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Happening now in NYC: Occupy Wall Street march against “Stop and Frisk” policy

Posted on October 21, 2011 by kwilder

Tonight, Friday, 10/21: Gathering at Columbus Circle around midnight for a concert with Pete Seeger; his grandson, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger; Arlo Guthrie; and Suzanne Vega. See Live Stream’s below for possible coverage. _____________ Images of march happening (Friday afternoon) in Harlem: Global Revolution Live Stream: here and/or NYC Live Stream: here Update at 2:52pm: Some people […]

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Occupy Alert: Arrests at Occupy Cincinnati

Posted on October 20, 2011 by kwilder

Update on Friday morning: More than two dozen arrested at Occupy Cincinnati. Cincinnati.com has updated story: here. From Cincinnati.com: “A spokeswoman for Occupy Cincinnati said the group will return to the park today and hold an 8 a.m. press conference. According to a press release posted at at occupycincy.org, the protesters said they were upset […]

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Today! Transfer your funds to a credit union! 10/20 is a special day for Occupy Wall Street

Posted on October 20, 2011 by kwilder

See our post at Peace Couple for information and links on how to celebrate International Credit Union Day with the folks at Occupy Wall Street. Today, October 20, 2011, move your money – savings account, checking account, etc. – to a credit union instead of a megabank. It’s easy! Moving your own money is a […]

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In NY: Democratic Party Governor defies public, will stand with Republicans to oppose millionaire’s tax

Posted on October 18, 2011 by kwilder

Update on 10/19/2011: While one organization tried to honor Andrew Cuomo, Occupy Wall Street protesters gathered outside. An attendee, feminist author Naomi Wolf, realized their point, and she was arrested for standing on the sidewalk to draw attention to Cuomo’s objection to the millionaire’s tax. Great video! She was arrested in her fancy dress for […]

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Opinion on Occupy Wall Street: Why is this happening?

Posted on October 16, 2011 by kwilder

KW writes: Below are excerpts of an excellent story from the BBC, which focuses on the English and the American occupations. It is a great story to answer the question, “Why are they occupying Wall Street?” and “Why is Occupy Wall Street so successful, and spreading so fast?” (excerpt from) BBC ‘Occupy’ is a response […]

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Occupy Wall Street update: Eviction averted, march to Wall Street, handful arrested

Posted on October 14, 2011 by kwilder

A good place to stay in tune with the action is through Twitter. Some of the tags are #ows or #OccupyWallStreet. Also, there is a NYC Live Stream at www.livestream.com/occupywallstnyc Even if the streaming video is down, there are often people in the chat room who know what is going on. (excerpt from) OccupWallSt.org website: […]

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Evicting Occupy Wall Street?: Update, video, and chant

Posted on October 13, 2011 by kwilder

PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO STOP EVICTION TOMORROW! 1) In NYC: Call 311 and tell Bloomberg to support our right to assemble and to not interfere with #OWS. (Long Island and all out of town call 212-NEW-YORK/212-639-9675) 2) Come to #OWS on FRIDAY AT 6AM to defend the occupation from eviction. (Nearby subway stations: Cortland Street, […]

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Oppression can be subtle: Hang in there for Occupy Wall Street

Posted on October 13, 2011 by kwilder

PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO STOP EVICTION TOMORROW — Be there Friday, October 14th at 6am 1) In NYC: Call 311 and tell Bloomberg to support our right to assemble and to not interfere with #OWS. (Long Island and all out of town call 212-NEW-YORK/212-639-9675) 2) Come to #OWS on FRIDAY AT 6AM to defend the […]

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PeaceSmiths of Long Island endorses Occupy Wall Street

Posted on October 13, 2011 by kwilder

PeaceSmiths is a decades-strong, Long Island activist group, which works on issues of peace, justice, and the environment. PeaceSmiths released the following message today, October 13, 2011: A Message from PeaceSmiths, Inc. about Occupy Wall Street PeaceSmiths supports Occupy Wall Street in New York City. Our organization stands for peace, justice, and the environment. We […]

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50-100 people arrested at Occupy Boston (among them Harvard students)

Posted on October 11, 2011 by kwilder

A scan of the regular news headlines says 50 people were arrested last night, for trying to find more space at the park they are occupying in Boston. The Harvard student newspaper says 100. Link to the official, Occupy Boston website: here. It appears that a legal observer from The National Lawyer’s Guild was arrested, […]

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Occupy Movement: Tension in Boston TONIGHT

Posted on October 10, 2011 by kwilder

At the Occupy Boston website you can find a press release about tonight’s situation, and their strategy. The main point: Everyone who can, come join them ASAP! In Boston, the occupation demonstrators had been somewhat successful holding down the first park they chose. Tonight, they have tried to expand to another park. The Boston Police […]

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Golden Calf Spoofs Wall Street Bull: An Occupy Wall Street Video

Posted on October 10, 2011 by kwilder

Link to a photo of the Golden Calf at Flickr: here. About the video:

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Our Occupy Wall Street Adventure AND second issue of OWS newspaper

Posted on October 10, 2011 by kwilder

Our Flickr page has dozens of photos from Occupy Wall Street today…onthewilderside Flickr: here. Here are my rough notes/retype from The Occupied Wall Street Journal Saturday, October 8, 2011 Issue 2 Articles:

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Update on occupations (tension tonight at midnight or 1am?)

Posted on October 8, 2011 by kwilder

Two interesting updates: In NYC: The Occupy Wall Street folks have branched out to Washington Square Park (about 3o blocks away). It appears they will try to have two occupation/encampments in NYC. The NYPD seems to think that Washington Square Park closes at midnight tonight, Saturday 10/8/2011. The NYCL seems to think it closes at […]

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