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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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Reflections on Marcelo Lucero and Jeffrey Conroy

Posted on May 30, 2010 by kwilder

A poem reflecting on the lives of the two men whose lives have been tied together by crime: Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorean immigrant, and Jeffrey Conroy, one of the young men recently sentenced in Marcelo Lucero’s murder. This is a poem by Maxwell Wheat, 2007-2009 Nassau County Poet Laureate.

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Newsday Op-Ed about civil rights, fair housing, and school district stats

Posted on May 28, 2010 by kwilder

Andrew Young will visit Long Island on June 2nd, to receive an award from Erase Racism. Howard Glickstein has published an op-ed in Newsday about Andrew Young and Civil Rights.

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Tough situation: John White verdict

Posted on May 22, 2010 by kwilder

John White is a black homeowner from Long Island who was dealing with a mob of white teens allegedly spewing racial epithets outside his home. An appeals court upheld his manslaughter conviction in the death of one of the teens.

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Court Bars Enforcement of Oyster Bay Standing While Latino Law

Posted on May 21, 2010 by iwilder

A federal judge today issued an extraordinary order barring enforcement of an Oyster Bay ordinance that violates day laborers’ core constitutional right to free speech. As a result of the order, day laborers whose livelihoods were threatened because of the ordinance can exercise their First Amendment rights and go back to work immediately without being […]

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LI Press: 50 Most Powerful Long Islanders

Posted on May 20, 2010 by kwilder

The 50 most influential Long Islanders of 2010. 8th Annual Power List. As published at Long Island Press newspaper. With community activists, community leaders, and plain old politicians from Nassau County and Suffolk County.

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Shout Out to Billy McNulty (and BAE demo)

Posted on May 20, 2010 by kwilder

Boy, do I feel guilty. One of our favorite, progressive activist friends, Bill McNulty, gave our blog a shout-out on his radio show. And, the post I had on the front page was about a garage sale we have stuff at. Eek! Well, here are some of the  important things that we usually write about, […]

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Day Laborer Organizations Challenge Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Ordinance in Oyster Bay, NY

Posted on May 19, 2010 by iwilder

Law Restricts Free Speech Rights of Day Laborers Two Long Island organizations that protect the rights of Latino day laborers filed a lawsuit today challenging an Oyster Bay town ordinance that violates core constitutional rights of free speech and equal protection under the law, and is intended to drive Latino immigrants from the community. On […]

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2010 LI School District Vote: Early Returns

Posted on May 18, 2010 by kwilder

Early returns for Long Island school budget votes. As of 11:36pm, Newsday reports that 10 districts have had their budgets fail so far: Westbury, Port Jefferson, W. Hempstead, Elwood, Herricks, Garden City, Levittown, E. Rockaway, West Babylon, Wyandanch.

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Hofstra to 1/3 of Voters: Drop Dead, Again

Posted on May 18, 2010 by iwilder

Hofstra has a history of ignoring and/or dismissing third party candidates. At the 2008 Presidential, real, third party candidates were not allowed. This time, in 2010, Hofstra is hosting a “Renew New York Initiative” which is only inviting the two, major parties, and will be aired on Newsday/News 12, ironically, an oppressive media duopoly.

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Info and Links on School Budget Votes on Long Island for Tues. May 18, 2010

Posted on May 17, 2010 by kwilder

Information and links concerning the school budget votes and school trustee votes on Long Island, New York, which includes Suffolk County school districts and Nassau County school districts.

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An adult’s reflections on the Connetquot School situation

Posted on May 10, 2010 by kwilder

Patricia Burkhart is an activist and community leader from Long Island, New York. These are her thoughts on schools, and on the need for healing at Connetquot School District.

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Father Roy of SOA-Watch 5/13/10

Posted on May 10, 2010 by iwilder

FATHER ROY BOURGEOIS, M. M. Founder of the School of Americas Watch Thursday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset, in the Social Hall $5 suggested donation Father Bourgeois will speak on Obama’s Latin American Policy and report on his recent trip to El Salvador and […]

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Help needed for Connetquot School District

Posted on May 9, 2010 by kwilder

What the regular news will tell you is that, at Connequot High School on Long Island, New York,  a 17-year-old former student, and a 16-year-old current student were involved in a plot to do shootings at the school. Then, the AP story and the regular news will go on and on with details of their […]

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If you are free Thursday afternoon: Great chance to support “Cancer Action”

Posted on May 3, 2010 by kwilder

KW: Don Hassig is an environmentalist from upstate, New York. I find his work to be eye-opening. He has very unique angles and proposals. A main focus is to empower people and government to acknowledge that environmental factors cause cancer, and take action to reduce risk. Many years ago Don was among the nominees vying […]

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