 by iwilder

President Obama’s energy policy shows a dangerous disconnect from the real nature of the current energy crisis, said Green Party candidates and leaders, who promoted the “Green New Deal” as a way to alleviate impending climate change and create millions of new jobs (http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/08/11/62-green-candidates-endorse-green-new-deal). Jill Stein, candidate for the Green Party’s 2012 presidential nomination: With […]

Filed under: activism, energy, Global Warming, grassroots democracy, Green Party, News, presidential race, US Politics | Tagged: , , | 5 Comments »

Updates on situation at OccupyDC: Preparing for unfair eviction of dream tents

Posted on January 30, 2012 by kwilder

Updates below (and ongoing) at OccupyWallSt.org: here #OccupyDC Prepares to Defend Home Jan. 30, 2012, 11:42 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Watch Twitter feeds for #OccupyDC, #McPhersonSQ, #defend99, #J30, @Occupy_DC, and @OccupyDCAction. [from OccupyWallSt] Live Updates: 1:40: After addressing media, cops circle around Tent of Dreams, leave.

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Occupy Long Island occupies the courts (video and info)

Posted on January 22, 2012 by kwilder

Occupy Long Island visits the Federal Courthouse in CI Story and video at Long Island Press: here. Occupy Wall Street activists from Long Island participated in the “Occupy The Courts” January 20th action inspired by Move To Amend. Occupiers gathered outside the big, white, Federal Court in Central Islip. They were  protesting Citizens United, the recent […]

Filed under: activism, campaign finance reform, elections, grassroots democracy, local, long island, Long Island Politics, New York State Politics, News, Occupy Wall Street, politics, progressive politics, social & economic justice, video | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

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